Living in Bautzen

In Bautzen, rents across existing tenancies average €5.26 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 7.4% (2022).

Bautzen had 37,566 residents at the end of 2024 and is a city in Germany. The foreign population count was 2,076 in May 2022. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €7.2 per m² per month in June 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2333 sources

Population37,566people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)3,350EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)

Average net rent5.26EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 9% belowOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate7.38%country median 5.1% — 45% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime4,502incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean9.39µg/m³country median 8.0 — 17% aboveOfficial source · Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.

Cheaper rent than 69% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 88% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than any other German city that publishes it.

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

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Bautzen?

Average net cold rent is 5.26 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): 5.26 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁶

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesBautzen highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Augsburg€9.10

Dortmund€6.00

Bautzen€5.26

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Mannheim€9.09

Berlin€7.71

Dresden€7.20

Bielefeld€6.72

Duisburg€6.66

Leipzig€6.27

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	48.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps¹⁰Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M²⁰Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5.26 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁶Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate	7.2 EUR/m²/month	4 Jun 2026	miet-check Mietspiegel Bautzen³³Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Bautzen a good place to live?

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Remote worker54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 45–63%

Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on education · range 48–66%

Student60%strong on cost, weak on education · range 50–70%

Family54%strong on family, weak on education · range 44–64%

Retirement59%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 49–69%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 316 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.26 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 7.38% in May 2022. The regional median gross salary was €3,350 per month at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €26,549 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Bautzen?

The unemployment rate is about 7.4 % (May 2022).

Unemployment rate: 7.38 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²³

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Bautzen is 7.4%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Bautzen 7.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	51.28 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Gigabit broadband availability	91.17 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Disposable income per resident	26,549 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²¹Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita	34,167 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²¹Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)	3,350 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)¹Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate	7.38 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²³Official

What does a salary buy in Bautzen?

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

Left over each month€1,716of €2,247 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.	€2,247
Rent, 60 m²€7.20/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Bautzen · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €5.26/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €432
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	€1,716

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Bautzen Salary needed to live in Bautzen

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Bautzen. 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

Bundesagentur für Arbeit

Job Search

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	905.4 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)²Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Bautzen 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 residents905.4 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesBautzen highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Bremen15,424

Frankfurt14,600

Berlin13,900

Hanover13,192

Cologne12,343

Dortmund12,283

Dusseldorf12,172

Leipzig11,129

Essen9,619

Dresden8,853

Stuttgart8,552

Munich6,214

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	4,502 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise¹⁷Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	18 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁵Official
Nearest airport	DRS	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁶Official
Distance to nearest airport	46.1 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁶Official

Language courses and integration

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

GermanIn Person

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Bautzen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 9.4 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: 9.39 µg/m³ · Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹⁴

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

PM2.59.4WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1013.9WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂10.5WHO 10 · EU 40

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 Bautzen is 9.4 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Bautzen 9.4

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	10.55 µg/m³country median 13.7	2024	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹⁴Official
NO₂ — latest reading	6.25 µg/m³	15 Jul 2026	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹⁴Official
PM10 — annual mean	13.86 µg/m³country median 13.5	2024	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹⁴Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	9.39 µg/m³country median 8.0	2024	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹⁴Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 12.03 · Feb 14.82 · Mar 19.84 · Apr 26.02 · May 28.3 · Jun 36.07 · Jul 35.33 · Aug 37.05 · Sep 32.75 · Oct 25.67 · Nov 17.52 · Dec 12.24 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹²Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -27.01 · Feb -20.8 · Mar -16.04 · Apr -6.4 · May -1.76 · Jun 2.67 · Jul 7.65 · Aug 5.57 · Sep 1.63 · Oct -6.53 · Nov -15.37 · Dec -21.91 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹²Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -2.2 · Feb -0.99 · Mar 2.87 · Apr 8.36 · May 13.11 · Jun 17.19 · Jul 19.41 · Aug 19.01 · Sep 14.15 · Oct 8.69 · Nov 3.59 · Dec -0.54 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹²Official

Annual PM2.5 over time4 published observations, 2020–2024

6.8

7.7

8.7

9.6

9.4202020232024

Annual PM2.5 rose 4.4% between 2020 and 2024, from 9.0 to 9.4.

