Living in Chomutov
In Chomutov, unemployment is 8.1% (2024).
The population of Chomutov totalled 46,771 at the end of 2024. Chomutov registered an unemployment rate of 8.09% at the end of 2024. The annual PM2.5 concentration measured 13 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.
Which Czechia-wide rules apply when you move to Chomutov?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
Chomutov counted 24,023 dwellings at the end of 2021.
No city-level rent figure is published for Chomutov. The available city-level cost figures remain below.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 16.44 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Vodafone fixed internet17Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 12.32 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | O2 Datamanie 10GB13Official · national market |
| Monthly transport pass | 31.14 EUR/month | 13 Sept 2026 | Dopravní podnik měst Chomutova a Jirkova a.s. (DPCHJ)8Official |
| Dwellings | 24,023 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)1Official |
Is Chomutov 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
Chomutov had 20,747 at the end of 2021.
What is the unemployment rate in Chomutov?
The unemployment rate is about 8.1 % (2024).
- Unemployment rate: 8.09 % · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR4
Chomutov 8.1%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average gross earnings | 1,923 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2025 | MPSV/ISPV RSCP MZS-M0, 2025 — Ústecký kraj, wage sphere12Official · regional context |
| People in employment | 20,747 people | 31 Dec 2021 | Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)2Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 1,777 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2025 | Structure of Earnings Survey 2025 — Table B1, Percentage of employees, time paid and gross monthly earnings by sex and by region16Official · county |
| Unemployment rate | 8.09 %country median 4.1% | 31 Dec 2024 | Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR4Official |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Chomutov. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Labour Office of the Czech Republic — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Chomutov. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Chomutov?
Police recorded about 1,734 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: KROK Database — 2025 open data10
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 1,734 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | KROK Database — 2025 open data10Official · county |
Mobility and administration
Chomutov's nearest airport was KLV, 46 km away and offered 3 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Chomutov. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Adaptation and integration courses “Welcome to the Czech Republic” — Civic Orientation
Refugee Facilities Administration of the Ministry of the Interior
For third-country nationals with qualifying long-term or permanent residence.
Centres for Support of Integration of Foreigners — counselling, language and sociocultural support — Welcome Program
Refugee Facilities Administration of the Ministry of the Interior
For foreigners legally residing in the Czech Republic, people granted international protection.
Climate and air quality
Is the air quality good in Chomutov?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 13 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency9
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
hours
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.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 13 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency9Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 2.4 · Feb 4.4 · Mar 9 · Apr 15.1 · May 19.5 · Jun 22.8 · Jul 25.1 · Aug 25 · Sep 19.6 · Oct 13.1 · Nov 6.8 · Dec 3.1 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -2.8 · Feb -2.3 · Mar 0.5 · Apr 3.8 · May 8.1 · Jun 11.6 · Jul 13.5 · Aug 13 · Sep 9.2 · Oct 5.1 · Nov 1.5 · Dec -1.7 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -0.2 · Feb 0.8 · Mar 4.3 · Apr 9.3 · May 13.8 · Jun 17.2 · Jul 19.1 · Aug 18.5 · Sep 13.7 · Oct 8.6 · Nov 4 · Dec 0.7 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI20Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 23.4 · Feb 16.7 · Mar 24.6 · Apr 25 · May 49.4 · Jun 58.7 · Jul 64.6 · Aug 55.6 · Sep 42.1 · Oct 32.1 · Nov 30.4 · Dec 30 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI21Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 46.9 · Feb 79.7 · Mar 122 · Apr 182.6 · May 208.3 · Jun 216.1 · Jul 229.2 · Aug 224.4 · Sep 157.8 · Oct 95 · Nov 44.3 · Dec 38.5 hours | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI22Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In Czechia: Brno ±1.0 °C. Elsewhere: Berlin (Germany) ±0.4 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±0.5 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±0.6 °C, Traunreut (Germany) ±0.6 °C, Traunstein (Germany) ±0.6 °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
The count of female residents in Chomutov was 23,563 at the end of 2021. At the end of 2021, Chomutov had 21,986 residents who were male.
How many people live in Chomutov?
The published population was 46,771 people in 2024. Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR4
International community in Chomutov
Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.
