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Living in Garching b.München

In Garching b.München, rents across existing tenancies average €12.89 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 6.1% (2022).

The regional median gross salary was €5,050 per month at the end of 2024. Its population was 17,656 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2334 sources

Population17,656people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Median gross salary (region)5,050EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)
Average net rent12.89EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 122% aboveOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)
Unemployment rate6.07%country median 5.1% — 19% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Recorded crime3,224incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise
PM2.5, annual mean7µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station München/Johanneskirchen)

Pricier rent than any other German city that publishes it, higher unemployment than 73% 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 Garching b.München?

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Housing and cost

A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €18 per m² per month in 2024.

How much does it cost to rent in Garching b.München?

Average net cold rent is 12.89 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): 12.89 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)5
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Garching b.München recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50
Internet, 60 Mbps€49
Net rent across major citiesGarching b.München highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Garching b.München highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38
Garching b.München€12.89
Hamburg€9.94
Stuttgart€9.72
Leipzig€6.27
Dortmund€6.00
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Augsburg€9.10
Mannheim€9.09
Berlin€7.71
Dresden€7.20
Bielefeld€6.72
Duisburg€6.66
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited48.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps14Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB49.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telekom MagentaMobil M21Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)12.89 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.8115 May 2022Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)5Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate18 EUR/m²/month2024BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)12Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Is Garching b.München a good place to live?

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Remote worker40%strong on work, weak on housing · range 30–50%
Skilled employee48%strong on work, weak on education · range 39–57%
Student46%strong on cost, weak on education · range 35–57%
Family46%strong on family, weak on education · range 35–57%
Retirement48%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 35–61%

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What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 773 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 12.89 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 6.07% in May 2022. Regional disposable income was €39,090 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Garching b.München?

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

  • Unemployment rate: 6.07 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities25
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Garching b.München is 6.1%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability10.93 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas2Official
Gigabit broadband availability79.84 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas2Official
Disposable income per resident39,090 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts22Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita143,910 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts22Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)5,050 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)1Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate6.07 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities25Official

What does a salary buy in Garching b.München?

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

regional median gross pay: €5,050 (Bundesagentur für Arbeit, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€1,972of €3,150 take-home
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Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions.€3,150
Rent, 60 m²€18.00/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · INKAR · 2024). Official average for existing leases: €12.89/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).− €1,080
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€1,972
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Public employment service

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

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Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesGarching b.München highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Garching b.München highlighted

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents3,224 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise18Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport191 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat16Official
Nearest airportMUC13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv17Official
Distance to nearest airport15.3 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv17Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Garching b.München. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Garching b.München?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station München/Johanneskirchen)11

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
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 Garching b.München is 7.0 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 mean13 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station München/Johanneskirchen)9Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean14 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station München/Johanneskirchen)10Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean7 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station München/Johanneskirchen)11Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 4 · Feb 5.6 · Mar 10.1 · Apr 15.2 · May 19.4 · Jun 22.9 · Jul 24.9 · Aug 24.7 · Sep 19.6 · Oct 14.5 · Nov 8.2 · Dec 4.8 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station M�nchen-Stadt23Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -1.8 · Feb -1.4 · Mar 1.7 · Apr 5.3 · May 9.3 · Jun 12.9 · Jul 14.7 · Aug 14.5 · Sep 10.4 · Oct 6.5 · Nov 2.1 · Dec -0.8 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station M�nchen-Stadt23Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 0.9 · Feb 1.9 · Mar 5.7 · Apr 10.2 · May 14.3 · Jun 17.8 · Jul 19.6 · Aug 19.4 · Sep 14.7 · Oct 10.1 · Nov 4.9 · Dec 1.8 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station M�nchen-Stadt23Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 51.9 · Feb 45.5 · Mar 61.2 · Apr 56 · May 107 · Jun 120.9 · Jul 118.9 · Aug 116.5 · Sep 78.1 · Oct 66.9 · Nov 58.4 · Dec 58.5 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station M�nchen-Stadt23Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 74.6 · Feb 95.2 · Mar 145.3 · Apr 186 · May 213 · Jun 223.7 · Jul 241.4 · Aug 232.1 · Sep 169.7 · Oct 123.3 · Nov 74 · Dec 66.4 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station M�nchen-Stadt23Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature8.4 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)8Official · land

Similar climate. In Germany: Berlin ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±1.4 °C, Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.5 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.5 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±1.5 °C, Zürich (Switzerland) ±0.4 °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 28.2 km² in 2024. Population density was 626.8 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Garching b.München?

