Living in Prienai

In Prienai, average gross earnings are €2,082 a month (2026) and unemployment is 7.2% (2025).

An unemployment rate of 7.2% was measured at the end of 2025.

Last checked 2026-10-0713 sources

Population24,192people5 Aug 2026Official source · State Data Agency of Lithuania (LSD)

Average gross salary2,082EUR/month30 Jun 2026Official source · Statistics Lithuania OSP S3R0050_M3060322 — Monthly gross wages by administrative territory

Unemployment rate7.2%country median 8.8% — 18% belowOfficial source · Užimtumo tarnyba prie Lietuvos Respublikos socialinės apsaugos ir darbo ministerijos

Recorded crime912.4incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Official source · Nusikalstamumas pagal savivaldybes (Crime by municipalities)

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

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 Prienai.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Prienai. 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 broadband¹¹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	19.89 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telia Lithuania mobile plan¹²Official · national market

Is Prienai 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 air quality · range 46–66%

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

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

Family61%strong on family, 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 Prienai?

The unemployment rate is 7.2 % (2025-12). Source: Užimtumo tarnyba prie Lietuvos Respublikos socialinės apsaugos ir darbo ministerijos¹³

Unemployment across cities in LithuaniaUnemployment in Prienai is 7.2%. Of 44 cities with data, 10 have unemployment of 7 to under 8%.

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Prienai 7.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	2,082 EUR/month	30 Jun 2026	Statistics Lithuania OSP S3R0050_M3060322 — Monthly gross wages by administrative territory¹⁰Official
Unemployment rate	7.2 %country median 8.8%	31 Dec 2025	Užimtumo tarnyba prie Lietuvos Respublikos socialinės apsaugos ir darbo ministerijos¹³Official

Public employment offices in Prienai

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

Verified locally

Prienų skyrius (aptarnaujamos savivaldybės: Prienų rajono ir Birštono) — Verified local office

Vytauto g. 53, Prienai

Info.Prienai@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 Prienai?

Police recorded about 912 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: 912.4 incidents per 100,000 · Nusikalstamumas pagal savivaldybes (Crime by municipalities)³

Recorded crime across major citiesPrienai 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	912.4 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Nusikalstamumas pagal savivaldybes (Crime by municipalities)³Official

Mobility and administration

Prienai's nearest airport was KUN, 38 km away and offered 19 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	19 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁴Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	38 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁵Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	KUN	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁵Official

Climate and air quality

Prienai's monthly mean temperatures were −5.7°C in January and 18.6°C in July.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 9.49 · Feb 9.36 · Mar 17.33 · Apr 26.64 · May 28.29 · Jun 30.85 · Jul 31.49 · Aug 33.99 · Sep 32.31 · Oct 21.1 · Nov 14.46 · Dec 9.73 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center²Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -38.37 · Feb -29.18 · Mar -19.93 · Apr -7.01 · May -4.21 · Jun 1.86 · Jul 6.87 · Aug 6.53 · Sep -1.57 · Oct -6.57 · Nov -14.87 · Dec -22.68 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center²Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -5.7 · Feb -4.58 · Mar 0.14 · Apr 6.7 · May 12.7 · Jun 16.08 · Jul 18.59 · Aug 17.74 · Sep 12.91 · Oct 6.65 · Nov 2.05 · Dec -2.7 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center²Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

How many people live in Prienai?

The published population was 24,192 people in January 2026. Source: State Data Agency of Lithuania (LSD)⁶

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	24,192 people	5 Aug 2026	State Data Agency of Lithuania (LSD)⁶Official

International community in Prienai

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	25,286	100.0%
Lietuva	24,582	97.2%
Kaimas	15,419	61.0%
Miestas	9,165	36.2%
Užsienio valstybės	703	2.8%
Rusija	343	1.4%
Jungtinė Karalystė	102	0.4%
Kitos valstybės	88	0.3%
Kazachstanas	52	0.2%
Ukraina	51	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Baltarusija	23	0.1%
Latvija	14	0.1%
Lenkija	10	0.0%
Vokietija	9	0.0%
Estija	5	0.0%
Uzbekistanas	5	0.0%
Azerbaidžanas	3	0.0%

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

Citizenship

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

Published group	People	Share
Iš viso pagal pilietybę	25,286	100.0%
Gyventojai, turintys vieną pilietybę	25,247	99.8%
Lietuvos Respublikos	25,208	99.7%
Gyventojai, turintys daugiau nei vieną pilietybę	34	0.1%
Rusijos Federacijos	22	0.1%
Be pilietybės	8	0.0%
Ukrainos	8	0.0%
Kitų valstybių	3	0.0%

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

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	25,286	100.0%
Lietuviai	24,679	97.6%
Nenurodyta	229	0.9%
Rusai	159	0.6%
Lenkai	89	0.4%
Kitos	74	0.3%
Ukrainiečiai	41	0.2%
Baltarusiai	18	0.1%

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

Alternatives for people set on Prienai

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

Alternative cities in Lithuania

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

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Elektrėnai24,701 residents Jurbarkas24,713 residents Kelmė23,577 residents Rokiškis26,229 residents Anykščiai21,495 residents Birzai21,322 residents

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Prienai in rankings

#3 of 21 in Safest cities in Lithuania by recorded crime #6 of 27 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Lithuania #24 of 28 in Largest cities in Lithuania

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

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

Is Prienai part of Kaunas?

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

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source¹

Common questions

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

How many people live in Prienai?

The published population was 24,192 people in January 2026. Source: State Data Agency of Lithuania (LSD).

How safe is Prienai?

Police recorded about 912 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 Prienai?

The unemployment rate is 7.2 % (2025-12). Source: Užimtumo tarnyba prie Lietuvos Respublikos socialinės apsaugos ir darbo ministerijos.

Is Prienai a good place to live?

Prienai 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 Prienai part of Kaunas?

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

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

The official country of birth distribution records 25,286 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). Prienai, Lithuania: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 87217942dbee5eaf9d8a19afa239bf23]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/lt/prienai/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  title = {Prienai, Lithuania: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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  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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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
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

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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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