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Living in Chemnitz

In Chemnitz, the median gross salary is €3,693 a month (2025), rents across existing tenancies average €5.26 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 8.9% (2024).

Chemnitz, a city in Germany, had a population of 251,323 in September 2024. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €6.19 per m² per month in May 2026. The unemployment rate was 8.9% in 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2446 sources

Population251,323people30 Sept 2024Official source · Stadt Chemnitz Stadtteile 2024-09
Median gross salary3,693EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Sozialversicherungspflichtige Bruttoarbeitsentgelte – Deutschland, West/Ost, Länder und Kreise (Jahreszahlen), Stichtag 31.12.2025
Average net rent5.26EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 9% belowOfficial source · Zensus 2022: Regionaltabelle Gebäude und Wohnungen
Unemployment rate8.9%country median 5.1% — 75% aboveOfficial source · Arbeitslosenquoten — Länder, Kreise und Gemeinden, Gesamt, 2024 annual average
Recorded crime8,681incidents per 100,000country median 9,397 — 8% belowOfficial source · PKS 2024 T01 Grundtabelle - Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl (HZ) - Städte
PM2.5, annual mean8.34µg/m³country median 8.0 — 4% 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 95% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 61% of German cities that publish it.

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

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 Chemnitz?

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 · Zensus 2022: Regionaltabelle Gebäude und Wohnungen34
What recurs every month6 published recurring costs, € per month
Chemnitz recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Utilities, 85 m² flat€223
Private kindergarten€179
Transport pass€58
Internet, 60 Mbps€33
Fitness club€27
Mobile plan, 10 GB€21

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Net rent across major citiesChemnitz highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Chemnitz highlighted

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Fitness club membership, monthly27.37 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v245Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited33 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v245Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly179.1 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v245Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant9.95 EUR31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v245Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB20.86 EUR/month31 Jul 2026Cost of Living in Chemnitz. Jul 2026. Prices in Chemnitz44Commercial estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass57.72 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v245Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home222.9 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v245Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Dwellings151,859 dwellings31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder34Official
Housing vacancy rate10.95 %31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder34Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)5.26 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.8115 May 2022Zensus 2022: Regionaltabelle Gebäude und Wohnungen34Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate6.19 EUR/m²/month1 May 2026wohnungsboerse Mietspiegel Chemnitz46Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Cost of living

Fixed monthly costs for one person in an 85 m² flat were about €861 in the latest published figures. From a median gross salary of €3,693, that leaves €2,832 before income tax and social contributions.

Where a Chemnitz salary goesfixed monthly costs, share of the €861 basket · median gross salary €3,693/month
  • Net rent, 85 m² · 61%€526
  • Utilities, 85 m² · 26%€223
  • Transport pass · 7%€58
  • Internet and mobile · 6%€54

One person, 85 m² flat; the ring splits the €861 fixed basket before income tax and social contributions, latest published figures (checked 2026-09-24).

Is Chemnitz a good place to live?

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Remote worker57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–65%
Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on safety · range 56–72%
Student69%strong on education, weak on safety · range 62–76%
Family55%strong on education, weak on cost · range 48–62%
Retirement54%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 45–63%

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

Is rent affordable on a local salary?

A 60 m² flat at the published average rent is about 316 EUR a month, which is 9% of the published median gross salary of 3,693 (2025). Gross, not take-home, and before heating and operating charges.

Source period: May 2022

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Chemnitz?

The median gross salary is about 3,693 EUR/month (2025). The regional series (home-region basis, 2024) is a separate labelled row in the table.

City-scope median, gross, before tax and social contributions.

  • Median gross salary: 3,693 EUR/month · Sozialversicherungspflichtige Bruttoarbeitsentgelte – Deutschland, West/Ost, Länder und Kreise (Jahreszahlen), Stichtag 31.12.202527
  • Median gross salary (regional): 3,500 EUR/month · 2026-07-29 · BA Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich — Medianentgelt Kreise Wohnort 20243

What is the unemployment rate in Chemnitz?

