Living in Veľké Kapušany

In Veľké Kapušany, unemployment is 7.6% (2025).

At the end of 2025, Veľké Kapušany had a population of 8,285. An unemployment rate of 7.58% was measured at the end of 2025. Population density was 297 people per km² at the end of 2021.

Last checked 2026-10-0718 sources

Population8,285people31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic

Average gross salary1,665EUR/month31 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Regionálna štatistika práce v roku 2025 (Regional labour statistics in 2025)

Unemployment rate7.58%country median 4.1% — 83% aboveOfficial source · Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny

Recorded crime700incidents per 100,000country median 1,100 — 36% belowOfficial source · MuMAP Quality of Life — Safety

Which Slovakia-wide rules apply when you move to Veľké Kapušany?

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 SlovakiaNational rates and thresholds that apply in Veľké Kapušany.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€28

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Net rent across major citiesVeľké Kapušany highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Žilina€4.83

Prešov€4.67

Nitra€3.93

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	27.68 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	O2 Zlatý home internet⁶Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	22 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	O2 Basic Paušál⁵Official · national market

Is Veľké Kapušany 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 worker53%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 43–63%

Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on education · range 47–67%

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

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

Retirement62%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 50–74%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Veľké Kapušany?

The unemployment rate is about 7.6 % (2025-12).

Unemployment rate: 7.58 % · Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny¹⁵

Unemployment across cities in SlovakiaUnemployment in Veľké Kapušany is 7.6%. Of 143 cities with data, 99 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

0–55–1010–1525–30

Veľké Kapušany 7.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,665 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Regionálna štatistika práce v roku 2025 (Regional labour statistics in 2025)⁹Official · county
Unemployment rate	7.58 %country median 4.1%	31 Dec 2025	Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny¹⁵Official

Public employment service

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

Country-level information

Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family — Public employment service

Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny

Job SearchTraining

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Veľké Kapušany. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Veľké Kapušany?

Police recorded 700 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: MuMAP Quality of Life — Safety¹

Recorded crime across major citiesVeľké Kapušany highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Žilina1,300

Banská Bystrica1,200

Petržalka1,100

Nitra1,100

Trnava1,100

Martin1,000

Trenčín900

Prešov800

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	700 incidents per 100,000country median 1,100	31 Dec 2025	MuMAP Quality of Life — Safety¹Official

Mobility and administration

Veľké Kapušany's nearest airport was KSC, 63 km away and offered 4 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	4 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁷Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	63 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	KSC	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official

Language courses and integration

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

Country-level information

Integration of third-country nationals including migrants — national project — Integration course

Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic

For third-country nationals, migrants.

SlovakIn Person

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Integration policy of the Slovak Republic — Welcome Program

Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic / Government of Slovakia

For foreigners with long-term residence, third-country nationals.

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Veľké Kapušany.

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from −3.5°C in January to 21.8°C in July. Veľké Kapušany's monthly precipitation totalled 53 mm in January and 82 mm in July. Veľké Kapušany's average monthly sunshine was 57 hours in January and 294 hours in July.

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

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284

294

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hours

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 10.83 · Feb 16.15 · Mar 22.19 · Apr 28.71 · May 31.35 · Jun 36.35 · Jul 39.32 · Aug 38.01 · Sep 35.81 · Oct 25.62 · Nov 21.84 · Dec 12.41 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center²Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -24.25 · Feb -22 · Mar -15.31 · Apr -4.71 · May -1.68 · Jun 5.87 · Jul 7.63 · Aug 6.48 · Sep 1.7 · Oct -7.23 · Nov -9.67 · Dec -17.2 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center²Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -3.46 · Feb -1.2 · Mar 4.2 · Apr 10.67 · May 15.83 · Jun 19.73 · Jul 21.82 · Aug 21.64 · Sep 16.16 · Oct 9.79 · Nov 4.18 · Dec -1.64 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center²Official · coordinate grid
Average precipitation by month	Jan 53 · Feb 53 · Mar 41 · Apr 45 · May 69 · Jun 68 · Jul 82 · Aug 66 · Sep 68 · Oct 60 · Nov 57 · Dec 66 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO³Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 57 · Feb 86 · Mar 163 · Apr 218 · May 270 · Jun 284 · Jul 294 · Aug 291 · Sep 207 · Oct 141 · Nov 77 · Dec 45 hours	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁴Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

The total area of Veľké Kapušany was 29.6 km² at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Veľké Kapušany?

