Living in Döbeln

In Döbeln, rents across existing tenancies average €4.99 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 6.1% (2022).

Döbeln, a city in Germany, had a population of 23,819 at the end of 2024. The regional median gross salary was €3,250 per month at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2334 sources

Population23,819people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)3,250EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)

Average net rent4.99EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 14% belowOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate6.06%country median 5.1% — 19% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime4,162incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean7µg/m³country median 8.0 — 12% belowOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Cheaper rent than 79% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 72% 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 Döbeln?

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

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in GermanyNational rates and thresholds that apply in Döbeln.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €6.5 per m² per month in June 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Döbeln?

Average net cold rent is 4.99 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): 4.99 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 citiesDöbeln highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Augsburg€9.10

Dortmund€6.00

Döbeln€4.99

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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 Mbps¹³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M²⁰Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	4.99 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	6.5 EUR/m²/month	4 Jun 2026	miet-check Mietspiegel Döbeln³⁴Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Döbeln a good place to live?

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Remote worker52%strong on work, weak on safety · range 43–61%

Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on education · range 47–65%

Student57%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 47–67%

Family55%strong on family, weak on education · range 45–65%

Retirement60%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 50–70%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 299 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.99 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 6.06% in May 2022. Regional disposable income was €26,101 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Döbeln?

The unemployment rate is about 6.1 % (May 2022).

Unemployment rate: 6.06 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁴

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Döbeln is 6.1%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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2–44–66–88–1010–1212–1414–16

Döbeln 6.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	40.43 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Gigabit broadband availability	61.22 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Disposable income per resident	26,101 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²¹Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita	33,189 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²¹Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)	3,250 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)¹Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate	6.06 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁴Official

What does a salary buy in Döbeln?

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

Left over each month€1,703of €2,192 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.	€2,192
Rent, 60 m²€6.50/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Döbeln · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €4.99/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €390
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	€1,703

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

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Döbeln. 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

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	881.6 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)²Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	132.2 per 100,000	2024	BBSR INKAR — physicians per 100,000 residents (indicator 8102)¹¹Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Döbeln 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 residents881.6 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesDöbeln 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	4,162 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	45.7 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁶Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Döbeln?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2020) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency¹⁰

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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4°-2°

5°-2°

9°1°

15°4°

20°8°

23°11°

25°14°

25°13°

20°10°

14°6°

8°2°

5°-1°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

127

187

224

225

233

215

160

116

JFMAMJJASOND

hours

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

PM2.57WHO 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 Döbeln is 7.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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101

3–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1111–1212–1313–14

Döbeln 7.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	7 µg/m³country median 8.0	31 Dec 2020	European Environment Agency¹⁰Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 3.7 · Feb 5.1 · Mar 9.2 · Apr 15 · May 19.5 · Jun 22.9 · Jul 25.3 · Aug 25.1 · Sep 20 · Oct 14.4 · Nov 8.2 · Dec 4.7 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Oschatz²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -2 · Feb -1.6 · Mar 0.9 · Apr 4 · May 7.9 · Jun 11.4 · Jul 13.5 · Aug 13.3 · Sep 9.7 · Oct 5.8 · Nov 2 · Dec -0.6 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Oschatz²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 0.9 · Feb 1.7 · Mar 4.9 · Apr 9.5 · May 13.9 · Jun 17.2 · Jul 19.4 · Aug 19 · Sep 14.6 · Oct 9.8 · Nov 5.1 · Dec 2.1 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Oschatz²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 43.7 · Feb 32.2 · Mar 42.3 · Apr 32 · May 52.8 · Jun 53.4 · Jul 74.4 · Aug 63.9 · Sep 49.2 · Oct 43 · Nov 47.4 · Dec 44.3 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Oschatz²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 60.5 · Feb 81.9 · Mar 126.8 · Apr 186.7 · May 224.4 · Jun 225.3 · Jul 233.2 · Aug 214.5 · Sep 160.2 · Oct 116.4 · Nov 67 · Dec 53.8 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Oschatz²²Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	8.5 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)⁹Official · land

Annual PM2.5 over time6 published observations, 2014–2020

6.5

8.8

11.2

13.5

7.02014201720192020

Annual PM2.5 fell 46.2% between 2014 and 2020, from 13.0 to 7.0.

Similar climate. In Germany: Hoyerswerda ±0.3 °C. Elsewhere: Gorzów Wielkopolski (Poland) ±0.6 °C, Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.2 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.2 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±1.2 °C, Reims (France) ±1.2 °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 91.8 km² in 2024. Population density was 259.6 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Döbeln?

The published population was 23,819 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport93.5%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	556 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹²Official
City area	91.75 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official
Foreign residents	1,551 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²³Official
Population density	259.6 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹⁴Official
Population	23,819 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	517 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Catholic share	2.2 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
No religion or other	20,742 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
No religion or other, share	88.3 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Protestant residents	2,231 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Protestant share	9.5 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official

International community in Döbeln

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	23,488	100.0%
Germany	21,417	91.2%
Poland	351	1.5%
Romania	281	1.2%
Ukraine	158	0.7%
Syrian Arab Republic	130	0.6%
Russian Federation	120	0.5%
Czech Republic	118	0.5%
Hungary	94	0.4%
Iraq	67	0.3%
Kazakhstan	66	0.3%