Citizenship
Population with usual residence; Census 2021; source indicator: Počet obyvatel s obvyklým pobytem · 2021 Census (2021-03-26)
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total population | 45,549 | 100.0% |
| Česká republika | 43,450 | 95.4% |
| Ukrajina | 610 | 1.3% |
| Vietnamská socialistická republika | 517 | 1.1% |
| Slovenská republika | 282 | 0.6% |
| Dvojí občanství | 160 | 0.4% |
| Rumunsko | 68 | 0.1% |
| Ruská federace | 64 | 0.1% |
| Polská republika | 44 | 0.1% |
| Nezjištěno | 44 | 0.1% |
| Bulharská republika | 32 | 0.1% |
Show 48 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Spolková republika Německo | 28 | 0.1% |
| Kyrgyzská republika | 26 | 0.1% |
| Mongolsko | 25 | 0.1% |
| Maďarská republika | 21 | 0.0% |
| Čínská lidová republika | 19 | 0.0% |
| Moldavská republika | 19 | 0.0% |
| Běloruská republika | 16 | 0.0% |
| Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska | 14 | 0.0% |
| Gruzie | 13 | 0.0% |
| Nepál | 10 | 0.0% |
| Španělské království | 7 | 0.0% |
| Italská republika | 6 | 0.0% |
| Republika Srbsko | 6 | 0.0% |
| Egyptská arabská republika | 6 | 0.0% |
| Tuniská republika | 5 | 0.0% |
| Turecká republika | 4 | 0.0% |
| Spojené státy americké | 4 | 0.0% |
| Řecká republika | 3 | 0.0% |
| Indická republika | 3 | 0.0% |
| Republika Kazachstán | 3 | 0.0% |
| Bosna a Hercegovina | 3 | 0.0% |
| Slovinská republika | 3 | 0.0% |
| Chorvatská republika | 2 | 0.0% |
| Ázerbájdžánská republika | 2 | 0.0% |
| Indonéská republika | 2 | 0.0% |
| Stát Izrael | 2 | 0.0% |
| Korejská republika | 2 | 0.0% |
| Pákistánská islámská republika | 2 | 0.0% |
| Syrská arabská republika | 2 | 0.0% |
| Albánská republika | 2 | 0.0% |
| Kolumbijská republika | 1 | 0.0% |
| Dánské království | 1 | 0.0% |
| Finská republika | 1 | 0.0% |
| Francouzská republika | 1 | 0.0% |
| Džibutská republika | 1 | 0.0% |
| Okupované palestinské území | 1 | 0.0% |
| Irácká republika | 1 | 0.0% |
| Japonsko | 1 | 0.0% |
| Islámská republika Afghánistán | 1 | 0.0% |
| Rakouská republika | 1 | 0.0% |
| Spojené státy mexické | 1 | 0.0% |
| Peruánská republika | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bolivijská republika | 1 | 0.0% |
| Švédské království | 1 | 0.0% |
| Thajské království | 1 | 0.0% |
| Republika Severní Makedonie | 1 | 0.0% |
| Republika Uzbekistán | 1 | 0.0% |
| bez státního občanství | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source6
Ancestry or ethnicity
Population with usual residence; Census 2021; source indicator: Počet obyvatel s obvyklým pobytem · 2021 Census (2021-03-26)
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total population | 45,549 | 100.0% |
| Česká celkem | 28,485 | 62.5% |
| Slovenská celkem | 766 | 1.7% |
| Ukrajinská celkem | 392 | 0.9% |
| Vietnamská celkem | 327 | 0.7% |
| Romská celkem | 289 | 0.6% |
| Německá celkem | 253 | 0.6% |
| Moravská celkem | 93 | 0.2% |
| Jiná celkem | 88 | 0.2% |
| Maďarská celkem | 87 | 0.2% |
| Ruská celkem | 77 | 0.2% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Československá celkem | 63 | 0.1% |
| Polská celkem | 55 | 0.1% |
| Evropská celkem | 54 | 0.1% |
| Rumunská celkem | 36 | 0.1% |
| Bulharská celkem | 25 | 0.1% |
| Moldavská celkem | 21 | 0.0% |
| Kyrgyzská celkem | 19 | 0.0% |
| Mongolská celkem | 19 | 0.0% |
| Čínská celkem | 18 | 0.0% |
| Rusínská celkem | 18 | 0.0% |
| Běloruská celkem | 11 | 0.0% |
| Řecká celkem | 10 | 0.0% |
| Americká (USA) celkem | 9 | 0.0% |
| Anglická celkem | 9 | 0.0% |
| Britská celkem | 9 | 0.0% |
| Gruzínská celkem | 8 | 0.0% |
| Srbská celkem | 8 | 0.0% |
| Španělská celkem | 8 | 0.0% |
| Francouzská celkem | 7 | 0.0% |
| Chorvatská celkem | 6 | 0.0% |
| Italská celkem | 6 | 0.0% |
| Turecká celkem | 6 | 0.0% |
| Kanadská celkem | 4 | 0.0% |
| Rakouská celkem | 4 | 0.0% |
| Švédská celkem | 4 | 0.0% |
| Albánská celkem | 3 | 0.0% |
| Australská celkem | 3 | 0.0% |
| Irská celkem | 3 | 0.0% |
| Japonská celkem | 3 | 0.0% |
| Slovinská celkem | 3 | 0.0% |
| Židovská celkem | 3 | 0.0% |
| Korejská celkem | 2 | 0.0% |
| Kurdská celkem | 2 | 0.0% |
| Slezská celkem | 2 | 0.0% |
| Arabská celkem | 1 | 0.0% |
