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Living in Erfurt

In Erfurt, the official rent index for existing tenancies is €5.61 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 6.3% (2024).

Erfurt is a city in Germany, with a population of 213,703 in August 2025. Monthly precipitation was 25 mm in January and 80.8 mm in July. The city covered 269.9 km² in 2022. Population density was 810.6 people per km² in 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-1931 sources

Population213,703people31 Aug 2025Official source · Stadt Erfurt Monatsinformationen
Median gross salary (region)3,500EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · BA Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich — Medianentgelt Kreise Wohnort 2024
Average net rent5.61EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 3% belowOfficial source · Stadt Erfurt; erstellt auf Grundlage empirischer Mietspiegeldatenbasis (5/7-Spannen); Vereinbarung zwischen Beteiligten — Mietspiegel der Landeshauptstadt Erfurt 2025 (Neuerstellung)
Unemployment rate6.3%country median 5.1% — 24% aboveOfficial source · Arbeitslosenquoten — Länder, Kreise und Gemeinden, Gesamt, 2024 annual average
Recorded crime12,623incidents per 100,000country median 9,395 — 34% aboveOfficial source · PKS 2024 T01 Grundtabelle - Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl (HZ) - Städte
PM2.5, annual mean8.37µg/m³country median 8.0 — 5% aboveOfficial source · Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.

Higher unemployment than 76% of German cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 91% of German cities that publish it and dirtier air than 62% of German cities that publish it.

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

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Housing and cost

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €5.61 per m² per month in July 2025.

How much does it cost to rent in Erfurt?

Average net cold rent is 5.61 EUR/m² per month (July 2025), 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): 5.61 EUR/m²/month · Stadt Erfurt; erstellt auf Grundlage empirischer Mietspiegeldatenbasis (5/7-Spannen); Vereinbarung zwischen Beteiligten — Mietspiegel der Landeshauptstadt Erfurt 2025 (Neuerstellung)23
What recurs every month6 published recurring costs, € per month
Erfurt recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Utilities, 85 m² flat€241
Private kindergarten€85
Transport pass€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€50
Internet, 60 Mbps€32
Fitness club€27

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Net rent across major citiesErfurt highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Erfurt highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38
Hamburg€9.94
Stuttgart€9.72
Augsburg€9.10
Dortmund€6.00
Erfurt€5.61
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Mannheim€9.09
Berlin€7.71
Dresden€7.20
Bielefeld€6.72
Duisburg€6.66
Leipzig€6.27
MetricValuePeriodSource
Fitness club membership, monthly27.37 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v231Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited32.34 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v231Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly84.59 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v231Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant9.45 EUR31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v231Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB49.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telekom MagentaMobil M28Official · national market
Monthly transport pass60.21 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v231Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home240.8 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v231Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
G02 Vacancy Rate Pct4.33 %31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder26Official
Dwellings120,849 dwellings31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder26Official
Housing Vacancy Rate Percent4.33 %31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder26Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)5.61 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.811 Jul 2025Stadt Erfurt; erstellt auf Grundlage empirischer Mietspiegeldatenbasis (5/7-Spannen); Vereinbarung zwischen Beteiligten — Mietspiegel der Landeshauptstadt Erfurt 2025 (Neuerstellung)23Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate9 EUR/m²/month2024BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)14Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Is Erfurt a good place to live?

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Remote worker55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 47–63%
Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on education · range 49–65%
Student54%strong on cost, weak on education · range 45–63%
Family41%strong on family, weak on education · range 33–49%
Retirement49%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 40–58%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 337 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.61 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: July 2025

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 6.3% in 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Erfurt?

