Living in Kretinga

In Kretinga, average gross earnings are €2,050 a month (2026) and unemployment is 7.4% (2025).

Kretinga's unemployment stood at 7.4% at the end of 2025. Annual PM2.5 in the air was 10 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0714 sources

Population37,206people5 Aug 2026Official source · State Data Agency of Lithuania (LSD)

Average gross salary2,050EUR/month30 Jun 2026Official source · Statistics Lithuania OSP S3R0050_M3060322 — Monthly gross wages by administrative territory

Unemployment rate7.4%country median 8.8% — 15% belowOfficial source · Užimtumo tarnyba prie Lietuvos Respublikos socialinės apsaugos ir darbo ministerijos

Recorded crime849.1incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Official source · Nusikalstamumas pagal savivaldybes (Crime by municipalities)

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

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

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 Kretinga.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€20

Internet, 60 Mbps€17

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	16.9 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telia Lithuania fixed broadband¹²Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	19.89 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telia Lithuania mobile plan¹³Official · national market

Is Kretinga 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 worker55%strong on work, weak on housing · range 45–65%

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

Student59%strong on cost, weak on education · range 48–70%

Family61%strong on safety, weak on education · range 51–71%

Retirement61%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 49–73%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Kretinga?

The unemployment rate is 7.4 % (2025-12). Source: Užimtumo tarnyba prie Lietuvos Respublikos socialinės apsaugos ir darbo ministerijos¹⁴

Unemployment across cities in LithuaniaUnemployment in Kretinga is 7.4%. Of 44 cities with data, 10 have unemployment of 7 to under 8%.

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Kretinga 7.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	2,050 EUR/month	30 Jun 2026	Statistics Lithuania OSP S3R0050_M3060322 — Monthly gross wages by administrative territory¹¹Official
Unemployment rate	7.4 %country median 8.8%	31 Dec 2025	Užimtumo tarnyba prie Lietuvos Respublikos socialinės apsaugos ir darbo ministerijos¹⁴Official

Public employment offices in Kretinga

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

Verified locally

Kretingos skyrius (aptarnaujamos savivaldybės: Kretingos rajono ir Klaipėdos rajono) — Verified local office

V. Nagevičiaus g. 8, Kretinga

Info.Kretinga@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

How safe is Kretinga?

Police recorded about 849 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: 849.1 incidents per 100,000 · Nusikalstamumas pagal savivaldybes (Crime by municipalities)⁴

Recorded crime across major citiesKretinga 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	849.1 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Nusikalstamumas pagal savivaldybes (Crime by municipalities)⁴Official

Mobility and administration

Kretinga's nearest airport was PLQ, 13 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	13 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	PLQ	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from −2.2°C in January to 18°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Kretinga?

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 8.52 · Feb 8.06 · Mar 15.07 · Apr 22.66 · May 25.86 · Jun 28.63 · Jul 29.51 · Aug 31.02 · Sep 26.98 · Oct 20.81 · Nov 12.9 · Dec 9.87 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -26.78 · Feb -22.5 · Mar -16.33 · Apr -4.61 · May -2.1 · Jun 3.73 · Jul 8.76 · Aug 7.59 · Sep 1.89 · Oct -3.48 · Nov -11.44 · Dec -16.36 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -2.17 · Feb -2.17 · Mar 0.68 · Apr 5.61 · May 11.16 · Jun 14.97 · Jul 17.99 · Aug 17.71 · Sep 13.81 · Oct 8.31 · Nov 4.25 · Dec 0.6 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

How many people live in Kretinga?

The published population was 37,206 people in January 2026. Source: State Data Agency of Lithuania (LSD)⁷

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	37,206 people	5 Aug 2026	State Data Agency of Lithuania (LSD)⁷Official

International community in Kretinga

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	37,639	100.0%
Lietuva	36,507	97.0%
Kaimas	18,407	48.9%
Miestas	18,097	48.1%
Užsienio valstybės	1,131	3.0%
Rusija	454	1.2%
Kitos valstybės	199	0.5%
Jungtinė Karalystė	182	0.5%
Latvija	147	0.4%
Ukraina	56	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Kazachstanas	35	0.1%
Baltarusija	32	0.1%
Vokietija	12	0.0%
Estija	4	0.0%
Jungtinės Valstijos	4	0.0%
Uzbekistanas	3	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	37,639	100.0%
Gyventojai, turintys vieną pilietybę	37,590	99.9%
Lietuvos Respublikos	37,532	99.7%
Gyventojai, turintys daugiau nei vieną pilietybę	49	0.1%
Rusijos Federacijos	21	0.1%
Kitų valstybių	18	0.0%
Ukrainos	11	0.0%
Baltarusijos Respublikos	4	0.0%
Be pilietybės	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	37,639	100.0%
Lietuviai	36,850	97.9%
Nenurodyta	366	1.0%
Rusai	259	0.7%
Kitos	68	0.2%
Ukrainiečiai	44	0.1%
Lenkai	30	0.1%
Baltarusiai	26	0.1%

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

Alternatives for people set on Kretinga

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

Alternative cities in Lithuania

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Taurage37,255 residents Utena37,099 residents Telsiai37,902 residents Silute37,906 residents Ukmerge34,342 residents Jonava41,382 residents

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Kretinga in rankings

#1 of 21 in Safest cities in Lithuania by recorded crime #6 of 12 in Cities with cleanest air in Lithuania #7 of 27 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Lithuania #14 of 28 in Largest cities in Lithuania

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Kretinga 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 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; Kretinga's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Kretinga part of Klaipėda?

Kretinga is in the published commuting zone of Klaipėda; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Klaipėda city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source²

Common questions

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

How many people live in Kretinga?

The published population was 37,206 people in January 2026. Source: State Data Agency of Lithuania (LSD).

Is the air quality good in Kretinga?

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 Kretinga?

Police recorded about 849 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Nusikalstamumas pagal savivaldybes (Crime by municipalities).

What is the unemployment rate in Kretinga?

The unemployment rate is 7.4 % (2025-12). Source: Užimtumo tarnyba prie Lietuvos Respublikos socialinės apsaugos ir darbo ministerijos.

Is Kretinga a good place to live?

Kretinga 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 Kretinga part of Klaipėda?

Kretinga is in the published commuting zone of Klaipėda; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

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

The official country of birth distribution records 37,639 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Kretinga, Lithuania: population, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 0aa79a26460a0d90d23c5d1288f73ffb]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/lt/kretinga/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  title = {Kretinga, Lithuania: population, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/lt/kretinga/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
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European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
GISCO Urban Audit 2021 — Functional Urban Areas (URAU_RG_100K_2021_4326_FUA) GISCO Urban Audit 2021 · gisco-services.ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-09-19
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
Nusikalstamumas pagal savivaldybes (Crime by municipalities) ird.lt · checked 2026-10-05
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
Telia Lithuania fixed broadband telia.lt · checked 2026-09-15
Telia Lithuania mobile plan telia.lt · checked 2026-09-15
Užimtumo tarnyba prie Lietuvos Respublikos socialinės apsaugos ir darbo ministerijos uzt.lt · checked 2026-08-05

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