Living in Negenmanneke

At the start of 2011, unemployment in Negenmanneke reached 5.34%. The annual PM2.5 concentration measured 7 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0716 sources

Median gross salary (region)3,711EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022

Median rent1,000EUR/month31 Dec 2025Municipality figureOfficial source · Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50

Unemployment rate5.34%1 Jan 2011Municipality figureIndependent source · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011

Recorded crime6,343incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Municipality figureOfficial source · Tableau des statistiques de faits criminels par commune, 2025

PM2.5, annual mean7µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency (EEA)

Which Belgium-wide rules apply when you move to Negenmanneke?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	59.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Proximus Internet Go¹¹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Proximus Mobile Maxi¹²Official · national market
Median monthly rent	1,000 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50¹Official · parent municipality

Is Negenmanneke a good place to live?

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Remote worker54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 39–69%

Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on education · range 45–71%

Student38%strong on cost, weak on education · range 24–52%

Family55%strong on family, weak on education · range 40–70%

Retirement55%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 40–70%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Negenmanneke?

The unemployment rate is about 5.3 % (January 2011).

Unemployment rate: 5.34 % · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011¹⁶

Unemployment across cities in BelgiumUnemployment in Negenmanneke is 5.3%. Of 509 cities with data, 160 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

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0–22–44–66–88–1010–1212–1414–1616–1818–2020–2222–2424–26

Negenmanneke 5.3%

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 2000-2022¹³Official · regional context
Median gross salary (regional)	3,711 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022¹⁴Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	5.34 %	1 Jan 2011	Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011¹⁶Independent · parent municipality

What does a salary buy in Negenmanneke?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,377of €2,487 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left 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	− €1,000
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	€1,377

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Public employment service

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

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Safety

How safe is Negenmanneke?

Police recorded about 6,343 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, 2025¹⁵

Recorded crime across major citiesNegenmanneke highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Brussels24,104

Liège17,918

Ixelles14,236

Charleroi14,026

Leuven12,730

Ghent12,110

Anderlecht11,116

Schaerbeek10,141

Molenbeek-Saint-Jean10,075

Hasselt9,031

Namur8,912

Brugge8,780

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	6,343 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Tableau des statistiques de faits criminels par commune, 2025¹⁵Official · parent municipality

Mobility and administration

Negenmanneke's nearest airport was BRU, 18 km away and offered 146 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	146 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁹Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	18 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁰Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	BRU	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁰Official

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 3.7°C in January and 18.7°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 75.5 mm in January and 76.9 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 59.1 hours in January and 203.2 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Negenmanneke?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 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)²

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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6°1°

7°2°

11°3°

15°6°

18°9°

21°12°

23°14°

20°11°

15°8°

10°5°

7°2°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

126

171

198

199

203

192

155

113

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hours

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.57WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in BelgiumAnnual PM2.5 in Negenmanneke is 7.0 µg/m³. Of 442 cities with data, 142 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

142

2–33–44–55–66–77–88–99–10

Negenmanneke 7.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	7 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency (EEA)²Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 6.1 · Feb 7.1 · Mar 10.9 · Apr 15 · May 18.4 · Jun 21.2 · Jul 23.2 · Aug 23 · Sep 19.5 · Oct 14.9 · Nov 9.9 · Dec 6.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 1.4 · Feb 1.5 · Mar 3.5 · Apr 6 · May 9.2 · Jun 12 · Jul 14.1 · Aug 13.9 · Sep 11.3 · Oct 8.1 · Nov 4.6 · Dec 2.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 3.7 · Feb 4.2 · Mar 7.1 · Apr 10.4 · May 13.9 · Jun 16.7 · Jul 18.7 · Aug 18.4 · Sep 15.2 · Oct 11.3 · Nov 7.2 · Dec 4.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 75.5 · Feb 65.1 · Mar 59.3 · Apr 46.7 · May 59.7 · Jun 70.8 · Jul 76.9 · Aug 86.5 · Sep 65.3 · Oct 67.8 · Nov 76.2 · Dec 87.4 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 59.1 · Feb 72.9 · Mar 125.8 · Apr 171.3 · May 198.3 · Jun 199.3 · Jul 203.2 · Aug 192.4 · Sep 154.5 · Oct 112.6 · Nov 65.8 · Dec 48.6 hours	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁸Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Belgium: Ghent ±0.3 °C. Elsewhere: Bochum (Germany) ±0.4 °C, Werl (Germany) ±0.8 °C, Baesweiler (Germany) ±0.3 °C, Geilenkirchen (Germany) ±0.3 °C, Juelich (Germany) ±0.3 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Alternatives for people set on Negenmanneke

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.

Forest as a Negenmanneke alternative in the same country

Better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Median gross pay, region: €4,340 Forest vs €3,711 Negenmanneke+17%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 13,100 (2024) Forest vs 6,343 (2025) Negenmannekeno percentage
Annual PM2.5: 7.0 µg/m³ Forest vs 7.0 µg/m³ Negenmannekesame level

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Negenmanneke 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.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

School 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; Negenmanneke's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Negenmanneke part of Mechelen?

Negenmanneke is in the published commuting zone of Mechelen; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Mechelen city profile

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Common questions

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Is the air quality good in Negenmanneke?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 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 Negenmanneke?

What is the unemployment rate in Negenmanneke?

The unemployment rate is about 5.3 % (January 2011). Source: Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011.

What is the typical salary around Negenmanneke?

The median gross salary is 3,711 EUR/month. Source: Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022.

Is Negenmanneke a good place to live?

Negenmanneke 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.

Is Negenmanneke part of Mechelen?

Negenmanneke is in the published commuting zone of Mechelen; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Negenmanneke, Belgium: rent, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version c92b321b4e111037ba954bac7866f20f]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/negenmanneke/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_negenmanneke-belgium-rent-salary-cost-of-living-jobs_fe9d09d6f2d7,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Negenmanneke, Belgium: rent, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {c92b321b4e111037ba954bac7866f20f},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/negenmanneke/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50 opendata.fin.belgium.be · checked 2026-09-23
European Environment Agency (EEA) air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-06
GISCO Urban Audit 2021 — Functional Urban Areas (URAU_RG_100K_2021_4326_FUA) GISCO Urban Audit 2021 · gisco-services.ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-09-19
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03

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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
Tableau des statistiques de faits criminels par commune, 2025 police.be · checked 2026-10-05
Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011 Statbel be.STAT · bestat.statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-07-26

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