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Living in Kreuzlingen

In Kreuzlingen, unemployment is 2.5% (2022).

Kreuzlingen is a city in Switzerland, with a population of 23,407 at the end of 2024. The resident counts list 9,997 Swiss permanent residents and 300 non-permanent residents at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2429 sources

Population23,407people31 Dec 2024Official source · Switzerland official denominator source
Median gross salary (region)6,952EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch
Average net rent15.64EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton)
Unemployment rate2.5%country median 2.3% — 9% aboveOfficial source · Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO
Recorded crime5,703incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik (PKS) 2025, tables T3/T8/T9

Which Switzerland-wide rules apply when you move to Kreuzlingen?

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

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in SwitzerlandNational rates and thresholds that apply in Kreuzlingen.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Kreuzlingen recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€71
Mobile plan, 10 GB€56
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited70.68 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Swisscom blue Internet S13Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB56.03 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Salt Swiss 10GB9Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)15.64 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2024Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton)4Official · regional context

Is Kreuzlingen a good place to live?

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Remote worker65%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 54–76%
Skilled employee70%strong on work, weak on education · range 60–80%
Student41%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 29–53%
Family64%strong on family, weak on education · range 52–76%
Retirement55%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 41–69%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About €938 a month in cold rent, from the published average of 15.64 EUR/m²/month. Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.

How international is the population?

57.3% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 13,410 of 23,407 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in SwitzerlandUnemployment in Kreuzlingen is 2.5%. Of 176 cities with data, 52 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)6,952 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch20Official
Unemployment rate2.5 %country median 2.3%31 Dec 2022Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO1Official

What does a salary buy in Kreuzlingen?

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

regional median gross pay: €6,952 (pxweb.bfs.admin.ch, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€4,771of €5,836 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; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€5,836
Rent, 60 m²€15.64/m² · official · Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton) · 2024-12-31− €938
Internet€71 · official · Swisscom blue Internet S · 2026-09-30− €71
Mobile plan€56 · official · Salt Swiss 10GB · 2026-09-30− €56
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€4,771
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Kreuzlingen Salary needed to live in Kreuzlingen

Public employment service

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

Country-level information

arbeit.swiss — Public employment service

State Secretariat for Economic Affairs / public employment service

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Kreuzlingen. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesKreuzlingen highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Kreuzlingen highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Solothurn25,779
Bern20,196
Interlaken18,896
Olten15,369
Kloten13,097
St. Gallen9,783
Winterthur7,988
Muri bei Bern5,389
Wetzikon (ZH)4,048
Küsnacht (ZH)3,718
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents5,703 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik (PKS) 2025, tables T3/T8/T98Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport2 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights5Official
Nearest airportACH3 Aug 2026OurAirports6Official
Distance to nearest airport34 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports6Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Kreuzlingen. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Cantonal integration programmes — Newcomer Adaptation

SEM and cantons

For migrants, refugees.

German, French, ItalianIn Person
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fide language promotion system — State Language Course

State Secretariat for Migration (SEM)

For adult migrants.

German, French, ItalianIn Person, Online
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Kreuzlingen.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average daytime high by monthJan 3.4 · Feb 5 · Mar 10.1 · Apr 14.7 · May 19.1 · Jun 22.6 · Jul 24.5 · Aug 24.1 · Sep 19.2 · Oct 13.7 · Nov 7.6 · Dec 4 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI15Official
Average night-time low by monthJan -1.6 · Feb -1.5 · Mar 1.3 · Apr 4.2 · May 8.6 · Jun 12.2 · Jul 13.9 · Aug 13.8 · Sep 10.3 · Oct 6.6 · Nov 2.3 · Dec -0.7 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI16Official
Average temperature by monthJan 1 · Feb 1.6 · Mar 5.5 · Apr 9.4 · May 13.7 · Jun 17.4 · Jul 19.1 · Aug 18.6 · Sep 14.4 · Oct 9.9 · Nov 5 · Dec 1.8 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI17Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 54.6 · Feb 52.7 · Mar 59.6 · Apr 65.1 · May 100.3 · Jun 110 · Jul 107.9 · Aug 108 · Sep 79.3 · Oct 70.9 · Nov 67.3 · Dec 74.8 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official
Average sunshine by monthJan 44.4 · Feb 74.8 · Mar 140.8 · Apr 182 · May 201.4 · Jun 218.1 · Jul 237.5 · Aug 217.4 · Sep 157.3 · Oct 91.8 · Nov 47.6 · Dec 36.5 hours31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official

Similar climate. In Switzerland: Zürich ±0.3 °C. Elsewhere: Berlin (Germany) ±0.4 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±0.6 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±0.7 °C, Traunreut (Germany) ±0.7 °C, Traunstein (Germany) ±0.7 °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.