The unemployment rate is 8.9 % (2024). Source: Arbeitslosenquoten — Länder, Kreise und Gemeinden, Gesamt, 2024 annual average2

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Chemnitz is 8.9%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability48.15 %31 Dec 2025data.bundesnetzagentur.de8Official
Gigabit broadband availability90.24 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas7Official
Public employment offices1 count15 Sept 2026Agentur für Arbeit Chemnitz — official office page1Official
People in employment101,200 people31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder31Official
Median gross salary3,693 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Sozialversicherungspflichtige Bruttoarbeitsentgelte – Deutschland, West/Ost, Länder und Kreise (Jahreszahlen), Stichtag 31.12.202527Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,500 EUR/month31 Dec 2024BA Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich — Medianentgelt Kreise Wohnort 20243Official · regional context
Unemployment rate8.9 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Arbeitslosenquoten — Länder, Kreise und Gemeinden, Gesamt, 2024 annual average2Official
Unemployment rate over time12 published observations, 2011–2025

Unemployment rate fell 10.4% between 2011 and 2025, from 10.6% to 9.5%.

What does a salary buy in Chemnitz?

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

Chemnitz median gross pay: €3,693 (Sozialversicherungspflichtige Bruttoarbeitsentgelte – Deutschland, West/Ost, Länder und Kreise (Jahreszahlen), Stichtag 31.12.2025, 2025-12-31).
Left over each month€1,728of €2,434 take-home
  • Rent
  • Utilities
  • Transport
  • 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.€2,434
Rent, 60 m²€6.19/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · wohnungsboerse Mietspiegel Chemnitz · 2026-05-01). Official average for existing leases: €5.26/m² (official · Zensus 2022: Regionaltabelle Gebäude und Wohnungen · 2022-05-15).− €371
Public transport pass€58 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31− €58
Utilities, 85 m²€223 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31− €223
Internet€33 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31− €33
Mobile plan€21 · market price · Cost of Living in Chemnitz. Jul 2026. Prices in Chemnitz · 2026-07-31− €21
Left over€1,728
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Public employment offices in Chemnitz

Agentur für Arbeit Chemnitz lists 1 public employment office in Chemnitz (checked 2026-09-16). Use the official office finder for addresses and appointments; registration and job search are also available online through the national service below.

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The office count comes from the service's own directory. Individual addresses and opening hours are not listed here yet. Sources checked through 16 Sept 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Public language course providers18 count9 Aug 2026Official accepted language-service location records21Official

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; Chemnitz's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents763.7 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)6Official
Hospitals4 count31 Dec 2024Krankenhausverzeichnis 202420Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Chemnitz 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 residents763.7 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Chemnitz?

Police recorded 8,681 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: PKS 2024 T01 Grundtabelle - Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl (HZ) - Städte26

Recorded crime across major citiesChemnitz highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Chemnitz highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Bremen15,424
Frankfurt14,600
Berlin13,900
Cologne12,343
Dortmund12,283
Dusseldorf12,172
Leipzig11,129
Essen9,619
Dresden8,853
Chemnitz8,681
Stuttgart8,552
Munich6,214
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents8,681 incidents per 100,000country median 9,39731 Dec 2024PKS 2024 T01 Grundtabelle - Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl (HZ) - Städte26Official
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residentsAlternative estimate8,269 incidents per 100,0002022INKAR — Indikatoren und Karten zur Raum- und Stadtentwicklung, district (Kreis) indicator table18Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure
Months covered by crime statistics12 months/year31 Dec 2025BKA PKS T01 Staedte-Falltabelle5Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport18 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat24Official
Nearest airportDRS13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv25Official
Distance to nearest airport68.3 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv25Official

Language courses and integration in Chemnitz

23 exact course-location records are linked to this city. Check the linked source for dates, availability and enrolment.

