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Living in Dobřany

In Dobřany, advertised rents for new lettings average €8.72 per m² a month (2026) and unemployment is 2.1% (2024).

Residents of Dobřany numbered 6,504 at the end of 2025. The city faced an unemployment rate of 2.13% at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 was 13 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0732 sources

Population6,504people31 Dec 2025Official source · Czech Statistical Office (CZSO)
Median gross salary (region)1,833EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Structure of Earnings Survey 2025 — Table B1, Percentage of employees, time paid and gross monthly earnings by sex and by region
Average net rent8.72EUR/m²/monthcountry median €8.58 — 2% aboveOfficial source · Ministerstvo financí ČR — Cenová mapa nájemního bydlení (kalkulačka tržního nájemného)
Unemployment rate2.13%country median 4.1% — 48% belowOfficial source · Ministerstvo práce a sociálních věcí České republiky
Recorded crime2,062incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · KROK Database — 2025 open data
PM2.5, annual mean13µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Which Czechia-wide rules apply when you move to Dobřany?

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 CzechiaNational rates and thresholds that apply in Dobřany.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

The dwelling count was 2,953 at the end of 2021.

How much does it cost to rent in Dobřany?

Average net cold rent is about 8.72 EUR/m² per month (2026), excluding heating and operating charges.

Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.

  • Average net rent (nettokalt): 8.72 EUR/m²/month · Ministerstvo financí ČR — Cenová mapa nájemního bydlení (kalkulačka tržního nájemného)15
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Dobřany recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€16
Mobile plan, 10 GB€12
Net rent across major citiesDobřany highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Dobřany highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Jesenice€13.53
Čelákovice€12.51
Milovice€10.98
Dobřany€8.72
Plzeň€5.92
Ostrava€4.83
Show the other 6 cities
Klášterec nad Ohří€8.39
Prague€8.25
Krupka€8.10
Brno€7.50
Jirkov€7.49
Chodov€7.45
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited16.44 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Vodafone fixed internet24Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB12.32 EUR/month30 Sept 2026O2 Datamanie 10GB19Official · national market
Dwellings2,953 dwellings31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)3Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)8.72 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €8.5831 Dec 2026Ministerstvo financí ČR — Cenová mapa nájemního bydlení (kalkulačka tržního nájemného)15Official

Is Dobřany 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.

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Remote worker53%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 43–63%
Skilled employee62%strong on work, weak on education · range 53–71%
Student47%strong on safety, weak on education · range 36–58%
Family59%strong on family, weak on education · range 48–70%
Retirement50%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 37–63%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 523 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 8.72 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.

Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.

Source period: 2026

Work and income

At the end of 2021, employment in Dobřany reached 3,282.

What is the unemployment rate in Dobřany?

The unemployment rate is about 2.1 % (2024-12).

  • Unemployment rate: 2.13 % · Ministerstvo práce a sociálních věcí České republiky16
Unemployment across cities in CzechiaUnemployment in Dobřany is 2.1%. Of 279 cities with data, 72 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings1,998 EUR/month31 Dec 2025MPSV/ISPV RSCP MZS-M0, 2025 — Plzeňský kraj, wage sphere17Official · regional context
People in employment3,282 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)4Official
Median gross salary (regional)1,833 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Structure of Earnings Survey 2025 — Table B1, Percentage of employees, time paid and gross monthly earnings by sex and by region23Official · county
Unemployment rate2.13 %country median 4.1%31 Dec 2024Ministerstvo práce a sociálních věcí České republiky16Official

What does a salary buy in Dobřany?

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

regional median gross pay: €1,833 (Structure of Earnings Survey 2025, 2025-12-31).
Left over each month€897of €1,450 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.€1,450
Rent, 60 m²€8.72/m² · official · Ministerstvo financí ČR · 2026-12-31− €523
Internet€16 · official · Vodafone fixed internet · 2026-09-30− €16
Mobile plan€12 · official · O2 Datamanie 10GB · 2026-09-30− €12
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€897
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Dobřany Salary needed to live in Dobřany

Public employment service

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

Country-level information

Labour Office of the Czech Republic — Public employment service

Úřad práce České republiky

Job SearchRegistration
Register Search jobs
Open the Czechia service overview

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

Safety

How safe is Dobřany?

Police recorded about 2,062 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 data14

MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,062 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025KROK Database — 2025 open data14Official · county

Mobility and administration

Dobřany's nearest airport was KLV, 67 km away and offered 3 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport3 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights21Official
Distance to the nearest major airport67 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports22Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)KLV3 Aug 2026OurAirports22Official

Language courses and integration

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

Country-level information

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.

CzechIn PersonCo-payment
Open official information

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.

CzechIn Person, OnlineFree
Open official information
Open the full Czechia section
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Dobřany.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Dobřany?

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.

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

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean13 µg/m³31 Dec 2024European Environment Agency9Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 10.54 · Feb 13.35 · Mar 19.72 · Apr 26.18 · May 28.59 · Jun 33.13 · Jul 35.22 · Aug 36.37 · Sep 32.41 · Oct 23.83 · Nov 18.33 · Dec 11.93 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center18Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -25.1 · Feb -20.65 · Mar -20.2 · Apr -9.01 · May -3.27 · Jun 1.83 · Jul 5.98 · Aug 4.72 · Sep -0.38 · Oct -7.56 · Nov -10.59 · Dec -18.86 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center18Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by monthJan -2.83 · Feb -1.71 · Mar 2.43 · Apr 7.71 · May 12.3 · Jun 16.44 · Jul 18.61 · Aug 18.23 · Sep 13.28 · Oct 7.97 · Nov 2.75 · Dec -1.32 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center18Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

At the end of 2021, Dobřany had 3,408 residents who were female. The male population of Dobřany was 3,563.