Population and city profile

The city covered 66.7 km² in 2024.

How many people live in Bautzen?

The published population was 37,566 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport94.5%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	544 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality⁹Official
City area	66.67 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official
Foreign residents	2,076 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²²Official
Population density	563.5 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹³Official
Population	37,566 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	2,762 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Catholic share	7.3 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
No religion or other	28,927 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
No religion or other, share	76 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Protestant residents	6,395 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Protestant share	16.8 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official

International community in Bautzen

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 group	People	Share
Total	38,084	100.0%
Germany	34,959	91.8%
Poland	491	1.3%
Ukraine	424	1.1%
Russian Federation	351	0.9%
Syrian Arab Republic	242	0.6%
Czech Republic	209	0.5%
Kazakhstan	187	0.5%
Afghanistan	127	0.3%
Hungary	92	0.2%
Viet Nam	89	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Turkey	59	0.2%
Not stated	56	0.1%
Romania	52	0.1%
Slovakia	45	0.1%
Iraq	43	0.1%
Italy	42	0.1%
Cuba	37	0.1%
India	35	0.1%
Austria	33	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	26	0.1%
Pakistan	25	0.1%
Bulgaria	23	0.1%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	19	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	18	0.0%
Georgia	18	0.0%
Serbia	17	0.0%
Libya	17	0.0%
Croatia	15	0.0%
Greece	15	0.0%
Tunisia	15	0.0%
Belarus	14	0.0%
Latvia	13	0.0%
Netherlands	13	0.0%
Albania	12	0.0%
Lebanon	12	0.0%
France	11	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	11	0.0%
Uzbekistan	10	0.0%
China	10	0.0%
Switzerland	9	0.0%
Spain	9	0.0%
United Kingdom	9	0.0%
Algeria	9	0.0%
United States	9	0.0%
Myanmar	9	0.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	8	0.0%
Lithuania	8	0.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	8	0.0%
Morocco	8	0.0%
South Africa	8	0.0%
Brazil	8	0.0%
Portugal	7	0.0%
Thailand	7	0.0%
Ireland	6	0.0%
Kosovo	6	0.0%
Gambia	6	0.0%
Guinea	6	0.0%
Philippines	6	0.0%
Tajikistan	6	0.0%
Slovenia	5	0.0%
Eritrea	5	0.0%
Cameroon	4	0.0%
Denmark	3	0.0%
Norway	3	0.0%
Sweden	3	0.0%
Ethiopia	3	0.0%
Mozambique	3	0.0%
Guinea-Bissau	3	0.0%
Sierra Leone	3	0.0%
Somalia	3	0.0%
Sudan	3	0.0%
Egypt	3	0.0%
Costa Rica	3	0.0%
Colombia	3	0.0%
Mexico	3	0.0%
Peru	3	0.0%
Yemen	3	0.0%
Azerbaijan	3	0.0%
Israel	3	0.0%
Japan	3	0.0%
Jordan	3	0.0%
Kuwait	3	0.0%
Mongolia	3	0.0%
Palestinian territories	3	0.0%
Turkmenistan	3	0.0%
Australia	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁹

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	38,084	100.0%
Germany	36,007	94.5%
Ukraine	378	1.0%
Poland	259	0.7%
Uncertain	245	0.6%
Syrian Arab Republic	198	0.5%
Afghanistan	106	0.3%
Russian Federation	100	0.3%
Viet Nam	78	0.2%
Italy	55	0.1%
Czech Republic	46	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Turkey	40	0.1%
Romania	38	0.1%
Iraq	38	0.1%
Hungary	31	0.1%
India	29	0.1%
Kazakhstan	29	0.1%
Slovakia	23	0.1%
Bulgaria	20	0.1%
Georgia	17	0.0%
Tunisia	16	0.0%
Serbia	15	0.0%
Pakistan	15	0.0%
Austria	14	0.0%
Cuba	14	0.0%
Greece	13	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	13	0.0%
Croatia	12	0.0%
Libya	12	0.0%
Albania	11	0.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	11	0.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	11	0.0%
Latvia	10	0.0%
Morocco	10	0.0%
China	10	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	9	0.0%
Belarus	9	0.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	8	0.0%
Netherlands	8	0.0%
Portugal	7	0.0%
Algeria	7	0.0%
United States	7	0.0%
Thailand	7	0.0%
Kosovo	6	0.0%
United Kingdom	6	0.0%
Eritrea	6	0.0%
Denmark	5	0.0%
France	5	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	5	0.0%
Switzerland	4	0.0%
Spain	4	0.0%
Lebanon	4	0.0%
Lithuania	3	0.0%
Nigeria	3	0.0%
Gambia	3	0.0%
Mozambique	3	0.0%
Guinea	3	0.0%
South Africa	3	0.0%
Central African Republic	3	0.0%
Brazil	3	0.0%
Costa Rica	3	0.0%
Colombia	3	0.0%
Mexico	3	0.0%
Peru	3	0.0%
Japan	3	0.0%
Mongolia	3	0.0%
Philippines	3	0.0%
Stateless	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁸

