Living in Sillamäe

Annual PM2.5 levels for Sillamäe stood at 4 µg/m³ at the end of 2025.

Last checked 2026-10-0713 sources

Population11,942people5 Aug 2026Official source · Statistics Estonia (Statistikaamet)

Median gross salary (region)1,444EUR/month26 Aug 2026Official source · andmed.stat.ee

Recorded crime3,080incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Crimes per 10 000 people in counties

PM2.5, annual mean4µg/m³31 Dec 2025Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Which Estonia-wide rules apply when you move to Sillamäe?

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 EstoniaNational rates and thresholds that apply in Sillamäe.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€28

Mobile plan, 10 GB€20

Net rent across major citiesSillamäe highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Tallinn€7.33

Tartu linn€6.42

Pärnu€2.24

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	27.9 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Telia Estonia 100 Mbps internet⁸Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	20.32 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telia Estonia 16GB plan⁹Official · national market

Is Sillamäe 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.

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Remote worker40%strong on work, weak on housing · range 29–51%

Skilled employee52%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 42–62%

Student48%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 36–60%

Family52%strong on family, weak on education · range 38–66%

Retirement51%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 37–65%

Work and income

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	1,444 EUR/month	26 Aug 2026	andmed.stat.ee¹Official

Public employment service

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

Country-level information

Eesti Töötukassa — Public employment service

Estonian Unemployment Insurance Fund

Job Search

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

Safety

How safe is Sillamäe?

Police recorded 3,080 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Crimes per 10 000 people in counties²

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,080 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Crimes per 10 000 people in counties²Official · county

Mobility and administration

Sillamäe's nearest airport was TAY, 136 km away and offered 1 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	1 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁵Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	136 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	TAY	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official

Language courses and integration

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

Country-level information

2026 free Estonian language courses with named regional locations — State Language Course

Integration Foundation and named language schools

For permanent residents, returnees.

EstonianIn Person, OnlineFree

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Estonian language courses for newcomers and residents — State Language Course

Integration Foundation

For newly arrived residents, permanent residents, returnees.

EstonianIn Person, OnlineFree

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were −4.6°C in January and 17.4°C in July. Sillamäe's monthly precipitation totalled 45.2 mm in January and 77.4 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Sillamäe?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 4 µg/m³ (2025) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency³

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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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

PM2.54WHO 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	4 µg/m³	31 Dec 2025	European Environment Agency³Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan -2.3 · Feb -2.4 · Mar 1.9 · Apr 9.5 · May 15.8 · Jun 19.6 · Jul 22.4 · Aug 21 · Sep 15.7 · Oct 8.5 · Nov 2.7 · Dec -0.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -7.5 · Feb -8.5 · Mar -5.5 · Apr -0.1 · May 4.3 · Jun 9.1 · Jul 11.9 · Aug 10.9 · Sep 7 · Oct 2.4 · Nov -1.7 · Dec -5 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -4.6 · Feb -5.2 · Mar -1.7 · Apr 4.5 · May 10.3 · Jun 14.6 · Jul 17.4 · Aug 15.9 · Sep 11.2 · Oct 5.5 · Nov 0.6 · Dec -2.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 45.2 · Feb 33.5 · Mar 36.3 · Apr 33.9 · May 50.1 · Jun 84.1 · Jul 77.4 · Aug 92.9 · Sep 66.6 · Oct 83.9 · Nov 64.2 · Dec 49 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹³Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Estonia: Tartu linn ±1.0 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±1.4 °C, Tampere (Finland) ±0.3 °C, Vantaa (Finland) ±0.6 °C, Lahti (Finland) ±0.7 °C, Turku (Finland) ±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

How many people live in Sillamäe?

The published population was 11,942 people in January 2026. Source: Statistics Estonia (Statistikaamet)⁷

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	11,942 people	5 Aug 2026	Statistics Estonia (Statistikaamet)⁷Official

Alternatives for people set on Sillamäe

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Sillamäe from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Alternative cities in Estonia

Other cities in Estonia to compare with Sillamäe, nearest in population first.

All Estonia cities

Võru11,813 residents Võru linn11,813 residents Valga11,732 residents Tori12,574 residents Võru vald11,200 residents Jõgeva vald12,849 residents

How does Sillamäe compare?

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Sillamäe 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 7 to 17, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: eesti keel teise keelena (Estonian as a second language remedial teaching + individual-curriculum support measures). How to enrol a child (hm.ee).

A country-wide rule for Estonia; Sillamäe's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Sillamäe part of Narva?

Sillamäe is near Narva, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 21.3 km away by straight-line distance. Narva city profile

Relationship type: Nearby Independent Place. Source⁴

Common questions

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

How many people live in Sillamäe?

The published population was 11,942 people in January 2026. Source: Statistics Estonia (Statistikaamet).

Is the air quality good in Sillamäe?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 4 µg/m³ (2025) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency.

How safe is Sillamäe?

Police recorded 3,080 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Crimes per 10 000 people in counties.

What is the typical salary around Sillamäe?

The median gross salary is 1,444 EUR/month. Source: andmed.stat.ee.

Is Sillamäe a good place to live?

Sillamäe 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.

Is Sillamäe part of Narva?

Sillamäe is near Narva, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 21.3 km away by straight-line distance.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Sillamäe, Estonia: population, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 8b76ca63a18642f60290be84a4c9bfd4]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ee/sillamae/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_sillamae-estonia-population-salary-cost-of-living_f8d69fd9187c,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Sillamäe, Estonia: population, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {8b76ca63a18642f60290be84a4c9bfd4},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ee/sillamae/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Sources

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andmed.stat.ee andmed.stat.ee · checked 2026-08-21
Crimes per 10 000 people in counties statistika.justdigi.ee · checked 2026-10-05
European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
gisco-services.ec.europa.eu place coordinates gisco-services.ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-28
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Statistics Estonia (Statistikaamet) andmed.stat.ee · checked 2026-08-05
Telia Estonia 100 Mbps internet telia.ee · checked 2026-09-15
Telia Estonia 16GB plan telia.ee · checked 2026-09-15
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05

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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

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