Living in Kadaň

In Kadaň, unemployment is 6.9% (2024).

Residents of Kadaň numbered 18,090 at the end of 2024. Kadaň's unemployment stood at 6.93% at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 in the air was 11 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0730 sources

Population18,090people31 Dec 2024Official source · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR

Median gross salary (region)1,777EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Structure of Earnings Survey 2025 — Table B1, Percentage of employees, time paid and gross monthly earnings by sex and by region

Unemployment rate6.93%country median 4.1% — 69% aboveOfficial source · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR

Recorded crime1,734incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · KROK Database — 2025 open data

PM2.5, annual mean11µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Which Czechia-wide rules apply when you move to Kadaň?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in CzechiaNational rates and thresholds that apply in Kadaň.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Kadaň counted 8,417 dwellings at the end of 2021.

No city-level rent figure is published for Kadaň. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€16

Mobile plan, 10 GB€12

Net rent across major citiesKadaň highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Jesenice€13.53

Čelákovice€12.51

Milovice€10.98

Studénka€8.97

Plzeň€5.92

Ostrava€4.83

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Klášterec nad Ohří€8.39

Prague€8.25

Krupka€8.10

Brno€7.50

Jirkov€7.49

Chodov€7.45

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	16.44 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Vodafone fixed internet¹⁶Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	12.32 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	O2 Datamanie 10GB¹²Official · national market
Dwellings	8,417 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)¹Official

Is Kadaň a good place to live?

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Remote worker58%strong on work, weak on housing · range 47–69%

Skilled employee61%strong on work, weak on education · range 51–71%

Student57%strong on cost, weak on education · range 45–69%

Family50%strong on family, weak on education · range 38–62%

Retirement57%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 43–71%

Work and income

Kadaň's employment count was 8,611 at the end of 2021.

What is the unemployment rate in Kadaň?

The unemployment rate is about 6.9 % (2024).

Unemployment rate: 6.93 % · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR⁴

Unemployment across cities in CzechiaUnemployment in Kadaň is 6.9%. Of 279 cities with data, 72 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

1–22–33–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1112–13

Kadaň 6.9%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,923 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	MPSV/ISPV RSCP MZS-M0, 2025 — Ústecký kraj, wage sphere¹¹Official · regional context
People in employment	8,611 people	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)²Official
Median gross salary (regional)	1,777 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Structure of Earnings Survey 2025 — Table B1, Percentage of employees, time paid and gross monthly earnings by sex and by region¹⁵Official · county
Unemployment rate	6.93 %country median 4.1%	31 Dec 2024	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR⁴Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Kadaň. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Labour Office of the Czech Republic — Public employment service

Úřad práce České republiky

Job SearchRegistration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Kadaň. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Kadaň?

Police recorded about 1,734 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: KROK Database — 2025 open data⁹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	1,734 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	KROK Database — 2025 open data⁹Official · county

Mobility and administration

Kadaň's nearest airport was KLV, 32 km away and offered 3 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	3 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹³Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	32 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	KLV	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Kadaň. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adaptation and integration courses “Welcome to the Czech Republic” — Civic Orientation

Refugee Facilities Administration of the Ministry of the Interior

For third-country nationals with qualifying long-term or permanent residence.

CzechIn PersonCo-payment

Open official information

Centres for Support of Integration of Foreigners — counselling, language and sociocultural support — Welcome Program

Refugee Facilities Administration of the Ministry of the Interior

For foreigners legally residing in the Czech Republic, people granted international protection.