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23verified local records
18publicly funded course providers

SFZ Förderzentrum gGmbH - Blinden- und Sehbehindertenkurse

Flemmingstr. 8c, 09116 Chemnitz

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 0.2°C in January and 18.2°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 48.1 mm in January and 95.4 mm in July. Annual PM2.5 was 8.34 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Chemnitz?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.3 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: 8.34 µg/m³ · Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.23
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 Chemnitz is 8.3 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 mean14.8 µg/m³country median 13.72024Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.23Official
NO₂ — latest reading6.56 µg/m³15 Jul 2026Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.23Official
PM10 — annual mean13 µg/m³country median 13.52024Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.23Official
PM2.5 — annual mean8.34 µg/m³country median 8.02024Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.23Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 2.7 · Feb 3.7 · Mar 7.6 · Apr 13.1 · May 17.5 · Jun 20.8 · Jul 23.3 · Aug 23.2 · Sep 18.1 · Oct 12.9 · Nov 7.2 · Dec 3.7 °C31 Dec 2020DWD CLIMAT 1991-2020 — Chemnitz climate monthly high c10Official
Average night-time low by monthJan -2.3 · Feb -2 · Mar 0.7 · Apr 4.4 · May 8.2 · Jun 11.4 · Jul 13.4 · Aug 13.6 · Sep 9.9 · Oct 6.1 · Nov 1.9 · Dec -1.1 °C31 Dec 2020DWD CLIMAT 1991-2020 — Chemnitz climate monthly low c11Official
Average temperature by monthJan 0.2 · Feb 0.8 · Mar 3.9 · Apr 8.7 · May 12.9 · Jun 16 · Jul 18.2 · Aug 18.1 · Sep 13.8 · Oct 9.2 · Nov 4.4 · Dec 1.2 °C31 Dec 1991DWD multi-annual station means 1991-2020 (temperature)15Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 48.1 · Feb 38.9 · Mar 51.5 · Apr 40.7 · May 66 · Jun 72.8 · Jul 95.4 · Aug 89.9 · Sep 63.4 · Oct 57.8 · Nov 55.1 · Dec 53.2 mm31 Dec 1991DWD multi-annual station means 1991-2020 (precipitation)13Official
Average sunshine by monthJan 66.1 · Feb 84.7 · Mar 124.2 · Apr 180.9 · May 211.3 · Jun 212.1 · Jul 227 · Aug 214.5 · Sep 158.7 · Oct 121.2 · Nov 69.4 · Dec 59.8 hours31 Dec 1991DWD multi-annual station means 1991-2020 (sunshine)14Official
Annual mean temperature8.5 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)12Official · land
Annual PM2.5 over time8 published observations, 2014–2024

Annual PM2.5 fell 50.9% between 2014 and 2024, from 17.0 to 8.3.

Population and city profile

The city covered 221 km² in 2024. Population density was 1,111.2 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Chemnitz?

The published population was 251,323 people in September 2024. Source: Stadt Chemnitz Stadtteile 2024-0928

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 23,451 is not 13% 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 residents501 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality19Official
City area221 km²30 Sept 2024Stadt Chemnitz Stadtteile 2024-0928Official
Foreign-resident share13 %31 Dec 2024Eurostat16Official
Foreign residents23,451 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities33Official
Population density1,111 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.22Official
Female residents122,820 people31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder33Official
Male residents117,260 people31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder33Official
Population251,323 people30 Sept 2024Stadt Chemnitz Stadtteile 2024-0928Official
Population covered by crime statistics250,681 people31 Dec 2024BKA PKS Bevölkerungsdaten (04-KR-BV-insg, Quelle Statistisches Bundesamt)4Official
Population over time13 published observations, 2012–2024

Population rose 4.5% between 2012 and 2024, from 240,543 to 251,323.

Foreign residents over time10 published observations, 2016–2025

Foreign residents rose 99.7% between 2016 and 2025, from 17,113 to 34,175.

