Living in Klaipėda

In Klaipėda, average gross earnings are €2,574 a month (2026) and unemployment is 7.1% (2024).

The city faced an unemployment rate of 7.09% at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 was 10 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2314 sources

Population160,026people5 Aug 2026Official source · State Data Agency of Lithuania (LSD)

Average gross salary2,574EUR/month30 Jun 2026Official source · Statistics Lithuania OSP S3R0050_M3060322 — Monthly gross wages by administrative territory

Unemployment rate7.09%country median 8.8% — 19% belowOfficial source · Eurostat

Recorded crime1,697offences per 100,00031 Dec 2025Official source · Information Technology and Communications Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania

PM2.5, annual mean10µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Which Lithuania-wide rules apply when you move to Klaipėda?

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 LithuaniaNational rates and thresholds that apply in Klaipėda.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

What recurs every month5 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€400

Fitness club€35

Transport pass€29

Mobile plan, 10 GB€14

Internet, 60 Mbps€13

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fitness club membership, monthly	35 EUR/month	3 Aug 2026	Numbeo¹⁴Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	12.7 EUR/month	3 Aug 2026	Numbeo¹⁴Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly	400 EUR/month	3 Aug 2026	Numbeo¹⁴Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant	11 eur	3 Aug 2026	Numbeo¹⁴Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB	13.66 EUR/month	3 Aug 2026	Numbeo¹⁴Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass	29 EUR/month	3 Aug 2026	Numbeo¹⁴Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

Is Klaipėda 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 worker56%strong on work, weak on housing · range 46–66%

Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on education · range 50–70%

Student57%strong on cost, weak on education · range 46–68%

Family54%strong on family, weak on education · range 44–64%

Retirement58%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 46–70%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Klaipėda?

The unemployment rate is about 7.1 % (2024).

Unemployment rate: 7.09 % · Eurostat²

Unemployment across cities in LithuaniaUnemployment in Klaipėda is 7.1%. Of 44 cities with data, 10 have unemployment of 7 to under 8%.

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Klaipėda 7.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	2,574 EUR/month	30 Jun 2026	Statistics Lithuania OSP S3R0050_M3060322 — Monthly gross wages by administrative territory¹¹Official
Unemployment rate	7.09 %country median 8.8%	31 Dec 2024	Eurostat²Official

Unemployment rate over time14 published observations, 2001–2024

3.5%

8.0%

12.6%

17.1%

7.1%200120172024

Unemployment rate fell 51.8% between 2001 and 2024, from 14.7% to 7.1%.

Public employment offices in Klaipėda

Exact offices linked to this city from official sources. Check the office page before visiting because hours and appointment rules can change.

Verified locally

Klaipėdos 1-asis skyrius (darbdavius aptarnaujantis skyrius) — Verified local office

Naikupės g. 27A, Klaipėda

Info.Klaipeda@uzt.lt

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Only exact city-linked public offices are listed; this is not a complete directory of private recruiters or every employment provider. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.

Safety

At the end of 2025, the crime rate reached 1,696.6 incidents per 100,000 residents.

How safe is Klaipėda?

Police recorded about 1,697 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.

Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents: 1,697 offences per 100,000 · Information Technology and Communications Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania³

Recorded crime across major citiesKlaipėda highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Vilnius1,929

Klaipėda1,697

Kaunas1,666

Alytus1,565

Panevėžys1,502

Marijampolė1,343

Šiauliai1,321

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	1,697 offences per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Information Technology and Communications Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania³Official

Mobility and administration

Klaipėda's nearest airport was PLQ, 30 km away and offered 3 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	3 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁵Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	30 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	PLQ	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from −1.9°C in January to 18.2°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Klaipėda?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency¹

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

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

PM2.510WHO 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	10 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency¹Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 8.73 · Feb 8.63 · Mar 14.33 · Apr 22.19 · May 26.17 · Jun 27.63 · Jul 29.08 · Aug 31.44 · Sep 26.63 · Oct 20.81 · Nov 12.37 · Dec 9.41 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -25.04 · Feb -21.71 · Mar -14.52 · Apr -3.69 · May -0.99 · Jun 5.04 · Jul 9.96 · Aug 9.13 · Sep 3.22 · Oct -2.7 · Nov -9.61 · Dec -15.77 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.95 · Feb -1.85 · Mar 1.04 · Apr 5.9 · May 11.38 · Jun 15.26 · Jul 18.23 · Aug 18.11 · Sep 14.22 · Oct 8.72 · Nov 4.53 · Dec 0.75 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

How many people live in Klaipėda?

