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Zarasai, Lithuania City Intelligence

Zarasai is an indexed city in Lithuania (Baltic Europe), with a metropolitan population of about ~6K. This profile brings together deterministic city-intelligence indicators for Zarasai spanning cost of living, climate, safety and quality of life, economy and jobs, education, and healthcare. Zarasai is a baltic europe city of about ~6K in Lithuania. On the composite city-intelligence score, Zarasai sits around the indexed median (79/100).

Last updated
2026-05-16
Data year
2025
Population
~6K
View of Zarasai, Lithuania

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Composite profile

Overall score

79/100

Use the Zarasai profile to compare affordability, livability, and economic indicators against other indexed cities in Lithuania and across Baltic Europe, and to explore nearby nature and weekend destinations.

Overall79/100
Affordability58/100
Air quality74/100
Energy72/100

Overall city intelligence

Good

79/100

Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.

Data confidence

Directional

Directional indicators pending integration of verified city-level data.

Verified utility layers

See country hub

Emergency, healthcare, and transport verification status appears on the country hub.

Zarasai data table

The table is part of the initial server-rendered HTML and mirrors the key city score cards.

Zarasai city intelligence data table
MetricValueContext
Overall score79/100Composite score across major city intelligence modules.
Cost of Living58/100Zarasai's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
Air Quality74/100Zarasai's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.
Energy72/100Zarasai's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
Safety76/100Zarasai's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
Internet Speed76/100Zarasai's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
Climate Risk72/100Zarasai's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Resilience72/100Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context.

Safety

Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.

Safety

Overall safety71/100
Low crime73/100
Personal safety72/100
Night safety68/100
Road safety69/100

Zarasai is estimated to be a generally safe city (71/100 in our safety index), with solid personal-safety indicators.

Quality of Life

A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.

Quality of Life

Quality of life74/100
Healthcare76/100
Education74/100
Green space95/100
Cleanliness76/100
Infrastructure72/100
Mobility53/100

Zarasai has a high quality-of-life estimate (74/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, green space and cleanliness.

Family Friendliness

How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.

Family Friendliness

Family friendliness76/100
Education74/100
Green space95/100
Overall safety71/100

Zarasai scores high for family living (76/100), helped by education access, parks and green space and healthcare.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Digital nomad suitability70/100
Walkability65/100
Cycling58/100
Infrastructure72/100

Zarasai is high for remote workers (70/100), based on connectivity, overall livability and day-to-day amenities.

Retirement Suitability

Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.

Retirement Suitability

Retirement suitability71/100
Healthcare76/100
Cleanliness76/100
Outdoor lifestyle52/100

Zarasai is high for retirement (71/100), appealing for healthcare access and a clean environment.

Emergency and public safety in Zarasai

Local public safety guidance for Zarasai, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.

Unverified

For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Zarasai, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Lithuania emergency profile, which currently lists no verified national contacts.

Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.

Healthcare and hospitals in Zarasai

Healthcare context for Zarasai, with national-level information from Lithuania where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.

Unverified

For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Zarasai, see the Lithuania healthcare profile, which currently lists no verified national healthcare information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.

Transport and mobility in Zarasai

Local mobility context for Zarasai, with national-level context from Lithuania where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.

Unverified

For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Zarasai, see the Lithuania transport profile, which currently lists no verified national transport information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.

Air quality dataset

Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Zarasai. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.

Air quality dataset for Zarasai

Verified data unavailableLast updated 2026-05-16 / data year 2025

Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location

Source-attributed values for Zarasai will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.

Zarasai air-quality dataset coverage
MetricValueData yearStatus
Air qualityVerified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location.

Data provenance

Source attribution
  • Global City Intelligence — air-quality dataset

    Verified data unavailable
    Publisher
    Global City Intelligence
    Last verified
    2026-05-16

    The air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).

Quick answers

Quick, evidence-based answers about Zarasai drawn from this profile's indexed cost, climate, safety, economy, education, healthcare and nearby-nature data. Figures are deterministic estimates for orientation — verify specifics with official sources.

