Living in Menen
In Menen, the median rent tenants pay is €650 a month (2025).
Menen numbered 34,585 residents at the end of 2025. Foreign residents numbered 5,047 at the end of 2025. Annual PM2.5 in the air was 10 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.
More recorded crime than 79% of Belgian cities that publish it and dirtier air than any other Belgian city that publishes it.
Which Belgium-wide rules apply when you move to Menen?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 59.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Proximus Internet Go6Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 49.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Proximus Mobile Maxi7Official · national market |
| Median monthly rent | 650 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2025 | Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP501Official |
Is Menen 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Menen?
The unemployment rate is about 5.7 % (2011).
- Unemployment rate: 5.65 % · bestat.statbel.fgov.be2
Menen 5.7%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average gross earnings | 4,028 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-20228Official · regional context |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 3,711 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-20229Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 5.65 %country median 5.3% | 31 Dec 2011 | bestat.statbel.fgov.be2Official |
What does a salary buy in Menen?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
| Each month | € |
|---|---|
| Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions. | €2,487 |
| Rentmedian rent of a whole dwelling · official · Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50 · 2025-12-31 | − €650 |
| Internet€60 · official · Proximus Internet Go · 2026-09-30 | − €60 |
| Mobile plan€50 · official · Proximus Mobile Maxi · 2026-09-30 | − €50 |
| Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities | — |
| Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish | €1,727 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Menen. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Actiris — Public employment service
Le Forem — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Menen. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Menen?
Police recorded about 7,000 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Tableau des statistiques de faits criminels par commune, 202512
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 7,000 incidents per 100,000country median 5,167 | 31 Dec 2025 | Tableau des statistiques de faits criminels par commune, 202512Official |
Mobility and administration
Menen's nearest airport was OST, 48 km away and offered 1 direct destinations.
Climate and air quality
Is the air quality good in Menen?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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 (EEA)3
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 10 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency (EEA)3Official · nearest-station reading |
Population and city profile
How many people live in Menen?
The published population was 34,585 people in 2025. Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office)10
By nationality
National passport85.4%Foreign residents14.6%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
Alternatives for people set on Menen
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.
Roeselare as a Menen alternative in the same region
18 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Unemployment: 4.0% Roeselare vs 5.7% Menen−30%
- Residents: 66,888 Roeselare vs 34,585 Menen+93%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,852 Roeselare vs 7,000 Menenno percentage
- Annual PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³ Roeselare vs 10.0 µg/m³ Menen−10%
- Foreign residents: 13.5% Roeselare vs 14.6% Menen−8%
- Median gross pay, region: €3,711 Roeselare vs €3,711 Menensame level
Jette as a Menen alternative in the same country
83 km away, better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Foreign residents: 26.8% Jette vs 14.6% Menen+83%
- Median gross pay, region: €4,340 Jette vs €3,711 Menen+17%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,221 Jette vs 7,000 Menenno percentage
Cities near Menen
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
- Rent
- 10.4 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2024-12-31
- Rent
- 725.5 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31
- Rent
- 11.9 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2024-12-31
- Rent
- 11.9 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2024-12-31
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- 770 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31
- Rent
- 10.4 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2024-12-31
- Rent
- 10.4 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2024-12-31
- Rent
- 11.9 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2024-12-31
Alternative cities in Belgium
Other cities in Belgium to compare with Menen, nearest in population first.
How does Menen compare?
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Menen in rankings
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Menen 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 guideSchool for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 5 to 18. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: OKAN/OKATN (onthaalonderwijs, reception education for foreign-mother-tongue newcomers). How to enrol a child (belgium.be).
A country-wide rule for Belgium; Menen'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 Menen?
The published population was 34,585 people in 2025. Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office).
Is the air quality good in Menen?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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 (EEA).
How safe is Menen?
Police recorded about 7,000 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Tableau des statistiques de faits criminels par commune, 2025.
What is the unemployment rate in Menen?
The unemployment rate is about 5.7 % (2011). Source: bestat.statbel.fgov.be.
What is the typical salary around Menen?
The median gross salary is 3,711 EUR/month. Source: Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022.
How many foreign residents live in Menen?
5,047 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Statbel (Statistics Belgium).
Is Menen a good place to live?
Menen 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 Menen?
Halluin, Wevelgem, Roncq, Neuville-en-Ferrain, Ledegem are near Menen. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
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- bestat.statbel.fgov.be bestat.statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-26
- European Environment Agency (EEA) air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-06
- OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
- OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
- Proximus Internet Go proximus.be · checked 2026-09-15
- Proximus Mobile Maxi proximus.be · checked 2026-09-15
- Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022 bestat.statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-09-23
- Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022 bestat.statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-09-23
- Statbel (Belgian statistical office) statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-04
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- Statbel (Statistics Belgium) statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-03
- Tableau des statistiques de faits criminels par commune, 2025 police.be · checked 2026-10-05
- www.observatoires-des-loyers.org observatoires-des-loyers.org · checked 2026-08-27
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
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