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Pre-primary attendance per 100 children aged 3–6 (can exceed 100)	97.8 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁵Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 3	58.6 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁵Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier	420 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁸Official
Local property-tax multiplier	460 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Bautzen

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.

Bischofswerda as a Bautzen alternative in the same region

18 km away, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Residents: 10,576 Bischofswerda vs 37,566 Bautzen−72%
Nearest airport: 28.8 km Bischofswerda vs 46.1 km Bautzen−38%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,068.5 Bischofswerda vs 905.4 Bautzen+18%
Rent: €5.36/m² Bischofswerda vs €5.26/m² Bautzensame level
Median gross pay, region: €3,350 Bischofswerda vs €3,350 Bautzensame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,502 Bischofswerda vs 4,502 Bautzensame level

Full comparison More about Bischofswerda

Ibbenbueren as a Bautzen alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 478 km, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Unemployment: 4.6% Ibbenbueren vs 7.4% Bautzen−37%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,722 Ibbenbueren vs 4,502 Bautzen+27%
Rent: €5.88/m² Ibbenbueren vs €5.26/m² Bautzen+12%
Nearest airport: 16.7 km Ibbenbueren vs 46.1 km Bautzen−64%
Median gross pay, region: €3,800 Ibbenbueren vs €3,350 Bautzenno percentage
Residents: 51,803 Ibbenbueren vs 37,566 Bautzen+38%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 852.2 Ibbenbueren vs 905.4 Bautzen−6%

Full comparison More about Ibbenbueren

Cities near Bautzen

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

Wilthen 9.6 km away

Rent: 4.39 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Schirgiswalde-Kirschau 9.9 km away

Rent: 4.71 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Neukirch/Lausitz 12.4 km away

Rent: 4.98 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Neusalza-Spremberg 17.5 km away

Rent: 4.37 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Bischofswerda 18.1 km away

Rent: 5.36 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Löbau 19.5 km away

Rent: 4.64 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Šluknov Czechia · 19.9 km away

Rent: 7.57 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-12-31

Ebersbach 22.3 km away

Rent: 4.57 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

Other cities in Germany to compare with Bautzen, nearest in population first.

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Saarlouis37,667 residents Warendorf37,703 residents Fuerstenfeldbruck37,420 residents Stendal37,850 residents Halberstadt37,898 residents Neu-Isenburg37,926 residents

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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; Bautzen'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 Bautzen?

The published population was 37,566 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Bautzen?

Average net cold rent is 5.26 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 368 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Bautzen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 9.4 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..

What is the unemployment rate in Bautzen?

The unemployment rate is about 7.4 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Bautzen?

The median gross salary is 3,350 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

Is Bautzen a good place to live?

Bautzen 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 Bautzen?

Wilthen, Schirgiswalde-Kirschau, Neukirch/Lausitz, Neusalza-Spremberg, Bischofswerda are near Bautzen. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Bautzen?

The official country of birth distribution records 34,959 people (91.8%) 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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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_bautzen-germany-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_7b345c72f646,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Bautzen, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {d14c18051f600577f4c62c70059e1a5a},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/bautzen/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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[Bautzen, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/bautzen/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version d14c18051f600577f4c62c70059e1a5a; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

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