How many people live in Dobřany?

The published population was 6,504 people in January 2025. Source: Czech Statistical Office (CZSO)6

MetricValuePeriodSource
Female residents3,408 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)5Official
Male residents3,563 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)5Official
Population6,504 people31 Dec 2025Czech Statistical Office (CZSO)6Official

International community in Dobřany

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 groupPeopleShare
Total population6,971100.0%
Česká republika6,72496.5%
Ukrajina831.2%
Slovenská republika610.9%
Dvojí občanství270.4%
Vietnamská socialistická republika200.3%
Nezjištěno130.2%
Rumunsko120.2%
Běloruská republika50.1%
Polská republika50.1%
Ruská federace40.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Spolková republika Německo30.0%
Syrská arabská republika30.0%
Bulharská republika20.0%
Maďarská republika20.0%
Moldavská republika20.0%
Chorvatská republika10.0%
Italská republika10.0%
Republika Kazachstán10.0%
Republika Severní Makedonie10.0%
Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source8

Ancestry or ethnicity

Population with usual residence; Census 2021; source indicator: Počet obyvatel s obvyklým pobytem · 2021 Census (2021-03-26)

Published groupPeopleShare
Total population6,971100.0%
Česká celkem4,45563.9%
Slovenská celkem821.2%
Ukrajinská celkem580.8%
Německá celkem290.4%
Vietnamská celkem180.3%
Moravská celkem130.2%
Romská celkem120.2%
Maďarská celkem100.1%
Ruská celkem90.1%
Polská celkem80.1%
Show 13 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Evropská celkem70.1%
Jiná celkem70.1%
Moldavská celkem70.1%
Rumunská celkem70.1%
Československá celkem60.1%
Běloruská celkem40.1%
Bulharská celkem40.1%
Italská celkem30.0%
Britská celkem10.0%
Francouzská celkem10.0%
Chorvatská celkem10.0%
Makedonská celkem10.0%
Rakouská celkem10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source7

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Labour force3,515 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)4Official

Alternatives for people set on Dobřany

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.

Cities near Dobřany

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

Plzeň Satellite · 11.6 km away
Rent
5.92 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2017-12-31
Starý Plzenec 13.8 km away
Rent
10.2 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-12-31
Třemošná 19.3 km away
Rent
8.76 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-12-31

Alternative cities in Czechia

Other cities in Czechia to compare with Dobřany, nearest in population first.

All Czechia cities
Veselí nad Lužnicí6,515 residentsDobruška6,532 residentsOdolena Voda6,547 residentsKraslice6,432 residentsMníšek pod Brdy6,432 residentsStaré Město6,585 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Dobřany 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 guide
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

School 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; Dobřany's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Dobřany part of Plzeň?

Dobřany is identified as a satellite of Plzeň. It is about 10.2 km away by straight-line distance. Plzeň city profile

Relationship type: Satellite Of. Source20

Which comparable places record less crime than Dobřany?

82 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than Dobřany in this strictly source-matched cohort.

Dobřany: 1,491.8 published selected criminal delicts/100k residents (2024).

Lomnice nad Popelkou — 496.9 published selected criminal delicts/100k residents2024Zubří — 522.6 published selected criminal delicts/100k residents2024Nová Paka — 529.8 published selected criminal delicts/100k residents2024Třemošná — 554.3 published selected criminal delicts/100k residents2024Hradec nad Moravicí — 674.6 published selected criminal delicts/100k residents2024Dolní Lutyně — 677.3 published selected criminal delicts/100k residents2024Bystřice — 683.6 published selected criminal delicts/100k residents2024Týnec nad Sázavou — 699.7 published selected criminal delicts/100k residents2024

Only the same source family, offence definition, period, grain and denominator method are compared. This is recorded crime, not a claim about personal safety. Official source11

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Common questions

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

How many people live in Dobřany?

The published population was 6,504 people in January 2025. Source: Czech Statistical Office (CZSO).

How much does it cost to rent in Dobřany?

Average net cold rent is about 8.72 EUR/m² per month (2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 610 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Ministerstvo financí ČR — Cenová mapa nájemního bydlení (kalkulačka tržního nájemného).

Is the air quality good in Dobřany?

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 Dobřany?

Police recorded about 2,062 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 Dobřany?

The unemployment rate is about 2.1 % (2024-12). Source: Ministerstvo práce a sociálních věcí České republiky.

What is the typical salary around Dobřany?

The median gross salary is 1,833 EUR/month. Source: Structure of Earnings Survey 2025 — Table B1, Percentage of employees, time paid and gross monthly earnings by sex and by region.

Is Dobřany a good place to live?

Dobřany 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 Dobřany part of Plzeň?

Dobřany is identified as a satellite of Plzeň. It is about 10.2 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Dobřany?

Plzeň, Nýřany, Přeštice, Starý Plzenec, Třemošná are near Dobřany. 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 Dobřany?

The official citizenship distribution records 6,724 people (96.5%) 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.

Which comparable places record less crime than Dobřany?

82 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than Dobřany in this strictly source-matched cohort. The comparison uses Policie ČR Mapy kriminality municipal 2024 + CZSO population municipalities 1 January 2024, period 2024, and does not compare across incompatible police definitions.

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