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Living in Bamberg

In Bamberg, rents across existing tenancies average €7.66 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 4.6% (2024).

Bamberg had 77,150 residents at the end of 2024 and is a city in Germany. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €13.37 per m² per month in June 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-1939 sources

Population77,150people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Median gross salary (region)4,000EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)
Average net rent7.66EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 32% aboveOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)
Unemployment rate4.6%country median 5.1% — 10% belowOfficial source · Arbeitslosenquoten — Länder, Kreise und Gemeinden, Gesamt, 2024 annual average
Recorded crime11,095incidents per 100,000country median 9,397 — 18% aboveOfficial source · Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG)
PM2.5, annual mean7.84µg/m³country median 8.0 — 2% belowOfficial source · Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.

Pricier rent than 87% of German cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 66% of German cities that publish it and cleaner air than 67% of German cities that publish it.

Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Bamberg?

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Bamberg?

Average net cold rent is 7.66 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), 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): 7.66 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)8
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Bamberg recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50
Internet, 60 Mbps€49
Net rent across major citiesBamberg highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Bamberg highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38
Hamburg€9.94
Stuttgart€9.72
Bamberg€7.66
Leipzig€6.27
Dortmund€6.00
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Augsburg€9.10
Mannheim€9.09
Berlin€7.71
Dresden€7.20
Bielefeld€6.72
Duisburg€6.66
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited48.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps20Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB49.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telekom MagentaMobil M27Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)7.66 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.8115 May 2022Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)8Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate13.37 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Bamberg39Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Bamberg 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 safety · range 45–61%
Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on education · range 50–66%
Student52%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 43–61%
Family44%strong on family, weak on education · range 36–52%
Retirement50%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 41–59%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 460 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7.66 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: May 2022

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 4.6% in 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Bamberg?

The unemployment rate is 4.6 % (2024). Source: Arbeitslosenquoten — Länder, Kreise und Gemeinden, Gesamt, 2024 annual average1

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Bamberg is 4.6%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability25.71 %31 Dec 2025data.bundesnetzagentur.de6Official
Gigabit broadband availability94.52 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas5Official
Median gross salary (regional)4,000 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)2Official · regional context
Unemployment rate4.6 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Arbeitslosenquoten — Länder, Kreise und Gemeinden, Gesamt, 2024 annual average1Official
Unemployment rate over time12 published observations, 2011–2025

Unemployment rate rose 12.6% between 2011 and 2025, from 4.4% to 5.0%.

What does a salary buy in Bamberg?

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

regional median gross pay: €4,000 (Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€1,701of €2,602 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.€2,602
Rent, 60 m²€13.37/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Bamberg · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €7.66/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).− €802
Internet€49 · official · MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps · 2026-09-30− €49
Mobile plan€50 · official · Telekom MagentaMobil M · 2026-09-30− €50
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€1,701
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Public employment service

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

Country-level information

Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents1,256 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)4Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents270.9 per 100,0002024BBSR INKAR — physicians per 100,000 residents (indicator 8102)18Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Bamberg through valid health insurance.

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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Hospital beds per 100,000 residents1,256 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Bamberg?

Police recorded about 11,095 incidents per 100,000 (2023). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG)3

Recorded crime across major citiesBamberg highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Bamberg highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Bremen15,424
Frankfurt14,600
Berlin13,900
Cologne12,343
Dortmund12,283
Dusseldorf12,172
Leipzig11,129
Bamberg11,095
Essen9,619
Dresden8,853
Stuttgart8,552
Munich6,214
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents11,095 incidents per 100,000country median 9,39731 Dec 2023Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG)3Official
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residentsAlternative estimate15,714 incidents per 100,0002022INKAR — Indikatoren und Karten zur Raum- und Stadtentwicklung, district (Kreis) indicator table18Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport32 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat23Official
Nearest airportNUE13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv24Official
Distance to nearest airport46.1 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv24Official

Language courses and integration

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

Country-level information

BAMF Integrationskurse — Integration course

Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)

For eligible migrants.

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BAMF job-related German courses — Job-related language course

Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)

For migrants needing job-related German.

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 0.7°C in January and 19.1°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 46.8 mm in January and 78.8 mm in July. Annual PM2.5 was 7.84 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Bamberg?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

  • PM2.5 — annual mean: 7.84 µg/m³ · Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.22
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
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.