CzechIn Person, OnlineFree

Open official information

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Kadaň.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Kadaň?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency⁸

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.511WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	11 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 2.4 · Feb 4.4 · Mar 9 · Apr 15.1 · May 19.5 · Jun 22.8 · Jul 25.1 · Aug 25 · Sep 19.6 · Oct 13.1 · Nov 6.8 · Dec 3.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -2.8 · Feb -2.3 · Mar 0.5 · Apr 3.8 · May 8.1 · Jun 11.6 · Jul 13.5 · Aug 13 · Sep 9.2 · Oct 5.1 · Nov 1.5 · Dec -1.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -0.2 · Feb 0.8 · Mar 4.3 · Apr 9.3 · May 13.8 · Jun 17.2 · Jul 19.1 · Aug 18.5 · Sep 13.7 · Oct 8.6 · Nov 4 · Dec 0.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 23.4 · Feb 16.7 · Mar 24.6 · Apr 25 · May 49.4 · Jun 58.7 · Jul 64.6 · Aug 55.6 · Sep 42.1 · Oct 32.1 · Nov 30.4 · Dec 30 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 46.9 · Feb 79.7 · Mar 122 · Apr 182.6 · May 208.3 · Jun 216.1 · Jul 229.2 · Aug 224.4 · Sep 157.8 · Oct 95 · Nov 44.3 · Dec 38.5 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²¹Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Czechia: Brno ±1.0 °C. Elsewhere: Berlin (Germany) ±0.4 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±0.5 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±0.6 °C, Traunreut (Germany) ±0.6 °C, Traunstein (Germany) ±0.6 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

The count of female residents in Kadaň was 8,800 at the end of 2021. At the end of 2021, Kadaň had 8,586 residents who were male.

How many people live in Kadaň?

The published population was 18,090 people in 2024. Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR⁴

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Female residents	8,800 people	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)³Official
Male residents	8,586 people	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)³Official
Population	18,090 people	31 Dec 2024	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR⁴Official

International community in Kadaň

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Citizenship

Population with usual residence; Census 2021; source indicator: Počet obyvatel s obvyklým pobytem · 2021 Census (2021-03-26)

Published group	People	Share
Total population	17,386	100.0%
Česká republika	16,028	92.2%
Ukrajina	430	2.5%
Nepál	152	0.9%
Vietnamská socialistická republika	134	0.8%
Slovenská republika	130	0.7%
Filipínská republika	104	0.6%
Dvojí občanství	75	0.4%
Bulharská republika	40	0.2%
Gruzie	40	0.2%
Rumunsko	39	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Nezjištěno	38	0.2%
Polská republika	27	0.2%
Běloruská republika	23	0.1%
Maďarská republika	18	0.1%
Ruská federace	16	0.1%
Spolková republika Německo	14	0.1%
Litevská republika	10	0.1%
Mongolsko	10	0.1%
Moldavská republika	10	0.1%
Syrská arabská republika	8	0.0%
Tuniská republika	6	0.0%
Republika Kazachstán	4	0.0%
Okupované palestinské území	3	0.0%
Nigérijská federativní republika	3	0.0%
Republika Srbsko	3	0.0%
Indická republika	2	0.0%
Italská republika	2	0.0%
Islámská republika Afghánistán	2	0.0%
Španělské království	2	0.0%
Kambodžské království	1	0.0%
Chorvatská republika	1	0.0%
Dánské království	1	0.0%
Ekvádorská republika	1	0.0%
Angolská republika	1	0.0%
Rakouská republika	1	0.0%
Marocké království	1	0.0%
Nizozemské království	1	0.0%
Belgické království	1	0.0%
Turecká republika	1	0.0%
Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska	1	0.0%
Spojené státy americké	1	0.0%
Republika Uzbekistán	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁶

Ancestry or ethnicity

Population with usual residence; Census 2021; source indicator: Počet obyvatel s obvyklým pobytem · 2021 Census (2021-03-26)