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents5,334 people31 Dec 2022Destatis9Official
Catholic share2.2 %31 Dec 2022Destatis9Official
No religion or other209,205 people31 Dec 2022Destatis9Official
No religion or other, share87.1 %31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)9Official
Protestant residents25,542 people31 Dec 2022Destatis9Official
Protestant share10.6 %31 Dec 2022Destatis9Official

International community in Chemnitz

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
Total240,078100.0%
Germany211,25588.0%
Ukraine3,4271.4%
Syrian Arab Republic2,6641.1%
Russian Federation2,6411.1%
Poland1,7390.7%
Czech Republic1,2710.5%
Romania1,2560.5%
Afghanistan1,2160.5%
Kazakhstan1,1550.5%
Hungary1,0060.4%
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Published groupPeopleShare
India1,0040.4%
China9630.4%
Viet Nam8030.3%
Iran, Islamic Republic of5920.2%
Iraq5450.2%
Turkey4470.2%
Bulgaria4390.2%
Pakistan3920.2%
Slovakia3420.1%
Moldova, Republic of3220.1%
Lebanon2800.1%
Italy2680.1%
Not stated2190.1%
Georgia2160.1%
Latvia2150.1%
Tunisia2150.1%
Libya2080.1%
Eritrea1930.1%
Uzbekistan1910.1%
Bangladesh1860.1%
Croatia1800.1%
Lithuania1640.1%
Austria1610.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina1530.1%
Spain1500.1%
Greece1460.1%
United States1310.1%
Serbia1290.1%
Belarus1260.1%
Albania1180.0%
United Kingdom1170.0%
Cuba1160.0%
Kyrgyzstan1110.0%
Egypt1080.0%
Brazil1010.0%
France930.0%
Morocco930.0%
Indonesia930.0%
Azerbaijan900.0%
Kosovo880.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of870.0%
Thailand860.0%
Tajikistan840.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of830.0%
Switzerland750.0%
Algeria710.0%
Nigeria660.0%
Korea, Republic of570.0%
Somalia540.0%
Portugal530.0%
Armenia520.0%
Philippines500.0%
Netherlands450.0%
Colombia420.0%
Jordan420.0%
Saudi Arabia410.0%
Dominican Republic380.0%
United Arab Emirates370.0%
Ghana360.0%
Cameroon360.0%
Nepal360.0%
Mexico300.0%
Mozambique290.0%
Israel270.0%
Palestinian territories270.0%
Belgium260.0%
Yemen260.0%
Mongolia250.0%
Estonia240.0%
Chile240.0%
Kuwait240.0%
Japan220.0%
Taiwan, Province of China220.0%
Australia220.0%
Madagascar200.0%
Canada200.0%
Peru200.0%
Ireland190.0%
Sweden180.0%
Ethiopia180.0%
Angola170.0%
Turkmenistan170.0%
Slovenia160.0%
Norway140.0%
Malaysia140.0%
Kenya130.0%
Sudan130.0%
Argentina130.0%
Denmark110.0%
Finland110.0%
Congo100.0%
Luxembourg90.0%
Benin90.0%
South Africa90.0%
Cyprus80.0%
Zimbabwe80.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of80.0%
Costa Rica80.0%
Ecuador80.0%
Myanmar80.0%
Côte D'Ivoire70.0%
Montenegro60.0%
Malta60.0%
Qatar60.0%
Guinea50.0%
Senegal50.0%
Sierra Leone50.0%
New Zealand50.0%
Burkina Faso40.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of40.0%
Gambia30.0%
Niger30.0%
Malawi30.0%
Namibia30.0%
Sao Tome and Principe30.0%
Togo30.0%
Uganda30.0%
Nicaragua30.0%
Jamaica30.0%
Paraguay30.0%
Uruguay30.0%
Bahrain30.0%
Sri Lanka30.0%
Cambodia30.0%
Oman30.0%
Singapore30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source30

