Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Schleswig-Holstein » Kreisfreie Stadt » Kiel Population* 252 668 Retail purchasing power* 5 617 €/person/year Urbanization* densely populated Area information Municipal area* 118,65 km² Industrial and commercial area* 502 ha Residential building area* 2175 ha Agricultural area* 0 ha Excise tax Level of business tax* 450 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B* 500 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district)* 8,0 % Labour - total* 132 470 person employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert* 18 % Labour - specialist* 14 % Labour - skilled worker* 54 % Labour - helper* 13 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert* 5 942 €/month Gross salary - specialist* 4 944 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker* 3 767 €/month Gross salary - helper* 2 908 €/month Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance)* 2 km Motorway junction Kiel-Mitte (A215) Nearby motorways A210 A215 Airport Airport (distance)* 68 km Name of airport Flughafen Lübeck-Blankensee Port Port (distance)* 0 km Name of port Seehafen Kiel Port type Seaport Modality trimodal Waters Ostsee Freight village Freight village (distance)* 2 km Name of freight village GVZ Kiel Modality trimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website