PM2.5 across cities in GermanyAnnual PM2.5 in Bamberg is 7.8 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean14.43 µg/m³country median 13.72024Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.22Official
NO₂ — latest reading10 µg/m³15 Jul 2026Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.22Official
PM10 — annual mean13.66 µg/m³country median 13.5 — about the same2024Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.22Official
PM2.5 — annual mean7.84 µg/m³country median 8.02024Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.22Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 3.7 · Feb 5.5 · Mar 10.3 · Apr 15.9 · May 20 · Jun 23.4 · Jul 25.5 · Aug 25.3 · Sep 20.2 · Oct 14.4 · Nov 7.9 · Dec 4.3 °C1991–2020DWD CLIMAT global multi-annual daily maximum/minimum normals 1991-202010Official
Average night-time low by monthJan -2.6 · Feb -2.6 · Mar -0.1 · Apr 2.8 · May 7.1 · Jun 10.8 · Jul 12.5 · Aug 12 · Sep 8.2 · Oct 4.7 · Nov 1.3 · Dec -1.3 °C1991–2020DWD CLIMAT global multi-annual daily maximum/minimum normals 1991-202011Official
Average temperature by monthJan 0.7 · Feb 1.3 · Mar 5 · Apr 9.5 · May 13.9 · Jun 17.3 · Jul 19.1 · Aug 18.5 · Sep 13.9 · Oct 9.3 · Nov 4.6 · Dec 1.6 °C1991–2020DWD CLIMAT global multi-annual station normals 1991-202012Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 46.8 · Feb 37.2 · Mar 43.2 · Apr 35 · May 60.7 · Jun 61.5 · Jul 78.8 · Aug 59.9 · Sep 55.5 · Oct 49.5 · Nov 51.9 · Dec 54.5 mm1991–2020DWD CLIMAT global multi-annual station normals 1991-202013Official
Average sunshine by monthJan 52 · Feb 79.4 · Mar 124.2 · Apr 181.2 · May 209.4 · Jun 220.6 · Jul 230.4 · Aug 218.9 · Sep 159.3 · Oct 102.9 · Nov 48.8 · Dec 39.4 hours1991–2020DWD CLIMAT global multi-annual station normals 1991-202014Official
Annual mean temperature8.4 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)15Official · land
Annual PM2.5 over time9 published observations, 2014–2024

Annual PM2.5 fell 44.0% between 2014 and 2024, from 14.0 to 7.8.

Similar climate. In Germany: Hoyerswerda ±0.5 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±1.6 °C, Gorzów Wielkopolski (Poland) ±1.1 °C, Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.8 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.8 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±1.8 °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 city covered 54.6 km² in 2024. Population density was 1,412.5 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Bamberg?

The published population was 77,150 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis9

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 10,771 is not 17.6% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents536 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality19Official
City area54.62 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis9Official
Foreign-resident share17.6 %31 Dec 2024Eurostat16Official
Foreign residents10,771 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities29Official
Population density1,412 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.21Official
Population77,150 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis9Official
Population over time13 published observations, 2012–2024

Population rose 9.1% between 2012 and 2024, from 70,712 to 77,150.

Foreign residents over time21 published observations, 2004–2025

Foreign residents rose 123.8% between 2004 and 2025, from 6,055 to 13,549.

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents32,053 people31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Catholic share44.1 %31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
No religion or other28,846 people31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
No religion or other, share39.6 %31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Protestant residents11,865 people31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Protestant share16.3 %31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official

