Living in Kistelek

In Kistelek, unemployment is 3.7% (2022).

Kistelek's population was 6,995 at the end of 2022. An unemployment rate of 3.73% was measured at the end of 2022. At the end of 2022, the foreign population in Kistelek numbered 48.

Last checked 2026-10-0721 sources

Population6,995people31 Dec 2022Official source · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database

Average gross salary1,540EUR/month31 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · KSH STADAT 20.1.2.7 — Average gross earnings of full-time employees by location of employer head office, counties and regions

Average net rent3.2EUR/m²/month31 Oct 2018Regional figureOfficial source · Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei

Unemployment rate3.73%country median 4.6% — 20% belowOfficial source · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database

Recorded crime3,139incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · 11.1.2.1. Registered crimes by county and region

Which Hungary-wide rules apply when you move to Kistelek?

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 HungaryNational rates and thresholds that apply in Kistelek.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

The vacancy rate was 12.43% at the end of 2022. Kistelek recorded 3,388 dwellings at the end of 2022.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€26

Mobile plan, 10 GB€18

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	26.04 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom home internet¹⁶Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	17.81 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom Domino Next¹⁵Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)	12.43 %	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)³Official
Dwellings	3,388 dwellings	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)⁴Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	3.2 EUR/m²/month	31 Oct 2018	Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei¹⁰Official · regional context
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	169.3 EUR/month	31 Oct 2018	Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei¹⁰Official · regional context

Is Kistelek a good place to live?

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Remote worker57%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 46–68%

Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on education · range 50–68%

Student44%strong on cost, weak on work · range 34–54%

Family46%strong on family, weak on education · range 35–57%

Retirement52%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 38–66%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Kistelek?

The unemployment rate is about 3.7 % (2022).

Unemployment rate: 3.73 % · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database⁸

Unemployment across cities in HungaryUnemployment in Kistelek is 3.7%. Of 277 cities with data, 124 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

124

2–44–66–88–1010–1212–1424–26

Kistelek 3.7%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,540 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	KSH STADAT 20.1.2.7 — Average gross earnings of full-time employees by location of employer head office, counties and regions⁹Official · county
Unemployment rate	3.73 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database⁸Official

What does a salary buy in Kistelek?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€436of €672 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€672
Rent, 60 m²€3.20/m² · official · Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei · 2018-10-31	− €192
Internet€26 · official · Telekom home internet · 2026-09-30	− €26
Mobile plan€18 · official · Telekom Domino Next · 2026-09-30	− €18
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€436

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Public employment service

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

Country-level information

National Employment Service — Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Kistelek?

Police recorded about 3,139 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: 11.1.2.1. Registered crimes by county and region¹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,139 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	11.1.2.1. Registered crimes by county and region¹Official · county

Mobility and administration

Kistelek's nearest airport was BUD, 120 km away and offered 77 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	77 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹³Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	120 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	BUD	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official

Language courses and integration

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

Country-level information

Care and integration support for persons granted international or national protection — Newcomer Adaptation

National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing — Refugee Affairs Directorate

For persons granted international protection, persons granted national protection.

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from −0.9°C in January to 24.2°C in July.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 15.35 · Feb 18.51 · Mar 23.05 · Apr 30.37 · May 34.52 · Jun 38.82 · Jul 41.32 · Aug 40.89 · Sep 36.91 · Oct 29.52 · Nov 23.16 · Dec 17.57 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹¹Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -23.23 · Feb -19.35 · Mar -13.43 · Apr -4.39 · May 1.81 · Jun 4.83 · Jul 10.02 · Aug 9.08 · Sep 3.67 · Oct -4.16 · Nov -5.71 · Dec -15.33 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹¹Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -0.87 · Feb 1.21 · Mar 6.22 · Apr 12.18 · May 17.49 · Jun 21.84 · Jul 24.24 · Aug 24.05 · Sep 18.26 · Oct 12.1 · Nov 6.1 · Dec 0.43 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹¹Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

How many people live in Kistelek?

