Living in Mělník

In Mělník, unemployment is 3.7% (2024).

Mělník's population was 20,278 at the end of 2024. The city faced an unemployment rate of 3.73% at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 levels for Mělník stood at 11 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0729 sources

Population20,278people31 Dec 2024Official source · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR

Median gross salary (region)1,878EUR/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

Unemployment rate3.73%country median 4.1% — 9% belowOfficial source · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR

Recorded crime1,239incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · KROK Database — 2025 open data

PM2.5, annual mean11µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

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

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 Mělník.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

The city had 9,428 dwellings at the end of 2021.

No city-level rent figure is published for Mělník. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€16

Mobile plan, 10 GB€12

Net rent across major citiesMělník highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Jesenice€13.53

Čelákovice€12.51

Milovice€10.98

Studénka€8.97

Plzeň€5.92

Ostrava€4.83

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Klášterec nad Ohří€8.39

Prague€8.25

Krupka€8.10

Brno€7.50

Jirkov€7.49

Chodov€7.45

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	16.44 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Vodafone fixed internet¹⁶Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	12.32 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	O2 Datamanie 10GB¹¹Official · national market
Dwellings	9,428 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)¹Official

Is Mělník a good place to live?

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Remote worker61%strong on work, weak on housing · range 50–72%

Skilled employee66%strong on work, weak on education · range 56–76%

Student55%strong on cost, weak on education · range 43–67%

Family58%strong on family, weak on education · range 46–70%

Retirement55%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 41–69%

Work and income

At the end of 2021, employment in Mělník reached 9,738.

What is the unemployment rate in Mělník?

The unemployment rate is about 3.7 % (2024).

Unemployment rate: 3.73 % · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR⁴

Unemployment across cities in CzechiaUnemployment in Mělník is 3.7%. Of 279 cities with data, 72 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

1–22–33–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1112–13

Mělník 3.7%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	2,136 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	MPSV/ISPV RSCP MZS-M0, 2025 — Středočeský kraj, wage sphere¹⁰Official · regional context
People in employment	9,738 people	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)²Official
Median gross salary (regional)	1,878 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 region¹⁵Official · county
Unemployment rate	3.73 %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 Mělník. 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

Open the Czechia service overview

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

Safety

How safe is Mělník?

Police recorded about 1,239 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 data⁸

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	1,239 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	KROK Database — 2025 open data⁸Official · county

Mobility and administration

Mělník's nearest airport was PRG, 32 km away and offered 94 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	94 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹³Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	32 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	PRG	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Mělník. 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 Mělník.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Mělník?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency⁷

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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21°7°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

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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

PM2.511WHO 5 · EU 25

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	11 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 2.9 · Feb 5.1 · Mar 9.8 · Apr 16.2 · May 20.6 · Jun 23.9 · Jul 26.3 · Aug 26.4 · Sep 21 · Oct 14.4 · Nov 7.7 · Dec 3.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -3.5 · Feb -3 · Mar -0.8 · Apr 2.6 · May 7 · Jun 10.7 · Jul 12.6 · Aug 12.2 · Sep 8.4 · Oct 4.5 · Nov 1 · Dec -1.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 0 · Feb 1 · Mar 4.7 · Apr 10 · May 14.7 · Jun 18 · Jul 19.9 · Aug 19.4 · Sep 14.5 · Oct 9.2 · Nov 4.5 · Dec 1 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 23.9 · Feb 18.9 · Mar 27.5 · Apr 23.2 · May 53.6 · Jun 65.9 · Jul 70.8 · Aug 65.8 · Sep 41.2 · Oct 32.6 · Nov 28.6 · Dec 28.7 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 43.1 · Feb 75.2 · Mar 123.7 · Apr 193.7 · May 229.6 · Jun 230.6 · Jul 239.3 · Aug 231.5 · Sep 161.8 · Oct 97.2 · Nov 44 · Dec 36 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²¹Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Czechia: Brno ±1.0 °C. Elsewhere: Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±0.8 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±0.8 °C, Traunreut (Germany) ±0.9 °C, Traunstein (Germany) ±0.9 °C, Trostberg (Germany) ±0.9 °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

At the end of 2021, Mělník had 10,098 residents who were female. Mělník was home to 9,490 men at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Mělník?