International community in Bamberg

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

Country of birth

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total72,764100.0%
Germany56,94578.3%
Kazakhstan1,2971.8%
Russian Federation1,2681.7%
Syrian Arab Republic1,1751.6%
Poland1,0991.5%
Romania1,0131.4%
Ukraine9471.3%
Turkey8311.1%
Czech Republic4780.7%
Italy4170.6%
Show 122 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Greece3670.5%
United States3580.5%
China3110.4%
India3010.4%
Moldova, Republic of2840.4%
Iraq2570.4%
Iran, Islamic Republic of2520.3%
Kosovo2350.3%
Serbia2270.3%
Austria2120.3%
Hungary2070.3%
Tunisia1950.3%
Afghanistan1670.2%
Albania1610.2%
Spain1600.2%
France1540.2%
Bulgaria1500.2%
Morocco1430.2%
Georgia1370.2%
Viet Nam1290.2%
Eritrea1210.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina1030.1%
United Kingdom970.1%
Slovakia960.1%
Croatia950.1%
Brazil950.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of920.1%
Pakistan920.1%
Portugal780.1%
Thailand760.1%
Azerbaijan740.1%
Switzerland710.1%
Belarus660.1%
Philippines650.1%
Bangladesh600.1%
Cameroon590.1%
Uzbekistan570.1%
Not stated560.1%
Tajikistan510.1%
Mexico500.1%
Egypt490.1%
Kyrgyzstan440.1%
Korea, Republic of420.1%
Nigeria400.1%
Japan400.1%
Somalia390.1%
Ethiopia380.1%
Ghana380.1%
Armenia380.1%
Lithuania370.1%
Colombia370.1%
Togo350.0%
Netherlands330.0%
Latvia320.0%
Lebanon320.0%
Indonesia300.0%
Algeria260.0%
Peru260.0%
Slovenia250.0%
Ireland250.0%
Argentina240.0%
Côte D'Ivoire230.0%
Sweden220.0%
Belgium200.0%
Cuba200.0%
Taiwan, Province of China200.0%
Senegal190.0%
Israel190.0%
South Africa180.0%
Jordan180.0%
Norway160.0%
Estonia150.0%
Libya150.0%
Sudan150.0%
Ecuador150.0%
Nepal150.0%
Denmark130.0%
Finland130.0%
Chile130.0%
Turkmenistan130.0%
Gambia120.0%
Mongolia120.0%
Saudi Arabia120.0%
Zimbabwe110.0%
Australia110.0%
Angola100.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of100.0%
Montenegro90.0%
Luxembourg90.0%
Dominican Republic90.0%
Canada90.0%
Paraguay90.0%
Kenya80.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the80.0%
Sierra Leone80.0%
United Arab Emirates80.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of70.0%
Malaysia70.0%
Jamaica60.0%
Guinea50.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of50.0%
Uganda50.0%
Costa Rica50.0%
Sri Lanka50.0%
Kuwait50.0%
New Zealand50.0%
Mali40.0%
Guatemala40.0%
Yemen40.0%
Palestinian territories40.0%
Singapore40.0%
Iceland30.0%
Cyprus30.0%
Benin30.0%
Gabon30.0%
Congo30.0%
Mozambique30.0%
Burkina Faso30.0%
Namibia30.0%
Central African Republic30.0%
Uruguay30.0%
Lao People'S Democratic Republic30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source26

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total72,764100.0%
Germany61,99185.2%
Syrian Arab Republic1,1151.5%
Turkey8131.1%
Ukraine7751.1%
Romania5550.8%
Greece4410.6%
Italy4290.6%
Russian Federation4220.6%
Poland3750.5%
India3110.4%
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Published groupPeopleShare
China2860.4%
Moldova, Republic of2700.4%
United States2420.3%
Kosovo2310.3%
Iraq2280.3%
Iran, Islamic Republic of2100.3%
Hungary1900.3%
Afghanistan1870.3%
Tunisia1780.2%
Serbia1730.2%
Spain1690.2%
Eritrea1480.2%
Austria1470.2%
France1330.2%
Croatia1290.2%
Albania1280.2%
Bulgaria1250.2%
Georgia1170.2%
Morocco1140.2%
Viet Nam1090.1%
Portugal960.1%
Pakistan910.1%
Kazakhstan900.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of830.1%
Slovakia820.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina800.1%
Czech Republic710.1%
Azerbaijan670.1%
Belarus630.1%
Bangladesh620.1%
Cameroon570.1%
Brazil560.1%
United Kingdom500.1%
Somalia500.1%
Thailand490.1%
Ghana410.1%
Egypt410.1%
Philippines410.1%
Korea, Republic of360.0%
Netherlands350.0%
Armenia340.0%
Ethiopia320.0%
Mexico310.0%
Switzerland300.0%
Japan300.0%
Nigeria290.0%
Stateless290.0%
Ireland280.0%
Lithuania270.0%
Togo230.0%
Uzbekistan220.0%
Uncertain200.0%
Sweden190.0%
Senegal190.0%
Indonesia190.0%
Latvia180.0%
Jordan170.0%
Côte D'Ivoire160.0%
Algeria150.0%
Colombia150.0%
Israel140.0%
Nepal140.0%
Finland130.0%
Zimbabwe130.0%
Taiwan, Province of China130.0%
Canada120.0%
Cuba120.0%
Peru120.0%
Gambia110.0%
Belgium100.0%
Denmark100.0%
Slovenia100.0%
Estonia90.0%
Norway90.0%
Angola80.0%
Kyrgyzstan80.0%
Mongolia80.0%
Luxembourg70.0%
South Africa70.0%
Lebanon70.0%
Australia70.0%
Sierra Leone60.0%
Yemen60.0%
Malaysia60.0%
Cyprus50.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the50.0%
Ecuador50.0%
Montenegro40.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of40.0%
Argentina40.0%
Chile40.0%
Panama40.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of40.0%
Benin30.0%
Kenya30.0%
Libya30.0%
Mozambique30.0%
Burkina Faso30.0%
Guinea30.0%
Sudan30.0%
Central African Republic30.0%
Dominican Republic30.0%
Jamaica30.0%
Paraguay30.0%
China (Hong Kong)30.0%
Sri Lanka30.0%
Lao People'S Democratic Republic30.0%
Palestinian territories30.0%
Tajikistan30.0%
Turkmenistan30.0%
Singapore30.0%
New Zealand30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source25