The unemployment rate is 6.3 % (2024). Source: Arbeitslosenquoten — Länder, Kreise und Gemeinden, Gesamt, 2024 annual average1

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Erfurt is 6.3%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability10.79 %31 Dec 2025data.bundesnetzagentur.de5Official
Gigabit broadband availability78.79 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas4Official
People in employment107,410 people31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder27Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,500 EUR/month31 Dec 2024BA Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich — Medianentgelt Kreise Wohnort 20242Official · regional context
Unemployment rate6.3 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Arbeitslosenquoten — Länder, Kreise und Gemeinden, Gesamt, 2024 annual average1Official
Unemployment rate over time12 published observations, 2012–2025

Unemployment rate fell 25.2% between 2012 and 2025, from 8.4% to 6.3%.

What does a salary buy in Erfurt?

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

regional median gross pay: €3,500 (BA Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€1,407of €2,330 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.€2,330
Rent, 60 m²€9.00/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · INKAR · 2024). Official average for existing leases: €5.61/m² (official · Stadt Erfurt; erstellt auf Grundlage empirischer Mietspiegeldatenbasis (5/7-Spannen); Vereinbarung zwischen Beteiligten · 2025-07-01).− €540
Public transport pass€60 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31− €60
Utilities, 85 m²€241 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31− €241
Internet€32 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31− €32
Mobile plan€50 · official · Telekom MagentaMobil M · 2026-09-30− €50
Left over€1,407
Take-home pay for other salaries and households

Public employment service

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

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Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents644.9 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)3Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Erfurt 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 residents644.9 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Erfurt?

Police recorded 12,623 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) - Städte20

Recorded crime across major citiesErfurt highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Erfurt highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Bremen15,424
Frankfurt14,600
Berlin13,900
Erfurt12,623
Cologne12,343
Dortmund12,283
Dusseldorf12,172
Leipzig11,129
Essen9,619
Dresden8,853
Stuttgart8,552
Munich6,214
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents12,623 incidents per 100,000country median 9,39531 Dec 2024PKS 2024 T01 Grundtabelle - Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl (HZ) - Städte20Official
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residentsAlternative estimate8,978 incidents per 100,0002022INKAR — Indikatoren und Karten zur Raum- und Stadtentwicklung, district (Kreis) indicator table14Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport6 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat18Official
Nearest airportERF13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv19Official
Distance to nearest airport4.8 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv19Official

Language courses and integration in Erfurt

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

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22verified local records

Euro-Schulen Erfurt - Euro-Schulen West-Thüringen GmbH

Juri-Gagarin-Ring 90, 99084 Erfurt

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Berufsfortbildungswerk Gemeinnützige Bildungseinrichtung des DGB (bfw)

Leipziger Str. 56b, 99085 Erfurt

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 0.3°C in January and 18.4°C in July. Annual PM2.5 was 8.37 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Erfurt?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.4 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: 8.37 µg/m³ · Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.17
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 Erfurt is 8.4 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 mean14.75 µg/m³country median 13.72024Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.17Official
NO₂ — latest reading9.85 µg/m³15 Jul 2026Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.17Official
PM10 — annual mean14.51 µg/m³country median 13.52024Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.17Official
PM2.5 — annual mean8.37 µg/m³country median 8.02024Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.17Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 2.7 · Feb 4.1 · Mar 8.4 · Apr 13.8 · May 17.7 · Jun 21.1 · Jul 23.6 · Aug 23.6 · Sep 18.7 · Oct 13.1 · Nov 7.2 · Dec 3.6 °C31 Dec 2020DWD CLIMAT 1991-2020 — Erfurt climate_monthly_high_c7Official
Average night-time low by monthJan -2.5 · Feb -2.3 · Mar 0.3 · Apr 3.5 · May 7.4 · Jun 10.8 · Jul 12.8 · Aug 12.7 · Sep 9.1 · Oct 5.4 · Nov 1.6 · Dec -1.4 °C31 Dec 2020DWD CLIMAT 1991-2020 — Erfurt climate_monthly_low_c8Official
Average temperature by monthJan 0.3 · Feb 1 · Mar 4.3 · Apr 8.9 · May 13 · Jun 16.2 · Jul 18.4 · Aug 18.2 · Sep 13.9 · Oct 9.1 · Nov 4.3 · Dec 1.3 °C31 Dec 1991DWD multi-annual station means 1991-2020 (temperature)12Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 25 · Feb 22.9 · Mar 36.3 · Apr 34.2 · May 63.9 · Jun 55.7 · Jul 80.8 · Aug 58.7 · Sep 45.8 · Oct 37.6 · Nov 41.1 · Dec 32.6 mm31 Dec 1991DWD multi-annual station means 1991-2020 (precipitation)10Official
Average sunshine by monthJan 59.7 · Feb 80.6 · Mar 128.7 · Apr 184.8 · May 211.9 · Jun 219.8 · Jul 224.7 · Aug 210.4 · Sep 159.3 · Oct 112.4 · Nov 60.7 · Dec 47 hours31 Dec 1991DWD multi-annual station means 1991-2020 (sunshine)11Official
Annual mean temperature8.4 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)9Official · land
Annual PM2.5 over time8 published observations, 2014–2024