The published population was 8,285 people in 2025. Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic¹⁰

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	29.62 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021)¹¹Official
Population density	297 people/km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021)¹¹Official
Population	8,285 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic¹⁰Official

International community in Veľké Kapušany

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

Country of birth

Population covered by the Slovak 2021 Census basic-result tables; total published row for each official municipality/urban-part geography · SODB 2021 Population and Housing Census

Published group	People	Share
Total	8,799	100.0%
inhabitants born in Slovak Republic	8,310	94.4%
inhabitants born abroad	468	5.3%
not found out	21	0.2%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹²

Citizenship

Population covered by the Slovak 2021 Census basic-result tables; total published row for each official municipality/urban-part geography · SODB 2021 Population and Housing Census

Published group	People	Share
Total	8,799	100.0%
inhabitants with the citizenship of the Slovak Republic	8,685	98.7%
foreigners	100	1.1%
not found out	14	0.2%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹³

Ancestry or ethnicity

Population covered by the Slovak 2021 Census basic-result tables; total published row for each official municipality/urban-part geography · SODB 2021 Population and Housing Census

Published group	People	Share
Total	8,799	100.0%
Hungarian	4,662	53.0%
Slovak	2,895	32.9%
not found out	747	8.5%
Romani	386	4.4%
Ukrainian	62	0.7%
Czech	25	0.3%
Chinese	6	0.1%
Polish	4	0.1%
Ruthenian	3	0.0%
other	3	0.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Russian	2	0.0%
Jewish	1	0.0%
Greek	1	0.0%
Romanian	1	0.0%
Vietnamese	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁴

Alternatives for people set on Veľké Kapušany

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.

Martin as a Veľké Kapušany alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 238 km, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 50,153 Martin vs 8,285 Veľké Kapušany+505%
Unemployment: 4.0% Martin vs 7.6% Veľké Kapušany−47%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,000 Martin vs 700 Veľké Kapušanyno percentage

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Cities near Veľké Kapušany

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

Alternative cities in Slovakia

Other cities in Slovakia to compare with Veľké Kapušany, nearest in population first.

All Slovakia cities

Vráble8,170 residents Stará Turá8,167 residents Veľký Meder8,163 residents Dunajská Lužná8,123 residents Sečovce8,509 residents Chorvátsky Grob8,047 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Veľké Kapušany 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 6 to 16, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: jazykové kurzy pre deti cudzincov (language courses for children of foreigners, organised and funded by self-governing regions). How to enrol a child (minedu.sk).

A country-wide rule for Slovakia; Veľké Kapušany's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Common questions

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

How many people live in Veľké Kapušany?

The published population was 8,285 people in 2025. Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic.

How safe is Veľké Kapušany?

Police recorded 700 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: MuMAP Quality of Life — Safety.

What is the unemployment rate in Veľké Kapušany?

The unemployment rate is about 7.6 % (2025-12). Source: Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny.

Is Veľké Kapušany a good place to live?

Veľké Kapušany 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 Veľké Kapušany?

Kráľovský Chlmec, Sobrance are near Veľké Kapušany. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in inhabitants born in Slovak Republic live in Veľké Kapušany?

The official country of birth distribution records 8,310 people (94.4%) in the source-defined population for SODB 2021 Population and Housing 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). Veľké Kapušany, Slovakia: population, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 6012198ca805270fd0a1981c507a7925]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/velke-kapusany/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  title = {Veľké Kapušany, Slovakia: population, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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Sources

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MuMAP Quality of Life — Safety MuMAP Quality of Life · mumap.nku.gov.sk · checked 2026-10-05
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
O2 Basic Paušál spolocnost.o2.sk · checked 2026-09-15
O2 Zlatý home internet o2.sk · checked 2026-09-15
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Regionálna štatistika práce v roku 2025 (Regional labour statistics in 2025) slovak.statistics.sk · checked 2026-09-24
Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic slovak.statistics.sk · checked 2026-08-05

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Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021) scitanie.sk · checked 2026-08-03
Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021) scitanie.sk · checked 2026-08-30
Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021) scitanie.sk · checked 2026-08-30
Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021) scitanie.sk · checked 2026-08-30
Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny upsvr.gov.sk · checked 2026-08-05
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
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