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Local business-tax multiplier390 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de28Official
Local property-tax multiplier535 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de28Official

Alternatives for people set on Bamberg

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.

Erlangen as a Bamberg alternative in the same region

34 km away, better on 6 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,353 Erlangen vs 15,714 Bamberg−66%
  • Rent: €9.20/m² Erlangen vs €7.66/m² Bamberg+20%
  • Median gross pay, region: €5,050 Erlangen vs €4,000 Bamberg+26%
  • Nearest airport: 11.7 km Erlangen vs 46.1 km Bamberg−75%
  • Foreign residents: 22.9% Erlangen vs 17.6% Bamberg+30%
  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,569.0 Erlangen vs 1,256.3 Bamberg+25%
  • Unemployment: 4.4% Erlangen vs 4.6% Bamberg−4%
Full comparisonMore about Erlangen

Dessau-Rosslau as a Bamberg alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 236 km, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

  • Rent: €5.48/m² Dessau-Rosslau vs €7.66/m² Bamberg−28%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 8,219 Dessau-Rosslau vs 11,095 Bamberg−26%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,500 Dessau-Rosslau vs €4,000 Bamberg−13%
  • Annual PM2.5: 9.8 µg/m³ Dessau-Rosslau vs 7.8 µg/m³ Bamberg+25%
  • Residents: 75,402 Dessau-Rosslau vs 77,150 Bamberg−2%
  • Nearest airport: 45.9 km Dessau-Rosslau vs 46.1 km Bambergsame level
Full comparisonMore about Dessau-Rosslau

Valencia as a Bamberg alternative in another country

A move, not a commute, at 1458 km, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent and median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

  • Rent: €8.20/m² (2024) Valencia vs €7.66/m² (2022) Bambergno percentage
  • Nearest airport: 9.2 km Valencia vs 46.1 km Bamberg−80%
  • Median gross pay, region: €1,888 Valencia vs €4,000 Bambergno percentage
  • Foreign residents: 15.7% Valencia vs 17.6% Bamberg−11%
Full comparisonMore about Valencia

Cities near Bamberg

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

Stegaurach Commuting Zone · 4.7 km away
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6.4 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Memmelsdorf Commuting Zone · 6.4 km away
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5.81 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Litzendorf Commuting Zone · 7.8 km away
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5.84 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Strullendorf Commuting Zone · 8.4 km away
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6.03 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Hirschaid Commuting Zone · 10.6 km away
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6.73 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Baunach Commuting Zone · 11.2 km away
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5.82 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Scheßlitz Commuting Zone · 13.9 km away
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School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 15, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Länder Sprachförderung (e.g. Sprachlernklassen BW/Berlin; vorklassen); Starting Opportunities Programme. How to enrol a child (kmk.org).

A country-wide rule for Germany; Bamberg's school authority applies it locally.

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

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How many people live in Bamberg?

The published population was 77,150 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Bamberg?

Average net cold rent is 7.66 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 536 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Bamberg?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted..

How safe is Bamberg?

Police recorded about 11,095 incidents per 100,000 (2023). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG).

What is the unemployment rate in Bamberg?

The unemployment rate is 4.6 % (2024). Source: Arbeitslosenquoten — Länder, Kreise und Gemeinden, Gesamt, 2024 annual average.

What is the typical salary around Bamberg?

The median gross salary is 4,000 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Bamberg a good place to live?

Bamberg 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 Bamberg?

Stegaurach, Memmelsdorf, Litzendorf, Strullendorf, Hirschaid are near Bamberg. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Bamberg?

The official country of birth distribution records 56,945 people (78.3%) in the source-defined population for 2022-05-15. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Bamberg, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 6c735d22d20e3f5ab9cf50511a9fa566]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/bamberg/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_bamberg-germany-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_bdd842be29b4,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Bamberg, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {6c735d22d20e3f5ab9cf50511a9fa566},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/bamberg/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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