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total240,078100.0%
Germany216,62390.2%
Ukraine3,0981.3%
Syrian Arab Republic2,8341.2%
Afghanistan1,4820.6%
Romania1,4450.6%
Russian Federation1,0170.4%
India1,0060.4%
China9560.4%
Czech Republic8500.4%
Viet Nam7940.3%
Show 116 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Hungary7850.3%
Poland6900.3%
Iraq5600.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of4330.2%
Bulgaria4150.2%
Uncertain4130.2%
Turkey4030.2%
Pakistan3790.2%
Slovakia3550.1%
Italy3040.1%
Eritrea2740.1%
Lebanon2220.1%
Libya2200.1%
Croatia2190.1%
Latvia2070.1%
Georgia2000.1%
Tunisia1900.1%
Bangladesh1900.1%
Spain1500.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina1460.1%
Greece1450.1%
Lithuania1380.1%
Austria1160.0%
Albania1120.0%
Belarus1110.0%
United States1080.0%
Kosovo1020.0%
Moldova, Republic of1000.0%
Serbia930.0%
Indonesia880.0%
Egypt860.0%
Morocco850.0%
Kazakhstan800.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of780.0%
Somalia760.0%
Nigeria740.0%
Cuba680.0%
Azerbaijan680.0%
Brazil660.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of660.0%
Korea, Republic of600.0%
United Kingdom590.0%
Thailand580.0%
France540.0%
Algeria530.0%
Portugal520.0%
Uzbekistan510.0%
Jordan500.0%
Netherlands480.0%
Palestinian territories400.0%
Cameroon390.0%
Stateless380.0%
Kyrgyzstan370.0%
Tajikistan370.0%
Ghana360.0%
Switzerland350.0%
Nepal350.0%
Philippines330.0%
Armenia310.0%
Colombia300.0%
Mozambique220.0%
Taiwan, Province of China220.0%
Madagascar210.0%
Mongolia200.0%
Yemen190.0%
Dominican Republic180.0%
Slovenia170.0%
Ethiopia170.0%
Estonia160.0%
Peru160.0%
Israel160.0%
Angola150.0%
Japan150.0%
Sweden140.0%
Mexico140.0%
Australia130.0%
Canada120.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the110.0%
Belgium100.0%
Chile100.0%
Kenya90.0%
Myanmar90.0%
Ireland80.0%
Montenegro80.0%
Norway80.0%
Malaysia80.0%
Not stated80.0%
Benin70.0%
Zimbabwe70.0%
Senegal70.0%
Turkmenistan60.0%
Côte D'Ivoire50.0%
Sudan50.0%
Luxembourg40.0%
Mauritania40.0%
Burkina Faso40.0%
South Africa40.0%
Denmark30.0%
Iceland30.0%
Malta30.0%
Malawi30.0%
Guinea30.0%
Sierra Leone30.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of30.0%
Togo30.0%
Chad30.0%
Uganda30.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of30.0%
Costa Rica30.0%
Ecuador30.0%
Paraguay30.0%
Uruguay30.0%
Bahrain30.0%
Sri Lanka30.0%
Cambodia30.0%
New Zealand30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source29

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Owner-occupied homes18.53 %31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder34Official
Labour force107,920 people31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder31Official
Local business-tax multiplier450 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de32Official
Local property-tax multiplier580 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de32Official

Alternatives for people set on Chemnitz

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.

Zschopau as a Chemnitz alternative in the same region

14 km away, better on 3 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 2,298.2 Zschopau vs 763.7 Chemnitz+201%
  • Unemployment: 5.3% Zschopau vs 8.9% Chemnitz−40%
  • Rent: €4.73/m² Zschopau vs €5.26/m² Chemnitzno percentage
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,150 Zschopau vs €3,500 Chemnitzno percentage
  • Nearest airport: 61.5 km Zschopau vs 68.3 km Chemnitz−10%
Full comparisonMore about Zschopau

Mainz as a Chemnitz alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 342 km, better on 5 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

