Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Schleswig-Holstein » Kreisfreie Stadt » Kiel Population 252 668 Urbanization densely populated Area information Municipal area 118,65 km² Average land price (in district) n.a. Industrial and commercial area 502 ha Residential building area 2 175 ha Agricultural area 0 ha Retail purchasing power Retail purchasing power (per person) 5 617 €/year Retail purchasing power index (per person) n.a. Retail purchasing power (per household) n.a. Retail purchasing power index (per household) n.a. Excise tax Level of business tax 450 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 565 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district) 8,0 % Labour - total 132 470 persons 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 Commuter In-commuters rate n.a. Out-commuters rate n.a. Commuter balance n.a. 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