Published group	People	Share
Total population	17,386	100.0%
Česká celkem	10,364	59.6%
Slovenská celkem	354	2.0%
Ukrajinská celkem	255	1.5%
Jiná celkem	197	1.1%
Romská celkem	104	0.6%
Německá celkem	99	0.6%
Vietnamská celkem	95	0.5%
Maďarská celkem	48	0.3%
Moravská celkem	32	0.2%
Československá celkem	30	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Polská celkem	28	0.2%
Bulharská celkem	26	0.1%
Ruská celkem	23	0.1%
Anglická celkem	20	0.1%
Evropská celkem	20	0.1%
Indická celkem	18	0.1%
Rumunská celkem	15	0.1%
Běloruská celkem	13	0.1%
Gruzínská celkem	13	0.1%
Moldavská celkem	11	0.1%
Rusínská celkem	9	0.1%
Afghánská celkem	7	0.0%
Mongolská celkem	7	0.0%
Chorvatská celkem	6	0.0%
Nizozemská celkem	4	0.0%
Francouzská celkem	3	0.0%
Italská celkem	3	0.0%
Řecká celkem	3	0.0%
Palestinská celkem	2	0.0%
Rakouská celkem	2	0.0%
Americká (USA) celkem	1	0.0%
Belgická celkem	1	0.0%
Irská celkem	1	0.0%
Slezská celkem	1	0.0%
Španělská celkem	1	0.0%
Turecká celkem	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁵

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Labour force	9,230 people	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)²Official

Alternatives for people set on Kadaň

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Klášterec nad Ohří as a Kadaň alternative in the same region

7 km away, better on 1 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Unemployment: 5.1% Klášterec nad Ohří vs 6.9% Kadaň−27%
Residents: 14,068 Klášterec nad Ohří vs 18,090 Kadaň−22%
Median gross pay, region: €1,777 Klášterec nad Ohří vs €1,777 Kadaňsame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,734 Klášterec nad Ohří vs 1,734 Kadaňsame level
Annual PM2.5: 11.0 µg/m³ Klášterec nad Ohří vs 11.0 µg/m³ Kadaňsame level

Full comparison More about Klášterec nad Ohří

Zlín as a Kadaň alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 340 km, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Residents: 74,684 Zlín vs 18,090 Kadaň+313%
Unemployment: 3.1% Zlín vs 6.9% Kadaň−56%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,090 Zlín vs 1,734 Kadaň−37%
Annual PM2.5: 13.0 µg/m³ Zlín vs 11.0 µg/m³ Kadaň+18%
Median gross pay, region: €1,703 Zlín vs €1,777 Kadaň−4%

Full comparison More about Zlín

Cities near Kadaň

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Klášterec nad Ohří 7.2 km away

Rent: 8.39 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-12-31

Jirkov 18.6 km away

Rent: 7.49 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-12-31

Jöhstadt Germany · 20.1 km away

Rent: 3.87 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Oberwiesenthal Germany · 21.8 km away

Rent: 4.64 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Czechia

Other cities in Czechia to compare with Kadaň, nearest in population first.

All Czechia cities

Louny18,068 residents Hranice17,969 residents Otrokovice17,401 residents Žatec18,959 residents Kralupy nad Vltavou19,005 residents Říčany17,143 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Kadaň when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 15. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Free Czech-language courses for foreigners (NPI cizinci.npi.cz portal + school adaptation support). How to enrol a child (msmt.gov.cz).

A country-wide rule for Czechia; Kadaň's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Kadaň?

The published population was 18,090 people in 2024. Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR.

Is the air quality good in Kadaň?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.

How safe is Kadaň?

What is the unemployment rate in Kadaň?

The unemployment rate is about 6.9 % (2024). Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR.

What is the typical salary around Kadaň?

The median gross salary is 1,777 EUR/month. Source: Structure of Earnings Survey 2025 — Table B1, Percentage of employees, time paid and gross monthly earnings by sex and by region.

Is Kadaň a good place to live?

Kadaň may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Kadaň?

Klášterec nad Ohří, Chomutov, Jirkov, Podbořany, Jöhstadt are near Kadaň. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people are in the Česká republika citizenship group in Kadaň?

The official citizenship distribution records 16,028 people (92.2%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census (2021-03-26). This is a citizenship measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Kadaň, Czechia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {2681d92fda5432aa1e2de4d4eaa9dd47},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/cz/kadan/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Czech Statistical Office (CZSO) ancestry or ethnicity distribution csu.gov.cz · checked 2026-08-28
Czech Statistical Office (CZSO) citizenship distribution csu.gov.cz · checked 2026-08-28
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