The published population was 17,656 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents1,217 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality13Official
City area28.17 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official
Foreign residents5,050 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities24Official
Population density626.8 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.15Official
Population17,656 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents5,183 people31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
Catholic share29.4 %31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
No religion or other10,484 people31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
No religion or other, share59.5 %31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
Protestant residents1,956 people31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
Protestant share11.1 %31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official

International community in Garching b.München

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
Total17,620100.0%
Germany11,45765.0%
Romania8354.7%
Turkey5233.0%
China3972.3%
Austria3131.8%
Poland2851.6%
Italy2711.5%
Ukraine2491.4%
Croatia2121.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina1851.0%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Russian Federation1761.0%
Kosovo1741.0%
India1741.0%
Czech Republic1600.9%
Hungary1400.8%
Serbia1080.6%
Bulgaria1060.6%
France980.6%
United States930.5%
Spain810.5%
Greece800.5%
United Kingdom740.4%
Afghanistan690.4%
Iran, Islamic Republic of620.4%
Slovenia560.3%
Switzerland470.3%
Nigeria420.2%
Viet Nam420.2%
Iraq410.2%
Syrian Arab Republic410.2%
Moldova, Republic of390.2%
Egypt370.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of360.2%
Tunisia350.2%
Mexico340.2%
Pakistan330.2%
Netherlands300.2%
Japan300.2%
Slovakia280.2%
Kazakhstan280.2%
Brazil260.1%
Korea, Republic of260.1%
Chile240.1%
Israel240.1%
Portugal220.1%
Latvia200.1%
Taiwan, Province of China200.1%
Belgium190.1%
Colombia190.1%
Morocco180.1%
Albania160.1%
Bangladesh160.1%
Eritrea140.1%
Canada140.1%
Uzbekistan140.1%
Finland130.1%
Sweden130.1%
Belarus130.1%
Georgia130.1%
Australia130.1%
Ireland120.1%
Togo120.1%
Peru120.1%
Somalia110.1%
Cuba110.1%
Norway100.1%
Ecuador100.1%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of100.1%
Lebanon100.1%
Philippines100.1%
Lithuania90.1%
Argentina90.1%
Thailand90.1%
South Africa80.0%
Indonesia80.0%
Kyrgyzstan80.0%
Denmark70.0%
Luxembourg70.0%
Algeria70.0%
Ethiopia70.0%
Libya70.0%
Singapore70.0%
Malaysia70.0%
Not stated70.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of60.0%
Angola50.0%
Sierra Leone50.0%
Uganda50.0%
Sri Lanka50.0%
Jordan50.0%
Turkmenistan50.0%
Saudi Arabia50.0%
Montenegro40.0%
Senegal40.0%
Kuwait40.0%
Cyprus30.0%
Côte D'Ivoire30.0%
Zimbabwe30.0%
Mauritania30.0%
Kenya30.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the30.0%
Madagascar30.0%
Mauritius30.0%
Zambia30.0%
Guinea30.0%
Cameroon30.0%
Burundi30.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of30.0%
Honduras30.0%
Azerbaijan30.0%
Myanmar30.0%
Tajikistan30.0%
New Zealand30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source20

