Living in Soběslav

In Soběslav, unemployment is 4.3% (2024).

At the end of 2024, Soběslav had a population of 7,070. The city faced an unemployment rate of 4.27% at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0720 sources

Population7,070people31 Dec 2024Official source · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR

Median gross salary (region)1,711EUR/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 rate4.27%country median 4.1% — 4% aboveOfficial source · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR

Recorded crime1,105incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · KROK Database — 2025 open data

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

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 Soběslav.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

At the end of 2021, the dwelling count totalled 3,505.

No city-level rent figure is published for Soběslav. 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 citiesSoběslav 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 internet¹⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	12.32 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	O2 Datamanie 10GB¹¹Official · national market
Dwellings	3,505 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)¹Official

Is Soběslav a good place to live?

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Remote worker52%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 41–63%

Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on education · range 50–70%

Student50%strong on safety, weak on education · range 38–62%

Family55%strong on family, weak on education · range 43–67%

Retirement53%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 39–67%

Work and income

At the end of 2021, employment in Soběslav reached 3,215.

What is the unemployment rate in Soběslav?

The unemployment rate is about 4.3 % (2024).

Unemployment rate: 4.27 % · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR⁴

Unemployment across cities in CzechiaUnemployment in Soběslav is 4.3%. 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

Soběslav 4.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,885 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	MPSV/ISPV RSCP MZS-M0, 2025 — Jihočeský kraj, wage sphere⁹Official · regional context
People in employment	3,215 people	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)²Official
Median gross salary (regional)	1,711 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 region¹³Official · county
Unemployment rate	4.27 %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 Soběslav. 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

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

Safety

How safe is Soběslav?

Police recorded about 1,105 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 data⁷

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	1,105 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	KROK Database — 2025 open data⁷Official · county

Mobility and administration

Soběslav was 41 km from its nearest major airport.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Distance to the nearest major airport	41 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹²Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	JCL	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹²Official

Language courses and integration

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

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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

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Soběslav.

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Climate and air quality

Soběslav's monthly mean temperatures were −3°C in January and 19°C in July.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 11.3 · Feb 14.81 · Mar 20.01 · Apr 25.06 · May 28.53 · Jun 34.93 · Jul 35.82 · Aug 36.5 · Sep 33.13 · Oct 24.31 · Nov 18.19 · Dec 10.99 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁰Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -28.65 · Feb -22.08 · Mar -16.2 · Apr -8.77 · May -4.12 · Jun 2.86 · Jul 6.81 · Aug 5.24 · Sep -0.13 · Oct -8.17 · Nov -11.62 · Dec -20.51 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁰Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -3.01 · Feb -1.61 · Mar 2.49 · Apr 7.98 · May 12.64 · Jun 16.84 · Jul 19.01 · Aug 18.62 · Sep 13.48 · Oct 8.09 · Nov 3.06 · Dec -1.37 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁰Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

The female population of Soběslav was 3,529. The male population of Soběslav was 3,272.

How many people live in Soběslav?

The published population was 7,070 people in 2024. Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR⁴

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Female residents	3,529 people	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)³Official
Male residents	3,272 people	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)³Official
Population	7,070 people	31 Dec 2024	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR⁴Official

International community in Soběslav

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	6,801	100.0%
Česká republika	6,674	98.1%
Vietnamská socialistická republika	53	0.8%
Ukrajina	29	0.4%
Slovenská republika	17	0.2%
Dvojí občanství	6	0.1%
Maďarská republika	4	0.1%
Spojené státy americké	3	0.0%
Nezjištěno	3	0.0%
Rumunsko	2	0.0%
Španělské království	2	0.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Bulharská republika	1	0.0%
Běloruská republika	1	0.0%
Rakouská republika	1	0.0%
Litevská republika	1	0.0%
Filipínská republika	1	0.0%
Polská republika	1	0.0%
Republika Srbsko	1	0.0%
Tuniská republika	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	6,801	100.0%
Česká celkem	4,419	65.0%
Slovenská celkem	44	0.6%
Vietnamská celkem	36	0.5%
Ukrajinská celkem	21	0.3%
Moravská celkem	16	0.2%
Jiná celkem	13	0.2%
Evropská celkem	10	0.1%
Maďarská celkem	5	0.1%
Romská celkem	5	0.1%
Španělská celkem	5	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Americká (USA) celkem	4	0.1%
Československá celkem	2	0.0%
Německá celkem	2	0.0%
Polská celkem	2	0.0%
Rakouská celkem	2	0.0%
Slezská celkem	2	0.0%
Švýcarská celkem	2	0.0%
Židovská celkem	2	0.0%
Anglická celkem	1	0.0%
Arménská celkem	1	0.0%
Britská celkem	1	0.0%
Bulharská celkem	1	0.0%
Ruská celkem	1	0.0%
Srbská 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	3,356 people	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)²Official

Alternatives for people set on Soběslav

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.

Veselí nad Lužnicí as a Soběslav alternative in the same region

9 km away, better on 1 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Unemployment: 3.8% Veselí nad Lužnicí vs 4.3% Soběslav−12%
Residents: 6,515 Veselí nad Lužnicí vs 7,070 Soběslav−8%
Median gross pay, region: €1,711 Veselí nad Lužnicí vs €1,711 Soběslavsame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,105 Veselí nad Lužnicí vs 1,105 Soběslavsame level

Full comparison More about Veselí nad Lužnicí

Zlín as a Soběslav alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 214 km, better on 1 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Residents: 74,684 Zlín vs 7,070 Soběslav+956%
Unemployment: 3.1% Zlín vs 4.3% Soběslav−28%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,090 Zlín vs 1,105 Soběslavsame level
Median gross pay, region: €1,703 Zlín vs €1,711 Soběslavsame level

Full comparison More about Zlín

Cities near Soběslav

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

Veselí nad Lužnicí 8.6 km away

Rent: 8.64 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-12-31

Sezimovo Ústí 14.1 km away

Rent: 8.02 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-12-31

Alternative cities in Czechia

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Sezimovo Ústí7,097 residents Napajedla7,043 residents Moravské Budějovice7,098 residents Broumov7,108 residents Letovice7,124 residents Nýřany6,991 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Soběslav 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; Soběslav'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 many people live in Soběslav?

The published population was 7,070 people in 2024. Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR.

How safe is Soběslav?

What is the unemployment rate in Soběslav?

The unemployment rate is about 4.3 % (2024). Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR.

What is the typical salary around Soběslav?

The median gross salary is 1,711 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 Soběslav a good place to live?

Soběslav 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 Soběslav?

Veselí nad Lužnicí, Sezimovo Ústí, Tábor, Týn nad Vltavou, Jindřichův Hradec are near Soběslav. 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 Soběslav?

The official citizenship distribution records 6,674 people (98.1%) 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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  title = {Soběslav, Czechia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {04bc58af889b689fe688b8f716db9cf9},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/cz/sobeslav/},
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}

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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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