Living in Bunde

In Bunde, rents across existing tenancies average €5.87 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 5.9% (2024).

The population of Bunde totalled 7,463 at the end of 2024. Regional median gross salary figures for Bunde showed €3,650 per month at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 was 8 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2316 sources

Population7,463people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)

Median gross salary (region)3,650EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)

Average net rent5.87EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — about the sameOfficial source · Destatis

Unemployment rate5.9%country median 5.1% — 16% aboveOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik

Recorded crime5,510incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean8µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency (EEA)

Higher unemployment than 68% of German cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 98% of German cities that publish it and cleaner air than 64% of German cities that publish it.

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

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Bunde?

Average net cold rent is 5.87 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): 5.87 EUR/m²/month · Destatis³

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesBunde highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Augsburg€9.10

Leipzig€6.27

Dortmund€6.00

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Mannheim€9.09

Berlin€7.71

Dresden€7.20

Brunswick€6.79

Bielefeld€6.72

Duisburg€6.66

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	48.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M¹¹Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5.87 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — about the same	15 May 2022	Destatis³Official

Is Bunde a good place to live?

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Remote worker56%strong on work, weak on safety · range 46–66%

Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on education · range 49–67%

Student60%strong on cost, weak on education · range 49–71%

Family55%strong on family, weak on education · range 44–66%

Retirement58%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 45–71%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 352 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.87 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

What is the unemployment rate in Bunde?

The unemployment rate is 5.9 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Bunde is 5.9%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Bunde 5.9%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	3,650 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	5.9 %country median 5.1%	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²Official

What does a salary buy in Bunde?

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

Left over each month€1,961of €2,412 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.	€2,412
Rent, 60 m²€5.87/m² · official · Destatis · 2022-05-15	− €352
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	€1,961

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Public employment offices in Bunde

Exact offices linked to this city from official sources. Check the office page before visiting because hours and appointment rules can change.

Verified locally

Bünde — Verified local office

Borriesstr. 8, 32257 Bünde, 32257

+49-5223-4987-0

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Only exact city-linked public offices are listed; this is not a complete directory of private recruiters or every employment provider. Sources checked through 11 Aug 2026.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesBunde 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	5,510 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise⁷Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Bunde was 23 km from its nearest major airport.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Distance to the nearest major airport	23 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	EME	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Bunde's monthly mean temperatures were 2.9°C in January and 17.5°C in July. Bunde's monthly precipitation totalled 69.9 mm in January and 86 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 42.9 hours in January and 202.4 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Bunde?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 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 (EEA)⁴

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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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

PM2.58WHO 5 · EU 25

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 Bunde is 8.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Bunde 8.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	8 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency (EEA)⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 5.1 · Feb 5.9 · Mar 9 · Apr 13.8 · May 17.4 · Jun 20.1 · Jul 22.1 · Aug 22.3 · Sep 18.9 · Oct 14.1 · Nov 9 · Dec 6 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 0.5 · Feb 0.4 · Mar 1.6 · Apr 4.1 · May 7.6 · Jun 10.8 · Jul 13 · Aug 13.1 · Sep 10.5 · Oct 7.1 · Nov 3.8 · Dec 1.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 2.9 · Feb 3.1 · Mar 5.3 · Apr 8.9 · May 12.5 · Jun 15.5 · Jul 17.5 · Aug 17.6 · Sep 14.6 · Oct 10.5 · Nov 6.5 · Dec 3.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 69.9 · Feb 51.8 · Mar 50.6 · Apr 42.2 · May 53.6 · Jun 71.9 · Jul 86 · Aug 83 · Sep 77.7 · Oct 75 · Nov 66.7 · Dec 75.3 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 42.9 · Feb 70.7 · Mar 122.3 · Apr 185.4 · May 214.1 · Jun 202.8 · Jul 202.4 · Aug 186.4 · Sep 145.9 · Oct 103.3 · Nov 52.7 · Dec 42.2 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Germany: Heide ±0.5 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±0.8 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±0.8 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±0.8 °C, Reims (France) ±1.1 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±1.3 °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

How many people live in Bunde?