| Arménská celkem | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bosenská (muslimská) celkem | 1 | 0.0% |
| Dánská celkem | 1 | 0.0% |
| Estonská celkem | 1 | 0.0% |
| Indická celkem | 1 | 0.0% |
| Kazašská celkem | 1 | 0.0% |
| Lotyšská celkem | 1 | 0.0% |
| Lužickosrbská celkem | 1 | 0.0% |
| Makedonská celkem | 1 | 0.0% |
| Nizozemská celkem | 1 | 0.0% |
| Palestinská celkem | 1 | 0.0% |
| Skotská celkem | 1 | 0.0% |
| Uzbecká celkem | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source5
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour force | 23,025 people | 31 Dec 2021 | Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)2Official |
Alternatives for people set on Chomutov
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.
Teplice as a Chomutov alternative in the same region
34 km away, better on 1 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Unemployment: 5.5% Teplice vs 8.1% Chomutov−32%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,910 Teplice vs 1,734 Chomutov+10%
- Residents: 50,912 Teplice vs 46,771 Chomutov+9%
- Median gross pay, region: €1,777 Teplice vs €1,777 Chomutovsame level
- Annual PM2.5: 13.0 µg/m³ Teplice vs 13.0 µg/m³ Chomutovsame level
Zlín as a Chomutov alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 334 km, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Unemployment: 3.1% Zlín vs 8.1% Chomutov−62%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,090 Zlín vs 1,734 Chomutov−37%
- Residents: 74,684 Zlín vs 46,771 Chomutov+60%
- Median gross pay, region: €1,703 Zlín vs €1,777 Chomutov−4%
- Annual PM2.5: 13.0 µg/m³ Zlín vs 13.0 µg/m³ Chomutovsame level
Cities near Chomutov
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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Alternative cities in Czechia
Other cities in Czechia to compare with Chomutov, nearest in population first.
How does Chomutov compare?
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Chomutov in rankings
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Chomutov 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 6 to 15. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Free Czech-language courses for foreigners (NPI cizinci.npi.cz portal + school adaptation support). How to enrol a child (msmt.gov.cz).
A country-wide rule for Czechia; Chomutov'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 Chomutov?
The published population was 46,771 people in 2024. Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR.
Is the air quality good in Chomutov?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 13 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.
How safe is Chomutov?
Police recorded about 1,734 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: KROK Database — 2025 open data.
What is the unemployment rate in Chomutov?
The unemployment rate is about 8.1 % (2024). Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR.
What is the typical salary around Chomutov?
The median gross salary is 1,777 EUR/month. Source: Structure of Earnings Survey 2025 — Table B1, Percentage of employees, time paid and gross monthly earnings by sex and by region.
How much is public transport in Chomutov?
A monthly transport pass is 31.14 EUR/month. Source: Dopravní podnik měst Chomutova a Jirkova a.s. (DPCHJ).
Is Chomutov a good place to live?
Chomutov 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 Chomutov?
Jirkov, Kadaň, Most, Žatec, Klášterec nad Ohří are near Chomutov. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people are in the Česká republika citizenship group in Chomutov?
The official citizenship distribution records 43,450 people (95.4%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census (2021-03-26). This is a citizenship measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Chomutov, Czechia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version bd22c3a9661759711361a5aaf19a6b0d]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/cz/chomutov/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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