Living in Most
In Most, unemployment is 8.9% (2024).
Most had a population of 63,474 at the end of 2024. The city faced an unemployment rate of 8.86% at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, annual PM2.5 reached 13 µg/m³.
Which Czechia-wide rules apply when you move to Most?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
The dwelling count was 30,972 at the end of 2021.
No city-level rent figure is published for Most. The available city-level cost figures remain below.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 16.44 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Vodafone fixed internet17Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 12.32 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | O2 Datamanie 10GB12Official · national market |
| Monthly transport pass | 19.83 EUR/month | 13 Sept 2026 | Dopravní podnik měst Mostu a Litvínova, a.s. (DPmML)7Official |
| Dwellings | 30,972 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)1Official |
Is Most a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Work and income
Most had 28,620 at the end of 2021.
What is the unemployment rate in Most?
The unemployment rate is about 8.9 % (2024).
- Unemployment rate: 8.86 % · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR4
Most 8.9%
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 | 28,620 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 region16Official · county |
| Unemployment rate | 8.86 %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 Most. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Labour Office of the Czech Republic — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Most. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Most?
Police recorded about 2,226 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 | 2,226 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | KROK Database — 2025 open data9Official · county |
Mobility and administration
Most's nearest airport was KLV, 61 km away and offered 3 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Most. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
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.
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.
Climate and air quality
Is the air quality good in Most?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 13 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.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
hours
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
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 | 13 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency8Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan -0.8 · Feb 1.1 · Mar 5.8 · Apr 12.5 · May 16.9 · Jun 20.1 · Jul 22.3 · Aug 22.6 · Sep 16.9 · Oct 10.4 · Nov 3.7 · Dec 0 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -5.1 · Feb -4.4 · Mar -1.6 · Apr 2.7 · May 6.7 · Jun 10.2 · Jul 12.3 · Aug 12.1 · Sep 8.2 · Oct 4 · Nov -0.6 · Dec -3.9 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -2.9 · Feb -2.1 · Mar 1.3 · Apr 6.6 · May 10.8 · Jun 14.1 · Jul 16.2 · Aug 16 · Sep 11.3 · Oct 6.3 · Nov 1.4 · Dec -2.1 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI20Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 29.4 · Feb 26.6 · Mar 35.2 · Apr 31 · May 62.2 · Jun 69.7 · Jul 80 · Aug 70.9 · Sep 50.5 · Oct 42.2 · Nov 37.3 · Dec 35.7 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI21Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 57.8 · Feb 84.2 · Mar 125.5 · Apr 190.1 · May 223 · Jun 224.6 · Jul 237.8 · Aug 234.1 · Sep 165.9 · Oct 114.1 · Nov 54.5 · Dec 49.4 hours | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI22Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In Czechia: Olomouc ±1.3 °C. Elsewhere: Linköping (Sweden) ±0.9 °C, Jönköping (Sweden) ±1.4 °C, Zeulenroda-Triebes (Germany) ±1.2 °C, Naila (Germany) ±0.7 °C, Schwarzenbach an der Saale (Germany) ±0.7 °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 Most was 31,753 at the end of 2021. Most was home to 29,553 men at the end of 2021.
How many people live in Most?
The published population was 63,474 people in 2024. Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR4
International community in Most
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 | 61,306 | 100.0% |
| Česká republika | 58,903 | 96.1% |
| Ukrajina | 539 | 0.9% |
| Vietnamská socialistická republika | 488 | 0.8% |
| Slovenská republika | 332 | 0.5% |
| Mongolsko | 226 | 0.4% |
| Dvojí občanství | 205 | 0.3% |