Annual PM2.5 fell 44.2% between 2014 and 2024, from 15.0 to 8.4.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Erfurt?

The published population was 213,703 people in August 2025. Source: Stadt Erfurt Monatsinformationen21

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents461 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality15Official
City area269.9 km²31 Dec 2022Stadt Erfurt Wirtschaftsstandort Daten22Official
Foreign-resident share11.7 %31 Dec 2024Eurostat13Official
Foreign residents22,191 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities30Official
Population density810.6 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.16Official
Population Female112,068 people31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder30Official
Population Male106,131 people31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder30Official
Population213,703 people31 Aug 2025Stadt Erfurt Monatsinformationen21Official
Population over time14 published observations, 2012–2025

Population rose 5.8% between 2012 and 2025, from 201,952 to 213,703.

Foreign residents over time22 published observations, 2004–2025

Foreign residents rose 360.0% between 2004 and 2025, from 5,767 to 26,530.

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents13,556 people31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
Catholic share6.2 %31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
No religion or other179,619 people31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
No religion or other, share82.3 %31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)6Official
Protestant residents25,023 people31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
Protestant share11.5 %31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official

International community in Erfurt

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
Total218,200100.0%
Germany191,06487.6%
Poland3,6321.7%
Syrian Arab Republic2,7391.3%
Ukraine2,1871.0%
Russian Federation2,0630.9%
Czech Republic1,3820.6%
Afghanistan1,2640.6%
Romania1,2110.6%
Turkey9150.4%
Kazakhstan8820.4%
Show 130 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Iraq7130.3%
Viet Nam7060.3%
Bulgaria6190.3%
Hungary5550.3%
Slovakia4890.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of4000.2%
China3490.2%
Moldova, Republic of3310.2%
India2980.1%
Italy2950.1%
Eritrea2040.1%
Serbia1940.1%
Azerbaijan1890.1%
Latvia1810.1%
Spain1800.1%
Kosovo1640.1%
United States1620.1%
Armenia1610.1%
Not stated1520.1%
Lithuania1490.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina1470.1%
France1400.1%
Pakistan1400.1%
Austria1390.1%
Lebanon1340.1%
Tunisia1320.1%
Georgia1280.1%
Brazil1230.1%
Uzbekistan1200.1%
Greece1190.1%
Morocco1180.1%
Albania1150.1%
Croatia1140.1%
Thailand1070.0%
Libya1060.0%
Cuba1060.0%
Belarus1050.0%
Algeria1050.0%
Kyrgyzstan1030.0%
Somalia990.0%
Switzerland920.0%
Nigeria850.0%
Egypt830.0%
Portugal770.0%
United Kingdom770.0%
Mexico680.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of670.0%
Netherlands610.0%
Philippines490.0%
Indonesia480.0%
Colombia460.0%
Tajikistan450.0%
Bangladesh420.0%
Jordan400.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of380.0%
Saudi Arabia380.0%
Ethiopia350.0%
Argentina350.0%
Ghana330.0%
Chile330.0%
Belgium320.0%
Cameroon320.0%
Korea, Republic of320.0%
Sweden300.0%
Peru290.0%
Japan270.0%
Slovenia260.0%
Kenya260.0%
Ecuador230.0%
Turkmenistan230.0%
Dominican Republic220.0%
Nepal220.0%
United Arab Emirates220.0%
Mongolia200.0%
Mozambique190.0%