Population and city profile

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents555.8 cars/1000 residents31 Dec 2024Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS12Official
City area11.53 km²2017Exact BFS Arealstatistik municipality area: sum of exhaustive NOAS top-level categories 1-4, PERIOD=A4 (2013-2018), FJ=2017, municipality REGION state 2025-01-01; hectares converted to km².3Official
Foreign non-permanent residents300 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20247Official
Foreign residents13,410 people31 Dec 2024Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024.10Official
Non-permanent residents300 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20247Official
Population density2,030 people/km²31 Dec 2024Reproducible density from BFS STATPOP permanent population at 31.12.2024 divided by the exact official BFS municipality area denominator (2013-2018; FJ=2017; area observed_at=2017).3Official
Population23,407 people31 Dec 2024Switzerland official denominator source14Official
Swiss non-permanent residents0 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20247Official
Swiss permanent residents9,997 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20247Official

International community in Kreuzlingen

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published groupPeopleShare
Place of birth - total23,550100.0%
Abroad13,42057.0%
In Switzerland10,13043.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source11

Country of birth

Non-permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published groupPeopleShare
Place of birth - total351100.0%
Abroad34598.3%
In Switzerland61.7%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source11

Citizenship

Non-permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published groupPeopleShare
Citizenship - total351100.0%
Germany9226.2%
Afghanistan8022.8%
Somalia3510.0%
Ukraine288.0%
Italy226.3%
Türkiye154.3%
Algeria123.4%
Eritrea61.7%
Austria51.4%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Spain41.1%
Ethiopia41.1%
Poland30.9%
Portugal30.9%
Croatia30.9%
Kosovo30.9%
Georgia30.9%
France20.6%
Romania20.6%
Hungary20.6%
Czechia20.6%
North Macedonia20.6%
Latvia20.6%
Morocco20.6%
China20.6%
Iran20.6%
No indication10.3%
Russia10.3%
Djibouti10.3%
Guinea10.3%
Senegal10.3%
Sudan10.3%
Tunisia10.3%
Honduras10.3%
Canada10.3%
Sri Lanka10.3%
Iraq10.3%
Jordan10.3%
Mongolia10.3%
Pakistan10.3%
Syria10.3%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source11

Alternatives for people set on Kreuzlingen

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.

Weinfelden as a Kreuzlingen alternative in the same region

10 km away, better on 1 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Unemployment: 1.8% Weinfelden vs 2.5% Kreuzlingen−28%
  • Residents: 12,504 Weinfelden vs 23,407 Kreuzlingen−47%
  • Nearest airport: 36.0 km Weinfelden vs 34.0 km Kreuzlingen+6%
  • Rent: €15.64/m² Weinfelden vs €15.64/m² Kreuzlingensame level
  • Median gross pay, region: €6,952 Weinfelden vs €6,952 Kreuzlingensame level
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,703 Weinfelden vs 5,703 Kreuzlingensame level
Full comparisonMore about Weinfelden

Luzern as a Kreuzlingen alternative in the same country

93 km away, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 86,234 Luzern vs 23,407 Kreuzlingen+268%
  • Unemployment: 1.7% Luzern vs 2.5% Kreuzlingen−32%
  • Rent: €17.56/m² (2021) Luzern vs €15.64/m² (2024) Kreuzlingenno percentage
  • Nearest airport: 5.0 km Luzern vs 34.0 km Kreuzlingen−85%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 12,894 Luzern vs 5,703 Kreuzlingenno percentage
  • Median gross pay, region: €7,445 Luzern vs €6,952 Kreuzlingen+7%
Full comparisonMore about Luzern

Cities near Kreuzlingen

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Konstanz Germany · 2.0 km away
Rent
9.93 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Meersburg Germany · 8.9 km away
Rent
9.29 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Überlingen Germany · 13.5 km away
Rent
8.93 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Switzerland

Other cities in Switzerland to compare with Kreuzlingen, nearest in population first.

All Switzerland cities
Nyon23,351 residentsBaden23,853 residentsAarau22,710 residentsRiehen22,534 residentsCarouge (GE)22,488 residentsBülach24,508 residents

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Kreuzlingen in rankings

#25 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Switzerland

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Kreuzlingen under the national coverage rules.

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 4 to 15, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Einführungsklassen / integrative DaZ-Sprachförderung (per canton). How to enrol a child (edk.ch).

A country-wide rule for Switzerland; Kreuzlingen's school authority applies it locally.

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

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How much does it cost to rent in Kreuzlingen?

Average net cold rent is 15.64 EUR/m²/month, excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about €1,095 a month before utilities. Source: Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton).

What is the typical salary around Kreuzlingen?

The median gross salary is 6,952 EUR/month. Source: www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch.

What is the unemployment rate in Kreuzlingen?

The unemployment rate is 2.5 %. Source: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO.

How safe is Kreuzlingen?

Police recorded 5,703 incidents per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik (PKS) 2025, tables T3/T8/T9.

How many people live in Kreuzlingen?

The published population is 23,407 people. Source: Switzerland official denominator source.

How many foreign residents live in Kreuzlingen?

13,410 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024..

Is Kreuzlingen a good place to live?

Kreuzlingen 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 Kreuzlingen?

Konstanz, Tägerwilen, Meersburg, Weinfelden, Überlingen are near Kreuzlingen. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Place of birth - total live in Kreuzlingen?

The official country of birth distribution records 23,550 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2025-12-31. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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  8. Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik (PKS) 2025, tables T3/T8/T9 dam-api.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-09-24
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