| Rumunsko | 70 | 0.1% |
| Běloruská republika | 69 | 0.1% |
| Nezjištěno | 62 | 0.1% |
| Bulharská republika | 55 | 0.1% |
Show 59 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Polská republika | 51 | 0.1% |
| Ruská federace | 47 | 0.1% |
| Čínská lidová republika | 27 | 0.0% |
| Republika Srbsko | 26 | 0.0% |
| Spolková republika Německo | 24 | 0.0% |
| Maďarská republika | 15 | 0.0% |
| Syrská arabská republika | 12 | 0.0% |
| Moldavská republika | 11 | 0.0% |
| Kyrgyzská republika | 10 | 0.0% |
| Republika Kazachstán | 9 | 0.0% |
| Republika Severní Makedonie | 8 | 0.0% |
| Alžírská lidová demokratická republika | 7 | 0.0% |
| Indická republika | 6 | 0.0% |
| Turecká republika | 6 | 0.0% |
| Egyptská arabská republika | 6 | 0.0% |
| Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska | 6 | 0.0% |
| Tuniská republika | 5 | 0.0% |
| Chorvatská republika | 4 | 0.0% |
| Italská republika | 4 | 0.0% |
| Japonsko | 4 | 0.0% |
| Korejská republika | 4 | 0.0% |
| Demokratická republika Kongo | 3 | 0.0% |
| Francouzská republika | 3 | 0.0% |
| Stát Izrael | 3 | 0.0% |
| Arménská republika | 3 | 0.0% |
| Filipínská republika | 3 | 0.0% |
| Brazilská federativní republika | 3 | 0.0% |
| Republika Uzbekistán | 3 | 0.0% |
| Okupované palestinské území | 2 | 0.0% |
| Řecká republika | 2 | 0.0% |
| Argentinská republika | 2 | 0.0% |
| Guinejská republika | 2 | 0.0% |
| Irsko | 2 | 0.0% |
| Lotyšská republika | 2 | 0.0% |
| Litevská republika | 2 | 0.0% |
| Nizozemské království | 2 | 0.0% |
| Nigérijská federativní republika | 2 | 0.0% |
| Peruánská republika | 2 | 0.0% |
| Bosna a Hercegovina | 2 | 0.0% |
| Thajské království | 2 | 0.0% |
| Spojené státy americké | 2 | 0.0% |
| Kubánská republika | 1 | 0.0% |
| Dánské království | 1 | 0.0% |
| Estonská republika | 1 | 0.0% |
| Finská republika | 1 | 0.0% |
| Gabonská republika | 1 | 0.0% |
| Grenada | 1 | 0.0% |
| Ázerbájdžánská republika | 1 | 0.0% |
| Indonéská republika | 1 | 0.0% |
| Íránská islámská republika | 1 | 0.0% |
| Keňská republika | 1 | 0.0% |
| Republika Černá Hora | 1 | 0.0% |
| Belgické království | 1 | 0.0% |
| Senegalská republika | 1 | 0.0% |
| Slovinská republika | 1 | 0.0% |
| Albánská republika | 1 | 0.0% |
| Jemenská republika | 1 | 0.0% |
| Zambijská republika | 1 | 0.0% |
| Republika Kosovo | 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 | 61,306 | 100.0% |
| Česká celkem | 38,151 | 62.2% |
| Slovenská celkem | 902 | 1.5% |
| Ukrajinská celkem | 414 | 0.7% |
| Romská celkem | 407 | 0.7% |
| Vietnamská celkem | 345 | 0.6% |
| Německá celkem | 263 | 0.4% |
| Mongolská celkem | 168 | 0.3% |
| Jiná celkem | 153 | 0.2% |
| Československá celkem | 111 | 0.2% |
| Moravská celkem | 105 | 0.2% |
Show 49 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ruská celkem | 87 | 0.1% |
| Maďarská celkem | 77 | 0.1% |
| Polská celkem | 63 | 0.1% |
| Běloruská celkem | 50 | 0.1% |
| Evropská celkem | 42 | 0.1% |
| Rumunská celkem | 39 | 0.1% |
| Bulharská celkem | 38 | 0.1% |
| Srbská celkem | 26 | 0.0% |
| Čínská celkem | 20 | 0.0% |
| Arabská celkem | 17 | 0.0% |
| Francouzská celkem | 17 | 0.0% |
| Kurdská celkem | 15 | 0.0% |
| Americká (USA) celkem | 14 | 0.0% |
| Italská celkem | 13 | 0.0% |
| Rusínská celkem | 10 | 0.0% |
| Arménská celkem | 9 | 0.0% |
| Řecká celkem | 9 | 0.0% |
| Britská celkem | 8 | 0.0% |
| Makedonská celkem | 7 | 0.0% |
| Moldavská celkem | 7 | 0.0% |
| Rakouská celkem | 6 | 0.0% |
| Anglická celkem | 5 | 0.0% |
| Bosenská (muslimská) celkem | 5 | 0.0% |
| Indická celkem | 5 | 0.0% |
| Japonská celkem | 4 | 0.0% |
| Kanadská celkem | 4 | 0.0% |
| Kazašská celkem | 4 | 0.0% |
| Židovská celkem | 4 | 0.0% |
| Palestinská celkem | 3 | 0.0% |
| Švédská celkem | 3 | 0.0% |
| Azerbájdžánská celkem | 2 | 0.0% |
| Belgická celkem | 2 | 0.0% |
| Dánská celkem | 2 | 0.0% |
| Chorvatská celkem | 2 | 0.0% |
| Slezská celkem | 2 | 0.0% |
| Španělská celkem | 2 | 0.0% |
| Albánská celkem | 1 | 0.0% |
| Australská celkem | 1 | 0.0% |
| Černohorská celkem | 1 | 0.0% |
| Finská celkem | 1 | 0.0% |
| Gruzínská celkem | 1 | 0.0% |
| Irská celkem | 1 | 0.0% |
| Kyrgyzská celkem | 1 | 0.0% |
| Litevská celkem | 1 | 0.0% |
| Lotyšská celkem | 1 | 0.0% |
| Norská celkem | 1 | 0.0% |
| Portugalská celkem | 1 | 0.0% |
| Skotská 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 | 31,880 people | 31 Dec 2021 | Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)2Official |
Alternatives for people set on Most
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.