Quick answers about Zarasai

Is Zarasai worth visiting?

Yes — strong quality of life (74/100), with nearby nature such as Drūkšiai, Luodis.

Is Zarasai good for families?

Strong (76/100) on safety, schools and green space.

Is Zarasai affordable?

Around average cost; about €1,010/month for one person (estimate).

When is the best time to visit Zarasai?

Late spring to early autumn; warmest in Jul, coldest in Jan.

What are Zarasai's main industries?

Mainly tourism, hospitality, manufacturing.

What is the climate in Zarasai?

A subarctic climate, averaging about 4.2°C.

Does Zarasai have universities?

Higher education is good (53/100).

What is healthcare like in Zarasai?

Healthcare access is good (56/100).

Is Zarasai good for retirement?

Retirement suitability is good (61/100).

What nature is near Zarasai?

Within ~170 km: Drūkšiai, Luodis.

Explore Zarasai modules

City pages link to module and ranking pages so crawlers can move through the topic cluster naturally.

Cost of Living in Zarasai

Zarasai's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.

Air Quality in Zarasai

Zarasai's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.

Energy in Zarasai

Zarasai's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.

Safety in Zarasai

Zarasai's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.

Internet Speed in Zarasai

Zarasai's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.

Climate Risk in Zarasai

Zarasai's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.

City rankings

Compare this city against other indexed cities in crawlable ranking tables.

Cost of living in Zarasai

Cost of living estimates for Zarasai — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.

Climate in Zarasai

Climate profile for Zarasai — Subarctic climate, annual average 4.2°C, comfort score 58/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.

Economy and jobs in Zarasai

Economy and jobs profile for Zarasai — tourism economy, economy score 59/100, key industries including tourism, hospitality, manufacturing. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.

Universities and education in Zarasai

Education profile for Zarasai — mixed education base, education score 48/100, 3 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.

Healthcare and retirement in Zarasai

Healthcare and retirement profile for Zarasai — mixed healthcare profile, healthcare score 56/100, retirement score 61/100. Medical access, specialist and emergency care, affordability, and retirement suitability. Deterministic planning estimates.

Visual guide to Zarasai

Source-attributed visual context for Zarasai using verified Wikimedia imagery from the existing media catalog, alongside structured city intelligence and planning links. Not a tourism guide or attractions ranking.

Weekend trip planning guide for Zarasai

Weekend trip planning checklist for Zarasai — links into arrival planning, Summer 2026 travel context, visual orientation, budget tools, transport, public safety, and healthcare context. Not an itinerary, events calendar, hotel-price guide, restaurant guide, or tourism ranking.

Nearby weekend places from Zarasai

Source-backed nearby place records for local-first weekend planning, with verification status, official source links, Wikidata identity, and visual context.

Estimate a monthly budget for Zarasai

Estimate a monthly budget for Zarasai using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.

Plan a trip budget for Zarasai

Plan a trip budget for Zarasai using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.

Nearby cities from Zarasai

Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Zarasai. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.

Visaginas, Lithuania

Nearby city · about 19 km from Zarasai. Explore Visaginas's city intelligence profile.

Daugavpils, Latvia

Cross-border · about 23 km from Zarasai. Explore Daugavpils's city intelligence profile.

Utena, Lithuania

Nearby city · about 48 km from Zarasai. Explore Utena's city intelligence profile.

Rokiškis, Lithuania

Nearby city · about 49 km from Zarasai. Explore Rokiškis's city intelligence profile.

Krāslava, Latvia

Cross-border · about 60 km from Zarasai. Explore Krāslava's city intelligence profile.

Preiļi, Latvia

Cross-border · about 69 km from Zarasai. Explore Preiļi's city intelligence profile.

Līvāni, Latvia

Cross-border · about 69 km from Zarasai. Explore Līvāni's city intelligence profile.

Anykščiai, Lithuania

Nearby city · about 75 km from Zarasai. Explore Anykščiai's city intelligence profile.

Kupiškis, Lithuania

Same region · about 81 km from Zarasai. Explore Kupiškis's city intelligence profile.

