Living in Trieste
Trieste: a gateway to knowledge, culture and global connections
Overlooking the Adriatic Sea and framed by the Karst Plateau, Trieste blends natural beauty with a rich cultural heritage.Strategically positioned between Central Europe and the Mediterranean, the city has long been a crossroads of languages, ideas, and cultures — and continues to be a dynamic hub of international exchange.
Today, Trieste stands out as a leading European center for science, research, and innovation. Each year, more than 25,000 students and researchers from Italy and abroad choose the city to study, work, or collaborate with some of the most prominent research and academic institutions in Europe.
Trieste is also a strategic business and industrial hub, particularly in key sectors such as insurance, coffee, shipbuilding, and port logistics — offering MIB students a wide range of professional and networking opportunities.
Its accessible size, high quality of life (consistently ranked among the top in Italy), wide array of student services and leisure options make Trieste an ideal setting for postgraduate education and personal growth — in a city that feels both welcoming and globally connected.
Trieste is the ideal setting for many activities related to leisure, excursions and sport: the city hosts the famous Barcolana, the largest sailing regatta in Europe, as well as other initiatives, from diving to mountain biking, trekking, climbing, and walking in the Karst woods just a few minutes from the city center.
Barcolana Spirit
Dedicated all "people of the sea" this exciting video, created by Pablo Apiolazza - APZ media - Alumnus of the Origini Italia course at MIB, uses the narrative voice of Paolo Rumiz, to explain the spirit of the Barcolana and the birth of the small boat, a tribute to the tradition upper Adriatic, its origins and the deep and indissoluble bond with the sea, which has always been the soul of Trieste.
Explore Trieste
Accomodation in Trieste
MIB Trieste School of Management supports students in finding suitable accommodation during their Master’s program.
In the Housing section of our website, you can find detailed information about the housing options available, including student residences and private accommodations, to help you choose what best fits your lifestyle and needs.
If you prefer to search on your own, you will also find a list of useful websites.
In the Housing section of our website, you can find detailed information about the housing options available, including student residences and private accommodations, to help you choose what best fits your lifestyle and needs.
If you prefer to search on your own, you will also find a list of useful websites.
Search for Housing online
HOUSING ANYWHERE
The portal to find rooms and apartments (both for sharing a house and living on your own).
Welcome Office
The portal dedicated to services for students and researchers who choose Trieste.
Il Piccolo Immobiliare (Real Estate on "Il Piccolo")
Announcements in the city's daily newspaper.
Soloaffitti.it
Franchising portal dedicated to real estate rentals.
Subito.it
Portal that favors direct contact between individuals.
Cost of living
In the period of 8 months of the Master's program in Trieste the economic commitment varies according to individual personal lifestyle.
Compared to the basic needs of food, accommodation and transport (this last item is intended as a quota for the monthly subscription to the city bus network), the table below may be referenced, to which each must add the expenses to their standard of living.
Costs per month:
MIB Trieste School of Management Cafeteria (open at lunch) offers special price for students: price of a lunch is around € 10.
Compared to the basic needs of food, accommodation and transport (this last item is intended as a quota for the monthly subscription to the city bus network), the table below may be referenced, to which each must add the expenses to their standard of living.
Costs per month:
| Double room in an apartment | €250 - € 350 |
| Single room in an apartment | €350 - €500 |
| Studio | Apartment for 1 person | €450 - €600 |
| Transportation by bus (monthly bus pass) | € 40 |
MIB Trieste School of Management Cafeteria (open at lunch) offers special price for students: price of a lunch is around € 10.