The published population was 7,463 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹⁰

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	7,463 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹⁰Official

International community in Bunde

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	7,527	100.0%
Germany	6,509	86.5%
Netherlands	584	7.8%
Poland	65	0.9%
Ukraine	32	0.4%
Syrian Arab Republic	29	0.4%
Russian Federation	26	0.3%
Not stated	22	0.3%
Iraq	20	0.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	18	0.2%
Romania	18	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Turkey	18	0.2%
Kazakhstan	16	0.2%
Italy	12	0.2%
Croatia	9	0.1%
Switzerland	9	0.1%
Afghanistan	9	0.1%
Indonesia	8	0.1%
Kosovo	6	0.1%
Czech Republic	6	0.1%
Albania	5	0.1%
Kyrgyzstan	5	0.1%
Greece	4	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	4	0.1%
United Kingdom	4	0.1%
Gambia	4	0.1%
Brazil	4	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	4	0.1%
Thailand	4	0.1%
Belgium	3	0.0%
Bulgaria	3	0.0%
France	3	0.0%
Latvia	3	0.0%
Montenegro	3	0.0%
Luxembourg	3	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	3	0.0%
Austria	3	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	3	0.0%
Morocco	3	0.0%
Sudan	3	0.0%
Egypt	3	0.0%
Canada	3	0.0%
Paraguay	3	0.0%
Suriname	3	0.0%
Armenia	3	0.0%
Georgia	3	0.0%
Viet Nam	3	0.0%
Pakistan	3	0.0%
Philippines	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁹

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	7,527	100.0%
Germany	6,581	87.4%
Netherlands	625	8.3%
Poland	50	0.7%
Ukraine	33	0.4%
Syrian Arab Republic	31	0.4%
Iraq	22	0.3%
Romania	21	0.3%
Croatia	17	0.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	16	0.2%
Italy	13	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Turkey	11	0.1%
Switzerland	9	0.1%
Afghanistan	9	0.1%
Russian Federation	8	0.1%
Albania	7	0.1%
Côte D'Ivoire	7	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	4	0.1%
United States	4	0.1%
Azerbaijan	4	0.1%
Indonesia	4	0.1%
Thailand	4	0.1%
New Zealand	4	0.1%
Belgium	3	0.0%
Montenegro	3	0.0%
Luxembourg	3	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	3	0.0%
Kosovo	3	0.0%
Austria	3	0.0%
Serbia	3	0.0%
Eritrea	3	0.0%
Morocco	3	0.0%
Sudan	3	0.0%
Chile	3	0.0%
Georgia	3	0.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	3	0.0%
Philippines	3	0.0%
Australia	3	0.0%

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

Alternatives for people set on Bunde

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.

Böblingen as a Bunde alternative in the same country

Better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

Median gross pay, region: €4,900 Böblingen vs €3,650 Bunde+34%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,793 Böblingen vs 5,510 Bunde−31%
Rent: €9.69/m² Böblingen vs €5.87/m² Bundeno percentage
Annual PM2.5: 10.0 µg/m³ Böblingen vs 8.0 µg/m³ Bunde+25%

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Alternative cities in Germany

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Altenberg7,462 residents Sontra7,466 residents Albbruck7,451 residents Gundelsheim7,449 residents Lugau/Erzgeb.7,481 residents Naila7,482 residents

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Yes — migrants receive medical care in Bunde 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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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

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; Bunde's school authority applies it locally.

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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 Bunde?

The published population was 7,463 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).

How much does it cost to rent in Bunde?

Average net cold rent is 5.87 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 411 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Bunde?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 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 (EEA).

What is the unemployment rate in Bunde?

The unemployment rate is 5.9 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Bunde?

The median gross salary is 3,650 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Bunde a good place to live?

Bunde 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.

How many people born in Germany live in Bunde?

The official country of birth distribution records 6,509 people (86.5%) 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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  title = {Bunde, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA) statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-06
Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-20
Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-10
European Environment Agency (EEA) air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise bka.de · checked 2026-09-23
Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany citizenship distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany country of birth distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) destatis.de · checked 2026-08-05

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Telekom MagentaMobil M telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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