Canada190.0%
Denmark170.0%
Kuwait170.0%
Angola160.0%
Gambia160.0%
Togo160.0%
Palestinian territories160.0%
Norway150.0%
Côte D'Ivoire150.0%
South Africa150.0%
Taiwan, Province of China150.0%
New Zealand150.0%
Estonia140.0%
Montenegro140.0%
Uganda130.0%
Sri Lanka130.0%
Guinea120.0%
Sudan120.0%
Ireland110.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the110.0%
Madagascar110.0%
Yemen110.0%
Israel110.0%
Cambodia100.0%
Malaysia100.0%
Australia100.0%
Cyprus90.0%
Honduras90.0%
Benin70.0%
Senegal60.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of60.0%
Paraguay60.0%
Zimbabwe50.0%
Liberia50.0%
Rwanda50.0%
Sierra Leone50.0%
El Salvador50.0%
Nicaragua50.0%
Panama50.0%
Finland40.0%
Zambia40.0%
Suriname40.0%
Myanmar40.0%
Luxembourg30.0%
Malta30.0%
Mauritania30.0%
Congo30.0%
Burkina Faso30.0%
Guinea-Bissau30.0%
Namibia30.0%
Costa Rica30.0%
Uruguay30.0%
Trinidad and Tobago30.0%
Qatar30.0%
Singapore30.0%

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

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total218,200100.0%
Germany196,00889.8%
Syrian Arab Republic2,6771.2%
Poland2,6621.2%
Ukraine1,9460.9%
Afghanistan1,5310.7%
Romania1,4150.6%
Russian Federation9150.4%
Turkey8590.4%
Viet Nam6930.3%
Uncertain6930.3%
Show 122 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Iraq6810.3%
Bulgaria6650.3%
Slovakia4680.2%
Hungary4300.2%
Italy3520.2%
China3260.1%
India2760.1%
Eritrea2560.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of2470.1%
Stateless2330.1%
Spain2120.1%
Azerbaijan1860.1%
Czech Republic1820.1%
Latvia1740.1%
Serbia1740.1%
Kosovo1710.1%
Armenia1590.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina1390.1%
Croatia1300.1%
Somalia1220.1%
Georgia1180.1%
Pakistan1170.1%
Albania1150.1%
United States1130.1%
Kazakhstan1100.1%
France1090.0%
Greece1070.0%
Tunisia1070.0%
Lithuania1040.0%
Portugal1040.0%
Nigeria1040.0%
Moldova, Republic of920.0%
Belarus840.0%
Lebanon840.0%
Libya800.0%
Brazil790.0%
Algeria780.0%
Thailand770.0%
Austria750.0%
Morocco730.0%
Cuba670.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of640.0%
Egypt560.0%
Netherlands550.0%
Indonesia480.0%
Bangladesh430.0%
Uzbekistan420.0%
Jordan410.0%
Mexico380.0%
Kyrgyzstan360.0%
Cameroon320.0%
Colombia310.0%
United Kingdom290.0%
Ghana280.0%
Philippines280.0%
Korea, Republic of280.0%
Switzerland270.0%
Sweden260.0%
Ethiopia250.0%
Japan230.0%
Belgium210.0%
Nepal210.0%
Guinea190.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the180.0%
Estonia170.0%
Kenya170.0%
Togo170.0%
Montenegro160.0%
Chile160.0%
Ireland150.0%
Peru150.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of150.0%
Gambia140.0%
Argentina140.0%
Taiwan, Province of China130.0%
Slovenia120.0%
Côte D'Ivoire120.0%
Canada120.0%
Mongolia120.0%
Tajikistan120.0%
Angola100.0%
Uganda100.0%
Denmark90.0%
Mozambique90.0%
Madagascar80.0%
Sri Lanka80.0%
Cambodia80.0%
Australia80.0%
Cyprus70.0%
Dominican Republic70.0%
Israel70.0%
Sierra Leone60.0%
China (Hong Kong)60.0%
Yemen60.0%
Turkmenistan60.0%
Malaysia60.0%
New Zealand60.0%
Zimbabwe50.0%
Liberia50.0%
South Africa50.0%
Rwanda50.0%
Ecuador50.0%
Honduras50.0%
Paraguay50.0%
Palestinian territories50.0%
Finland40.0%
Luxembourg40.0%
Myanmar40.0%
Iceland30.0%
Norway30.0%
Benin30.0%
Mauritania30.0%
Zambia30.0%
Guinea-Bissau30.0%
Senegal30.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of30.0%
El Salvador30.0%
Guatemala30.0%
Nicaragua30.0%
Trinidad and Tobago30.0%
Singapore30.0%
Not stated30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source24