Show 65 more groups

Published group	People	Share
Viet Nam	49	0.2%
India	47	0.2%
Serbia	40	0.2%
Turkey	39	0.2%
Afghanistan	39	0.2%
Greece	22	0.1%
Italy	22	0.1%
Cameroon	21	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	20	0.1%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	20	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	20	0.1%
Bulgaria	19	0.1%
Not stated	19	0.1%
Pakistan	17	0.1%
Lebanon	16	0.1%
Austria	15	0.1%
Slovenia	13	0.1%
Albania	12	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	12	0.1%
Georgia	12	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	11	0.0%
Brazil	11	0.0%
Lithuania	10	0.0%
Kosovo	10	0.0%
Slovakia	9	0.0%
Nigeria	9	0.0%
Libya	9	0.0%
Cuba	9	0.0%
Belarus	7	0.0%
Somalia	7	0.0%
Uzbekistan	7	0.0%
China	7	0.0%
France	6	0.0%
Croatia	6	0.0%
Netherlands	6	0.0%
Spain	5	0.0%
Tunisia	5	0.0%
Egypt	5	0.0%
Philippines	5	0.0%
United Kingdom	4	0.0%
Ethiopia	4	0.0%
Guinea	4	0.0%
Yemen	4	0.0%
Armenia	4	0.0%
Belgium	3	0.0%
Denmark	3	0.0%
Estonia	3	0.0%
Latvia	3	0.0%
Portugal	3	0.0%
Sweden	3	0.0%
Switzerland	3	0.0%
Algeria	3	0.0%
Eritrea	3	0.0%
Gambia	3	0.0%
Ghana	3	0.0%
Morocco	3	0.0%
South Africa	3	0.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of	3	0.0%
Dominican Republic	3	0.0%
Colombia	3	0.0%
United States	3	0.0%
Azerbaijan	3	0.0%
Bangladesh	3	0.0%
Thailand	3	0.0%
Malaysia	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	23,488	100.0%
Germany	21,936	93.4%
Romania	300	1.3%
Poland	144	0.6%
Ukraine	139	0.6%
Syrian Arab Republic	134	0.6%
Hungary	75	0.3%
Iraq	69	0.3%
Afghanistan	58	0.2%
India	48	0.2%
Viet Nam	47	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Serbia	44	0.2%
Greece	41	0.2%
Russian Federation	37	0.2%
Turkey	33	0.1%
Czech Republic	32	0.1%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	25	0.1%
Italy	24	0.1%
Cameroon	21	0.1%
Uncertain	21	0.1%
Pakistan	17	0.1%
Bulgaria	16	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	16	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	15	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	14	0.1%
Austria	13	0.1%
Slovakia	13	0.1%
Lebanon	10	0.0%
Nigeria	9	0.0%
Albania	8	0.0%
Brazil	8	0.0%
Croatia	7	0.0%
Somalia	7	0.0%
Lithuania	6	0.0%
Tunisia	6	0.0%
Colombia	6	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	5	0.0%
Belarus	5	0.0%
Eritrea	5	0.0%
Ethiopia	5	0.0%
Morocco	5	0.0%
Kazakhstan	5	0.0%
Thailand	5	0.0%
China	5	0.0%
Libya	4	0.0%
Guinea	4	0.0%
Cuba	4	0.0%
United States	4	0.0%
Armenia	4	0.0%
Georgia	4	0.0%
Denmark	3	0.0%
Latvia	3	0.0%
Netherlands	3	0.0%
Norway	3	0.0%
Kosovo	3	0.0%
Portugal	3	0.0%
Switzerland	3	0.0%
Spain	3	0.0%
United Kingdom	3	0.0%
Algeria	3	0.0%
Ghana	3	0.0%
Azerbaijan	3	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	3	0.0%
Bangladesh	3	0.0%
Philippines	3	0.0%
Turkmenistan	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)	96.2 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁵Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 3	55.3 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁵Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier	380 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁸Official
Local property-tax multiplier	390 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Döbeln

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.

Leisnig as a Döbeln alternative in the same region

14 km away, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Hospital beds, per 100k: 2,296.2 Leisnig vs 881.6 Döbeln+160%
Residents: 8,028 Leisnig vs 23,819 Döbeln−66%
Median gross pay, region: €3,250 Leisnig vs €3,250 Döbelnno percentage
Rent: €4.64/m² Leisnig vs €4.99/m² Döbeln−7%
Nearest airport: 56.3 km Leisnig vs 45.7 km Döbeln+23%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,162 Leisnig vs 4,162 Döbelnsame level
Annual PM2.5: 7.0 µg/m³ Leisnig vs 7.0 µg/m³ Döbelnsame level

Full comparison More about Leisnig

Cities near Döbeln

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

Roßwein 7.7 km away

Rent: 4.44 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Waldheim 8.9 km away

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

Hartha 9.8 km away

Rent: 4.63 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Mügeln 13.4 km away

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

Leisnig 13.7 km away

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

Nossen 15.2 km away

Rent: 4.82 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Geringswalde 15.3 km away

Rent: 4.45 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Lommatzsch 15.8 km away

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

Alternative cities in Germany

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Döbeln in rankings

#28 of 30 in Cheapest cities to rent in Germany #28 of 30 in Lowest reference rents in Germany

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; Döbeln'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 Döbeln?

The published population was 23,819 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Döbeln?

Average net cold rent is 4.99 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 349 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Döbeln?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2020) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.

What is the unemployment rate in Döbeln?

The unemployment rate is about 6.1 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Döbeln?

The median gross salary is 3,250 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

Is Döbeln a good place to live?

Döbeln 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 Döbeln?

Roßwein, Waldheim, Hartha, Mügeln, Leisnig are near Döbeln. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Döbeln?

The official country of birth distribution records 21,417 people (91.2%) 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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APA citation

ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Döbeln, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 688c9adaf5f5a3dc2164d9edba411c9d]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/dobeln/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_dobeln-germany-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_b71b18635081,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Döbeln, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {688c9adaf5f5a3dc2164d9edba411c9d},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/dobeln/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

Markdown citation

[Döbeln, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/dobeln/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 688c9adaf5f5a3dc2164d9edba411c9d; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

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