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total17,620100.0%
Germany12,57171.3%
Turkey6033.4%
China3742.1%
Romania3662.1%
Croatia3401.9%
Austria3081.7%
Italy2891.6%
Ukraine2071.2%
Kosovo2051.2%
India1660.9%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Poland1490.8%
Russian Federation1290.7%
Greece1200.7%
Hungary1180.7%
Bosnia and Herzegovina1120.6%
Serbia970.6%
Bulgaria950.5%
France950.5%
Spain810.5%
Afghanistan610.3%
United States570.3%
Nigeria550.3%
Slovenia490.3%
Czech Republic400.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of370.2%
United Kingdom360.2%
Syrian Arab Republic360.2%
Netherlands340.2%
Portugal320.2%
Slovakia300.2%
Egypt290.2%
Iraq270.2%
Japan270.2%
Viet Nam260.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of250.1%
Tunisia250.1%
Pakistan250.1%
Korea, Republic of250.1%
Switzerland230.1%
Belgium220.1%
Belarus180.1%
Chile180.1%
Ireland170.1%
Latvia170.1%
Brazil170.1%
Somalia150.1%
Bangladesh150.1%
Sweden140.1%
Israel140.1%
Eritrea130.1%
Mexico130.1%
Colombia120.1%
Australia120.1%
Albania110.1%
Uganda110.1%
Thailand100.1%
Finland90.1%
Lithuania90.1%
Kazakhstan90.1%
Moldova, Republic of80.0%
Norway80.0%
Morocco80.0%
Canada80.0%
Peru80.0%
Sierra Leone70.0%
Togo70.0%
Argentina70.0%
Ecuador70.0%
Indonesia70.0%
Jordan70.0%
Taiwan, Province of China70.0%
Malaysia70.0%
South Africa60.0%
Georgia60.0%
Denmark50.0%
Montenegro50.0%
Angola50.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of50.0%
Philippines50.0%
Luxembourg40.0%
Algeria40.0%
Senegal40.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of40.0%
Cyprus30.0%
Ethiopia30.0%
Côte D'Ivoire30.0%
Ghana30.0%
Mauritania30.0%
Libya30.0%
Madagascar30.0%
Mauritius30.0%
Guinea30.0%
Namibia30.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of30.0%
Dominican Republic30.0%
Honduras30.0%
China (Hong Kong)30.0%
Azerbaijan30.0%
Myanmar30.0%
Sri Lanka30.0%
Mongolia30.0%
Turkmenistan30.0%
Singapore30.0%
Uzbekistan30.0%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Pre-primary attendance per 100 children aged 3–6 (can exceed 100)98.1 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional4Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 345.2 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional4Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier330 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich7Official
Local property-tax multiplier310 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich7Official

Alternatives for people set on Garching b.München

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.

Dachau as a Garching b.München alternative in the same region

16 km away, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 47,138 Dachau vs 17,656 Garching b.München+167%
  • Rent: €10.34/m² Dachau vs €12.89/m² Garching b.München−20%
  • Nearest airport: 28.0 km Dachau vs 15.3 km Garching b.München+83%
  • Unemployment: 5.0% Dachau vs 6.1% Garching b.München−18%
  • Median gross pay, region: €4,600 Dachau vs €5,050 Garching b.Münchenno percentage
  • Annual PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³ Dachau vs 7.0 µg/m³ Garching b.München+29%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,696 Dachau vs 3,224 Garching b.München−16%
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Ravensburg as a Garching b.München alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 160 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

  • Rent: €8.64/m² Ravensburg vs €12.89/m² Garching b.München−33%
  • Residents: 50,628 Ravensburg vs 17,656 Garching b.München+187%
  • Median gross pay, region: €4,200 Ravensburg vs €5,050 Garching b.Münchenno percentage
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,761 Ravensburg vs 3,224 Garching b.München+17%
  • Unemployment: 5.3% Ravensburg vs 6.1% Garching b.München−13%
  • Nearest airport: 14.5 km Ravensburg vs 15.3 km Garching b.München−5%
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Cities near Garching b.München

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

Eching 6.1 km away
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11.48 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Unterschleißheim 7.2 km away
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11.86 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Dachau 16.0 km away
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10.34 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Freising 18.5 km away
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10.72 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Erding 19.9 km away
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9.77 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Gröbenzell 21.6 km away
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11.43 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Taufkirchen 22.4 km away
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9.19 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

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Yes — migrants receive medical care in Garching b.München 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; Garching b.München's school authority applies it locally.

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

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Common questions

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

How many people live in Garching b.München?

The published population was 17,656 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Garching b.München?

Average net cold rent is 12.89 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 902 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Garching b.München?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station München/Johanneskirchen).

What is the unemployment rate in Garching b.München?

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

What is the typical salary around Garching b.München?

The median gross salary is 5,050 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

Is Garching b.München a good place to live?

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Which cities are near Garching b.München?

Eching, Unterschleißheim, Neufahrn bei Freising, Dachau, Freising are near Garching b.München. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Garching b.München?

The official country of birth distribution records 11,457 people (65.0%) 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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APA citation
ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Garching b.München, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version e66fdc1737fcdb4715249cc6fb8e732d]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/garching-b-munchen/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
BibTeX citation
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_garching-b-munchen-germany-population-rent-salary-jobs_a0dffd6a6682,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Garching b.München, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {e66fdc1737fcdb4715249cc6fb8e732d},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/garching-b-munchen/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
Markdown citation
[Garching b.München, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/garching-b-munchen/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version e66fdc1737fcdb4715249cc6fb8e732d; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

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