Teplice as a Most alternative in the same region
19 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Unemployment: 5.5% Teplice vs 8.9% Most−38%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,910 Teplice vs 2,226 Most−14%
- Residents: 50,912 Teplice vs 63,474 Most−20%
- Median gross pay, region: €1,777 Teplice vs €1,777 Mostsame level
- Annual PM2.5: 13.0 µg/m³ Teplice vs 13.0 µg/m³ Mostsame level
Zlín as a Most alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 321 km, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Unemployment: 3.1% Zlín vs 8.9% Most−66%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,090 Zlín vs 2,226 Most−51%
- Residents: 74,684 Zlín vs 63,474 Most+18%
- Median gross pay, region: €1,703 Zlín vs €1,777 Most−4%
- Annual PM2.5: 13.0 µg/m³ Zlín vs 13.0 µg/m³ Mostsame level
Cities near Most
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
Alternative cities in Czechia
Other cities in Czechia to compare with Most, nearest in population first.
How does Most compare?
Pick a city. The answer appears here and the address bar keeps it, so the comparison can be shared; the page stays Most's.
Most in rankings
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Most 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.
Open the official coverage guideSchool 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; Most's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Most?
The published population was 63,474 people in 2024. Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR.
Is the air quality good in Most?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 13 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 Most?
Police recorded about 2,226 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 data.
What is the unemployment rate in Most?
The unemployment rate is about 8.9 % (2024). Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR.
What is the typical salary around Most?
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.
How much is public transport in Most?
A monthly transport pass is 19.83 EUR/month. Source: Dopravní podnik měst Mostu a Litvínova, a.s. (DPmML).
Is Most a good place to live?
Most 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 Most?
Litvínov, Bílina, Jirkov, Duchcov, Chomutov are near Most. 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 Most?
The official citizenship distribution records 58,903 people (96.1%) 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.
Cite this page
Open a format to select or copy this ImmigrationDB compilation citation. The native disclosure and text fallback work without JavaScript.
APA citation
ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Most, Czechia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 3e34213d191b79e93a05751e93f90fc3]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/cz/most/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_most-czechia-population-salary-cost-of-living-jobs_e5560dbda7fc,
author = {ImmigrationDB},
title = {Most, Czechia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-10-16},
version = {3e34213d191b79e93a05751e93f90fc3},
url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/cz/most/},
note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}Markdown citation
[Most, Czechia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/cz/most/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 3e34213d191b79e93a05751e93f90fc3; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. View the underlying source records.
Sources
- Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) csu.gov.cz · checked 2026-08-07
- Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) csu.gov.cz · checked 2026-08-07
- Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) csu.gov.cz · checked 2026-08-07
- Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR opendata.csu.gov.cz · checked 2026-08-04
- 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
- Dopravní podnik měst Mostu a Litvínova, a.s. (DPmML) dpmost.cz · checked 2026-09-15
- European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
- KROK Database — 2025 open data KROK Database · opendata.csu.gov.cz · checked 2026-09-28
- Ministerstvo financí ČR — Cenová mapa nájemního bydlení (kalkulačka tržního nájemného) Ministerstvo financí ČR · mfcr.cz · checked 2026-09-18
Show 21 more sources
- MPSV/ISPV RSCP MZS-M0, 2025 — Ústecký kraj, wage sphere MPSV/ISPV RSCP MZS-M0, 2025 · ispv.cz · checked 2026-09-24
- O2 Datamanie 10GB o2.cz · checked 2026-09-15
- oecd.org place coordinates oecd.org · checked 2026-08-28
- OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
- OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
- Structure of Earnings Survey 2025 — Table B1, Percentage of employees, time paid and gross monthly earnings by sex and by region Structure of Earnings Survey 2025 · csu.gov.cz · checked 2026-09-24
- Vodafone fixed internet vodafone.cz · checked 2026-09-15
- World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
Spotted a number that looks wrong? Every value here carries its source and date — tell us what you found and we will re-check it against the source.