The published population was 20,278 people in 2024. Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR⁴

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Female residents	10,098 people	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)³Official
Male residents	9,490 people	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)³Official
Population	20,278 people	31 Dec 2024	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR⁴Official

International community in Mělník

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	19,588	100.0%
Česká republika	18,740	95.7%
Ukrajina	491	2.5%
Slovenská republika	115	0.6%
Dvojí občanství	55	0.3%
Vietnamská socialistická republika	27	0.1%
Ruská federace	24	0.1%
Maďarská republika	21	0.1%
Nezjištěno	18	0.1%
Bulharská republika	15	0.1%
Polská republika	11	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Moldavská republika	7	0.0%
Rumunsko	7	0.0%
Spolková republika Německo	6	0.0%
Republika Srbsko	6	0.0%
Republika Kazachstán	5	0.0%
Alžírská lidová demokratická republika	3	0.0%
Okupované palestinské území	3	0.0%
Filipínská republika	3	0.0%
Spojené státy americké	3	0.0%
Běloruská republika	2	0.0%
Indická republika	2	0.0%
Mongolsko	2	0.0%
Portugalská republika	2	0.0%
Brazilská federativní republika	2	0.0%
Tuniská republika	2	0.0%
Egyptská arabská republika	2	0.0%
Kanada	1	0.0%
Finská republika	1	0.0%
Italská republika	1	0.0%
Jordánské hášimovské království	1	0.0%
Kyrgyzská republika	1	0.0%
Republika Černá Hora	1	0.0%
Arménská republika	1	0.0%
Nizozemské království	1	0.0%
Belgické království	1	0.0%
Bosna a Hercegovina	1	0.0%
Španělské království	1	0.0%
Turecká republika	1	0.0%
Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska	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	19,588	100.0%
Česká celkem	12,541	64.0%
Ukrajinská celkem	253	1.3%
Slovenská celkem	233	1.2%
Evropská celkem	53	0.3%
Jiná celkem	45	0.2%
Moravská celkem	45	0.2%
Československá celkem	36	0.2%
Ruská celkem	35	0.2%
Německá celkem	23	0.1%
Maďarská celkem	20	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Polská celkem	17	0.1%
Vietnamská celkem	14	0.1%
Romská celkem	11	0.1%
Bulharská celkem	8	0.0%
Chorvatská celkem	7	0.0%
Moldavská celkem	5	0.0%
Slezská celkem	4	0.0%
Švýcarská celkem	4	0.0%
Americká (USA) celkem	3	0.0%
Belgická celkem	3	0.0%
Italská celkem	3	0.0%
Mongolská celkem	3	0.0%
Portugalská celkem	3	0.0%
Syrská celkem	3	0.0%
Španělská celkem	3	0.0%
Indická celkem	2	0.0%
Kanadská celkem	2	0.0%
Rumunská celkem	2	0.0%
Rusínská celkem	2	0.0%
Židovská celkem	2	0.0%
Anglická celkem	1	0.0%
Australská celkem	1	0.0%
Bosenská (muslimská) celkem	1	0.0%
Britská celkem	1	0.0%
Černohorská celkem	1	0.0%
Kurdská celkem	1	0.0%
Litevská celkem	1	0.0%
Nizozemská celkem	1	0.0%
Řecká celkem	1	0.0%
Srbská celkem	1	0.0%
Turecká 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	10,284 people	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)²Official

Alternatives for people set on Mělník

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.

Zlín as a Mělník alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 261 km, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Residents: 74,684 Zlín vs 20,278 Mělník+268%
Unemployment: 3.1% Zlín vs 3.7% Mělník−18%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,090 Zlín vs 1,239 Mělník−12%
Median gross pay, region: €1,703 Zlín vs €1,878 Mělník−9%
Annual PM2.5: 13.0 µg/m³ Zlín vs 11.0 µg/m³ Mělník+18%

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Cities near Mělník

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

Štětí 13.4 km away

Rent: 9.38 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-12-31

Odolena Voda 13.8 km away

Rent: 11.31 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-12-31

Roztoky 22.0 km away

Rent: 13.45 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-12-31

Alternative cities in Czechia

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Mělník in rankings

#13 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in Czechia #18 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Czechia

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Mělník 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 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; Mělník's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Mělník part of Prague?

Mělník is identified as a satellite of Prague. It is about 33.6 km away by straight-line distance. Prague city profile

Relationship type: Satellite Of. Source¹²

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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 Mělník?

The published population was 20,278 people in 2024. Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR.

Is the air quality good in Mělník?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 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 Mělník?

What is the unemployment rate in Mělník?

The unemployment rate is about 3.7 % (2024). Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR.

What is the typical salary around Mělník?

The median gross salary is 1,878 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 Mělník a good place to live?

Mělník 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 Mělník part of Prague?

Mělník is identified as a satellite of Prague. It is about 33.6 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Mělník?

Neratovice, Štětí, Odolena Voda, Kralupy nad Vltavou, Roudnice nad Labem are near Mělník. 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 Mělník?

The official citizenship distribution records 18,740 people (95.7%) 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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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Mělník, Czechia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {d8389f90e7b7fbe3825778357ac0b0f8},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/cz/melnik/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Czech Statistical Office (CZSO) ancestry or ethnicity distribution csu.gov.cz · checked 2026-08-28
Czech Statistical Office (CZSO) citizenship distribution csu.gov.cz · checked 2026-08-28
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