The published population was 6,995 people in 2022. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database⁸

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport99.3%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Foreign residents	48 people	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)²Official
Population	6,995 people	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database⁸Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
No religion or other, share	12.84 %	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)⁶Official

International community in Kistelek

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

Citizenship

Population enumerated in the 2022 Hungarian Census; settlement data, population; all sexes and ages as source table defines · 2022 Census

Published group	People	Share
Citizenship	6,995	100.0%
Citizen of Hungary	6,947	99.3%
Foreign national	48	0.7%
EU foreign national	35	0.5%
Non-EU foreign national	13	0.2%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁷

Language spoken at home

Population enumerated in the 2022 Hungarian Census; settlement data, population; all sexes and ages as source table defines · 2022 Census

Published group	People	Share
Language spoken with family members or friends	6,995	100.0%
Hungarian language spoken with family members or friends	6,184	88.4%
No answer to question about language spoken with family members or friends	806	11.5%
Other language spoken with family members or friends	165	2.4%
Language spoken with family members or friends by domestic ethnic groups	40	0.6%
Gipsy (Romani, Boyash) language spoken with family members or friends	23	0.3%
Gipsy (Romani) language spoken with family members or friends	19	0.3%
German language spoken with family members or friends	10	0.1%
Gipsy (Boyash) language spoken with family members or friends	4	0.1%
Romanian language spoken with family members or friends	3	0.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Serbian language spoken with family members or friends	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁷

Ancestry or ethnicity

Population enumerated in the 2022 Hungarian Census; settlement data, population; all sexes and ages as source table defines · 2022 Census

Published group	People	Share
Belong to ethnic groups	6,995	100.0%
Belong to Hungarian ethnic group	6,332	90.5%
No answer to questions about belong to ethnic groups	659	9.4%
Belong to Other ethnic groups	173	2.5%
Belong to domestic ethnic groups	122	1.7%
Belong to Gipsy (Romani) ethnic group	62	0.9%
Belong to Romanian ethnic group	32	0.5%
Belong to German ethnic group	11	0.2%
Belong to Serbian ethnic group	8	0.1%
Belong to Bulgarian ethnic group	3	0.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Belong to Polish ethnic group	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁷

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher	11.94 %	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)⁵Official

Alternatives for people set on Kistelek

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.

Algyő as a Kistelek alternative in the same region

23 km away, better on 1 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Unemployment: 3.0% Algyő vs 3.7% Kistelek−20%
Residents: 5,898 Algyő vs 6,995 Kistelek−16%
Rent: €3.20/m² Algyő vs €3.20/m² Kisteleksame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,139 Algyő vs 3,139 Kisteleksame level

Full comparison More about Algyő

Érd as a Kistelek alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 129 km, better on 0 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 71,253 Érd vs 6,995 Kistelek+919%
Rent: €2.93/m² Érd vs €3.20/m² Kistelekno percentage
Recorded crime, per 100k: 462 Érd vs 3,139 Kistelekno percentage
Unemployment: 3.6% Érd vs 3.7% Kisteleksame level

Full comparison More about Érd

Cities near Kistelek

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

Alternative cities in Hungary

Other cities in Hungary to compare with Kistelek, nearest in population first.

All Hungary cities

Soltvadkert7,022 residents Kunhegyes7,056 residents Taksony6,894 residents Ács6,831 residents Füzesabony7,190 residents Lenti7,195 residents

How does Kistelek compare?

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Kistelek under the national coverage rules.

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 3 to 16, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Hungarian as a second language (második idegen nyelvként) support programmes. How to enrol a child (kormany.hu).

A country-wide rule for Hungary; Kistelek's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Kistelek part of Szeged?

Kistelek is identified as a satellite of Szeged. It is about 32.3 km away by straight-line distance. Szeged city profile

Relationship type: Satellite Of. Source¹²

Common questions

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

How many people live in Kistelek?

The published population was 6,995 people in 2022. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database.

How safe is Kistelek?

What is the unemployment rate in Kistelek?

The unemployment rate is about 3.7 % (2022). Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database.

How many foreign residents live in Kistelek?

48 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH).

Is Kistelek a good place to live?

Kistelek 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 Kistelek part of Szeged?

Kistelek is identified as a satellite of Szeged. It is about 32.3 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Kistelek?

Sándorfalva, Mindszent, Kiskunmajsa, Algyő are near Kistelek. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people are in the Citizenship citizenship group in Kistelek?

The official citizenship distribution records 6,995 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2022 Census. This is a citizenship measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Kistelek, Hungary: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 0d15b4fa083a46d97688b08c97d7600f]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/hu/kistelek/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  title = {Kistelek, Hungary: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/hu/kistelek/},
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OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Telekom Domino Next mobilvasarlasapp.telekom.hu · checked 2026-09-15
Telekom home internet telekom.hu · checked 2026-09-15
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