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Owner-occupied homes22.17 %31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder26Official
Labour Supply Count114,730 people31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder27Official
Local business-tax multiplier470 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de29Official
Local property-tax multiplier550 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de29Official

Alternatives for people set on Erfurt

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.

Chemnitz as a Erfurt alternative in the same country

Better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

  • Nearest airport: 68.3 km Chemnitz vs 4.8 km Erfurt+1323%
  • Empty flats: 11.0% Chemnitz vs 4.3% Erfurt+153%
  • Unemployment: 8.9% Chemnitz vs 6.3% Erfurt+41%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 8,681 Chemnitz vs 12,623 Erfurt−31%
  • Rent: €5.26/m² (2022) Chemnitz vs €5.61/m² (2025) Erfurtno percentage
  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 763.7 Chemnitz vs 644.9 Erfurt+18%
  • Foreign residents: 13.0% Chemnitz vs 11.7% Erfurt+11%
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Alternative cities in Germany

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

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Oberhausen213,646 residentsRostock211,993 residentsKassel207,622 residentsLübeck223,156 residentsMainz224,030 residentsHagen197,677 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; Erfurt's school authority applies it locally.

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

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Erfurt?

The published population was 213,703 people in August 2025. Source: Stadt Erfurt Monatsinformationen.

How much does it cost to rent in Erfurt?

Average net cold rent is 5.61 EUR/m² per month (July 2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 393 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Stadt Erfurt; erstellt auf Grundlage empirischer Mietspiegeldatenbasis (5/7-Spannen); Vereinbarung zwischen Beteiligten — Mietspiegel der Landeshauptstadt Erfurt 2025 (Neuerstellung).

Is the air quality good in Erfurt?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.4 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..

How safe is Erfurt?

Police recorded 12,623 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 unemployment rate in Erfurt?

The unemployment rate is 6.3 % (2024). Source: Arbeitslosenquoten — Länder, Kreise und Gemeinden, Gesamt, 2024 annual average.

What is the typical salary around Erfurt?

The median gross salary is 3,500 EUR/month. Source: BA Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich — Medianentgelt Kreise Wohnort 2024.

Is Erfurt a good place to live?

Erfurt 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 Total live in Erfurt?

The official country of birth distribution records 218,200 people (100.0%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 19). Erfurt, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 99099acda46e5ae603cdb40fec99a8f0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/erfurt/ Retrieved 2026-09-19. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Erfurt, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-19},
  version = {99099acda46e5ae603cdb40fec99a8f0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/erfurt/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-19. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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