Jēkabpils, Latvia

Cross-border · about 88 km from Zarasai. Explore Jēkabpils's city intelligence profile.

Related collections

Regional discovery collections that include Zarasai — named natural regions grouping nearby nature, parks, lakes, coasts, and mountains for local-first day and weekend planning.

Themed collections

Theme-first discovery collections that include Zarasai — grouped by outdoor interest (mountains, lakes, coasts, forests, national parks) rather than geography.

Zarasai FAQ

Common questions about living in, visiting, working in, studying in and retiring to Zarasai, answered from the indexed cost-of-living, climate, safety, economy, education, healthcare and nearby-nature data on this profile.

Frequently asked questions about Zarasai

Is Zarasai worth visiting?

Zarasai has a high quality-of-life estimate (74/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, green space and cleanliness. Visitors can also reach nature such as Drūkšiai, Luodis and Avilys within weekend range.

What is it like to live in Zarasai?

Zarasai has a high quality-of-life estimate (74/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, green space and cleanliness. It indexes 74/100 for overall quality of life.

How much does it cost to live in Zarasai?

A single resident of Zarasai spends roughly €1,010 per month, with a one-bedroom rent near €534. Overall the city is around average cost for Lithuania. These are modelled estimates, not live quotes — verify locally.

What should I know about moving to Zarasai?

Plan for around-average living costs and check current rents before relocating. Zarasai is high for remote workers (70/100), based on connectivity, overall livability and day-to-day amenities.

What is the job market like in Zarasai?

Zarasai's labour market is moderate, with opportunities concentrated in tourism and hospitality, manufacturing and technology. Zarasai has a tourism-driven economy with strengths in tourism, hospitality and manufacturing.

Is Zarasai good for digital nomads and remote work?

Zarasai offers solid infrastructure and amenities for remote professionals, with a remote-work score of 67/100.

What are the education options in Zarasai?

Zarasai is a developing education base with a mix of universities and research activity in our dataset, spanning fields such as Mathematics, Engineering and Computer Science.

Is Zarasai a good place to study?

Zarasai offers a moderate student environment, supported by strong quality of life and good connectivity.

What is healthcare like in Zarasai?

Zarasai has a mixed healthcare profile, supported by hospitals, specialist services, and public-health infrastructure, with a healthcare score of 56/100. Residents have solid access to healthcare across primary, specialist, and emergency care.

Is Zarasai a good place to retire?

Zarasai offers a combination of healthcare access, safety, and amenities that may appeal to retirees, with a retirement score of 61/100. Residents benefit from parks and green space and broad urban amenities and day-to-day services.

What is the climate like in Zarasai?

Zarasai has a subarctic climate, averaging about 4.2°C annually with roughly 680 mm of rain. The hottest month is Jul and the coldest Jan. The driest is typically Jan.

Is Zarasai a safe place to live?

Zarasai is estimated to be a generally safe city (71/100 in our safety index), with solid personal-safety indicators.

How easy is it to get around Zarasai?

Zarasai indexes a walkability score of 65 and a cycling score of 58 out of 100. Check the local operator for live transit routes and fares.

What nature and outdoor places are near Zarasai?

Nature destinations within about 170 km of Zarasai include Drūkšiai, Luodis and Avilys. Each is linked with its official source on the profile.

Is Zarasai good for families?

Zarasai scores high for family living (76/100), helped by education access, parks and green space and healthcare.

What outdoor activities are there around Zarasai?

Zarasai rates 52/100 for outdoor lifestyle and 95/100 for green space. Nearby nature such as Drūkšiai, Luodis and Avilys supports day hikes, water activities and weekend trips.

Interpretation

Use the Zarasai profile to compare affordability, livability, and economic indicators against other indexed cities in Lithuania and across Baltic Europe, and to explore nearby nature and weekend destinations. Its standout dimensions are safety (76/100) and internet speed (76/100). The area most worth watching is cost of living (58/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.

Country context is available on the Lithuania country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Zarasai appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.

Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.

Sources

4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.