  • Median gross pay, city: €4,891 Mainz vs €3,693 Chemnitz+32%
  • Empty flats: 2.9% Mainz vs 11.0% Chemnitz−74%
  • Median gross pay, region: €4,650 Mainz vs €3,500 Chemnitz+33%
  • Unemployment: 5.4% Mainz vs 8.9% Chemnitz−39%
  • Rent: €10.78/m² (2025) Mainz vs €5.26/m² (2022) Chemnitzno percentage
  • Foreign residents: 19.3% Mainz vs 13.0% Chemnitz+48%
  • Nearest airport: 20.5 km Mainz vs 68.3 km Chemnitz−70%
Full comparisonMore about Mainz

Valencia as a Chemnitz alternative in another country

A move, not a commute, at 1633 km, better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

  • Rent: €8.20/m² (2024) Valencia vs €5.26/m² (2022) Chemnitzno percentage
  • Nearest airport: 9.2 km Valencia vs 68.3 km Chemnitz−87%
  • Median gross pay, region: €1,888 Valencia vs €3,500 Chemnitzno percentage
  • Foreign residents: 15.7% Valencia vs 13.0% Chemnitz+21%
Full comparisonMore about Valencia

Alternatives with a better balance

same official-source families, comparable grain — left of gross salary after the same fixed costs
Chemnitz€2,832this cityStuttgart€3,901+€1,069Brunswick€3,782+€950Mainz€3,509+€677Mannheim€3,412+€580Bremen€2,720−€112

Nearby is not always better: the greyed row leaves less than Chemnitz at the same fixed-cost basket. Every alternative publishes the same metric families, each with its own source and date.

Cities near Chemnitz

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

Flöha Commuting Zone · 11.0 km away
Rent
5.01 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Frankenberg/Sa. Commuting Zone · 12.1 km away
Rent
4.85 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Limbach-Oberfrohna Commuting Zone · 12.5 km away
Rent
5.06 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Augustusburg Commuting Zone · 12.9 km away
Rent
4.99 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Zschopau Commuting Zone · 14.2 km away
Rent
4.73 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Hohenstein-Ernstthal Commuting Zone · 14.7 km away
Rent
4.95 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Oberlungwitz Commuting Zone · 15.2 km away
Rent
4.85 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Lugau/Erzgeb. Commuting Zone · 16.0 km away
Rent
4.85 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Kiel251,379 residentsBrunswick254,867 residentsMagdeburg245,834 residentsAachen259,171 residentsHalle (Saale)243,452 residentsGelsenkirchen270,934 residents

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Common questions

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Is Chemnitz expensive?

Fixed monthly costs for one person in an 85 m² flat — net rent, utilities, a transport pass, internet and mobile — came to about €861 against a median gross salary of €3,693, leaving about €2,832 before income tax. Sources: the rent, recurring-cost and salary series published on this page, each with its own source and date.

How many people live in Chemnitz?

The published population was 251,323 people in September 2024. Source: Stadt Chemnitz Stadtteile 2024-09.

How much does it cost to rent in Chemnitz?

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: Zensus 2022: Regionaltabelle Gebäude und Wohnungen.

Is the air quality good in Chemnitz?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.3 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 Chemnitz?

Police recorded 8,681 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: PKS 2024 T01 Grundtabelle - Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl (HZ) - Städte.

What is the typical salary in Chemnitz?

The median gross salary is about 3,693 EUR/month (2025). The regional series (home-region basis, 2024) is a separate labelled row in the table. Source: Sozialversicherungspflichtige Bruttoarbeitsentgelte – Deutschland, West/Ost, Länder und Kreise (Jahreszahlen), Stichtag 31.12.2025.

What is the unemployment rate in Chemnitz?

The unemployment rate is 8.9 % (2024). Source: Arbeitslosenquoten — Länder, Kreise und Gemeinden, Gesamt, 2024 annual average.

Is Chemnitz a good place to live?

Chemnitz 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 Chemnitz?

Flöha, Frankenberg/Sa., Limbach-Oberfrohna, Augustusburg, Zschopau are near Chemnitz. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Chemnitz?

The official country of birth distribution records 211,255 people (88.0%) 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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