Living in Šiauliai

In Šiauliai, average gross earnings are €2,305 a month (2026) and unemployment is 6.2% (2024).

Šiauliai registered an unemployment rate of 6.23% at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, annual PM2.5 reached 11 µg/m³.

Last checked 2026-09-2316 sources

Population110,965people5 Aug 2026Official source · State Data Agency of Lithuania (LSD)

Average gross salary2,305EUR/month30 Jun 2026Official source · Statistics Lithuania OSP S3R0050_M3060322 — Monthly gross wages by administrative territory

Unemployment rate6.23%country median 8.8% — 29% belowOfficial source · Eurostat

Recorded crime1,321offences 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 mean11µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

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

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 Šiauliai.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

What recurs every month3 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Transport pass€33

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 broadband¹³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	19.89 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telia Lithuania mobile plan¹⁴Official · national market
Monthly transport pass	32.56 EUR/month	31 Jan 2026	Šiauliai electronic monthly fare cap⁷Official

Is Šiauliai 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%

Family58%strong on family, weak on education · range 48–68%

Retirement59%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 47–71%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Šiauliai?

The unemployment rate is about 6.2 % (2024).

Unemployment rate: 6.23 % · Eurostat²

Unemployment across cities in LithuaniaUnemployment in Šiauliai is 6.2%. Of 44 cities with data, 10 have unemployment of 7 to under 8%.

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Šiauliai 6.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	2,305 EUR/month	30 Jun 2026	Statistics Lithuania OSP S3R0050_M3060322 — Monthly gross wages by administrative territory¹²Official
Unemployment rate	6.23 %country median 8.8%	31 Dec 2024	Eurostat²Official

Unemployment rate over time6 published observations, 2001–2024

5.0%

10.9%

16.7%

22.5%

6.2%2001200820232024

Unemployment rate fell 70.8% between 2001 and 2024, from 21.3% to 6.2%.

Public employment offices in Šiauliai

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

Verified locally

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

Tilžės g. 152, Šiauliai

Info.Siauliai@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

The crime rate was 1,321 incidents per 100,000 residents at the end of 2025.

How safe is Šiauliai?

Police recorded 1,321 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: 1,321 offences per 100,000 · Information Technology and Communications Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania³

Recorded crime across major citiesŠiauliai 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	1,321 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

Šiauliai's nearest airport was KUN, 118 km away and offered 19 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	19 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁵Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	118 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	KUN	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from −5.4°C in January to 17.9°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Šiauliai?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 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

PM2.511WHO 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	11 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency¹Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 9.05 · Feb 8.19 · Mar 16.94 · Apr 24.67 · May 27.97 · Jun 31.24 · Jul 31.67 · Aug 32.47 · Sep 26.16 · Oct 20.53 · Nov 13.85 · Dec 9.41 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -38.58 · Feb -29.07 · Mar -20.99 · Apr -8.96 · May -4.09 · Jun 0.98 · Jul 6.23 · Aug 5.45 · Sep -1.75 · Oct -6.9 · Nov -13.3 · Dec -21.36 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -5.36 · Feb -4.74 · Mar -0.48 · Apr 5.64 · May 11.68 · Jun 15.22 · Jul 17.95 · Aug 16.99 · Sep 12.39 · Oct 6.26 · Nov 1.9 · Dec -2.4 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

How many people live in Šiauliai?

The published population was 110,965 people in January 2026. Source: State Data Agency of Lithuania (LSD)⁸

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	110,965 people	5 Aug 2026	State Data Agency of Lithuania (LSD)⁸Official

International community in Šiauliai

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	100,653	100.0%
Lietuva	96,064	95.4%
Miestas	62,394	62.0%
Kaimas	33,668	33.4%
Užsienio valstybės	4,591	4.6%
Rusija	2,044	2.0%
Ukraina	587	0.6%
Jungtinė Karalystė	520	0.5%
Kitos valstybės	483	0.5%
Latvija	301	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Baltarusija	296	0.3%
Kazachstanas	157	0.2%
Vokietija	49	0.0%
Uzbekistanas	41	0.0%
Azerbaidžanas	39	0.0%
Jungtinės Valstijos	25	0.0%
Estija	24	0.0%
Lenkija	23	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹¹

Citizenship

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

Published group	People	Share
Iš viso pagal pilietybę	100,653	100.0%
Gyventojai, turintys vieną pilietybę	100,355	99.7%
Lietuvos Respublikos	99,627	99.0%
Rusijos Federacijos	354	0.4%
Gyventojai, turintys daugiau nei vieną pilietybę	264	0.3%
Ukrainos	235	0.2%
Kitų valstybių	70	0.1%
Baltarusijos Respublikos	61	0.1%
Be pilietybės	33	0.0%

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

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	100,653	100.0%
Lietuviai	94,735	94.1%
Rusai	3,173	3.2%
Nenurodyta	1,452	1.4%
Kitos	484	0.5%
Ukrainiečiai	436	0.4%
Baltarusiai	249	0.2%
Lenkai	138	0.1%

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

Alternatives for people set on Šiauliai

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.

Mazeikiai as a Šiauliai alternative in the same country

74 km away, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 50,934 Mazeikiai vs 110,965 Šiauliai−54%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,405 Mazeikiai vs 1,321 Šiauliaino percentage
Annual PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³ Mazeikiai vs 11.0 µg/m³ Šiauliai−18%

Full comparison More about Mazeikiai

Cities near Šiauliai

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

Alternative cities in Lithuania

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

All Lithuania cities

Panevėžys84,319 residents Klaipėda160,026 residents Marijampolė53,498 residents Mazeikiai50,934 residents Alytus49,940 residents Kėdainiai44,998 residents

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Šiauliai in rankings

#2 of 27 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Lithuania #4 of 28 in Largest cities in Lithuania #9 of 12 in Cities with cleanest air in Lithuania

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Šiauliai 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; Šiauliai'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 Šiauliai?

The published population was 110,965 people in January 2026. Source: State Data Agency of Lithuania (LSD).

Is the air quality good in Šiauliai?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 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 Šiauliai?

Police recorded 1,321 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 Šiauliai?

The unemployment rate is about 6.2 % (2024). Source: Eurostat.

How much is public transport in Šiauliai?

A monthly transport pass is 32.56 EUR/month. Source: Šiauliai electronic monthly fare cap.

Is Šiauliai a good place to live?

Šiauliai 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 Šiauliai?

Radviliskis is near Šiauliai. 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 Šiauliai?

The official country of birth distribution records 100,653 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). Šiauliai, Lithuania: population, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 04a157d8b5ca6760428cf797b741af65]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/lt/siauliai/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  title = {Šiauliai, Lithuania: population, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {04a157d8b5ca6760428cf797b741af65},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/lt/siauliai/},
  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
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
Šiauliai electronic monthly fare cap siauliuautobusustotis.lt · checked 2026-09-15
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

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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
Telia Lithuania fixed broadband telia.lt · checked 2026-09-15
Telia Lithuania mobile plan telia.lt · checked 2026-09-15
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06

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