The published population was 160,026 people in January 2026. Source: State Data Agency of Lithuania (LSD)⁷

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	160,026 people	5 Aug 2026	State Data Agency of Lithuania (LSD)⁷Official

International community in Klaipėda

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

Country of birth

Population enumerated in the Lithuania 2021 Census; all persons; official OSP municipality table · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Iš viso pagal gimimo vietą	152,008	100.0%
Lietuva	136,401	89.7%
Miestas	100,459	66.1%
Kaimas	35,939	23.6%
Užsienio valstybės	15,610	10.3%
Rusija	7,780	5.1%
Ukraina	2,608	1.7%
Baltarusija	1,625	1.1%
Kitos valstybės	1,185	0.8%
Jungtinė Karalystė	606	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Latvija	542	0.4%
Kazachstanas	390	0.3%
Lenkija	297	0.2%
Vokietija	155	0.1%
Azerbaidžanas	152	0.1%
Uzbekistanas	117	0.1%
Estija	94	0.1%
Jungtinės Valstijos	60	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁰

Citizenship

Population enumerated in the Lithuania 2021 Census; all persons; official OSP municipality table · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Iš viso pagal pilietybę	152,008	100.0%
Gyventojai, turintys vieną pilietybę	151,083	99.4%
Lietuvos Respublikos	149,258	98.2%
Rusijos Federacijos	1,121	0.7%
Gyventojai, turintys daugiau nei vieną pilietybę	749	0.5%
Ukrainos	306	0.2%
Kitų valstybių	280	0.2%
Be pilietybės	173	0.1%
Baltarusijos Respublikos	118	0.1%
Lenkijos Respublikos	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁹

Ancestry or ethnicity

Population enumerated in the Lithuania 2021 Census; all persons; official OSP municipality table · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Iš viso pagal tautybę	152,008	100.0%
Lietuviai	117,781	77.5%
Rusai	24,368	16.0%
Nenurodyta	3,438	2.3%
Ukrainiečiai	2,649	1.7%
Baltarusiai	1,835	1.2%
Kitos	1,437	0.9%
Lenkai	499	0.3%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁸

Alternatives for people set on Klaipėda

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.

Šiauliai as a Klaipėda alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 139 km, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,321 Šiauliai vs 1,697 Klaipėda−22%
Unemployment: 6.2% Šiauliai vs 7.1% Klaipėda−12%
Residents: 110,965 Šiauliai vs 160,026 Klaipėda−31%
Annual PM2.5: 11.0 µg/m³ Šiauliai vs 10.0 µg/m³ Klaipėda+10%

Full comparison More about Šiauliai

Cities near Klaipėda

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

Alternative cities in Lithuania

Other cities in Lithuania to compare with Klaipėda, nearest in population first.

All Lithuania cities

Šiauliai110,965 residents Kaunas302,835 residents Panevėžys84,319 residents Marijampolė53,498 residents Mazeikiai50,934 residents Alytus49,940 residents

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Klaipėda in rankings

#3 of 28 in Largest cities in Lithuania #5 of 12 in Cities with cleanest air in Lithuania #5 of 27 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Lithuania #17 of 24 in Cities with the highest published monthly salaries

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Klaipėda 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 guide

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 5 to 16. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Lietuvių kalbos mokymas (Lithuanian language teaching for foreign pupils). How to enrol a child (smsm.lrv.lt).

A country-wide rule for Lithuania; Klaipėda's school authority applies it locally.

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

Common questions

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

How many people live in Klaipėda?

The published population was 160,026 people in January 2026. Source: State Data Agency of Lithuania (LSD).

Is the air quality good in Klaipėda?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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 Klaipėda?

Police recorded about 1,697 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Information Technology and Communications Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania.

What is the unemployment rate in Klaipėda?

The unemployment rate is about 7.1 % (2024). Source: Eurostat.

How much is public transport in Klaipėda?

A monthly transport pass is 29 EUR/month. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Numbeo.

Is Klaipėda a good place to live?

Klaipėda 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 Klaipėda?

Palanga is near Klaipėda. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Iš viso pagal gimimo vietą live in Klaipėda?

The official country of birth distribution records 152,008 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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  title = {Klaipėda, Lithuania: population, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
Eurostat ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
Information Technology and Communications Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania ird.lt · checked 2026-08-04
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
State Data Agency of Lithuania (LSD) osp-rs.stat.gov.lt · checked 2026-08-05
State Data Agency of Lithuania (Official Statistics Portal) ancestry or ethnicity distribution osp.stat.gov.lt · checked 2026-08-28
State Data Agency of Lithuania (Official Statistics Portal) citizenship distribution osp.stat.gov.lt · checked 2026-08-28
State Data Agency of Lithuania (Official Statistics Portal) country of birth distribution osp.stat.gov.lt · checked 2026-08-28

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Statistics Lithuania OSP S3R0050_M3060322 — Monthly gross wages by administrative territory Statistics Lithuania OSP S3R0050_M3060322 · osp-rs.stat.gov.lt · checked 2026-09-23
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
Numbeo numbeo.com · checked 2026-08-03

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