Living in Gladbeck

In Gladbeck, rents across existing tenancies average €5.74 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 9.1% (2022).

Gladbeck is in Germany; its population was 75,499 at the end of 2024. The unemployment rate was 9.11% in May 2022. Gigabit broadband availability was 92.2% in 2025. Car density was 552 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2026. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €8.13 per m² per month in June 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2339 sources

Population75,499people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)4,000EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)

Average net rent5.74EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — about the sameOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate9.11%country median 5.1% — 79% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime7,279incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean10µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Bottrop-Welheim)

Higher unemployment than 97% of German cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 79% of German cities that publish it and dirtier air than 91% of German cities that publish it.

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

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Gladbeck?

Average net cold rent is 5.74 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): 5.74 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 citiesGladbeck highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Augsburg€9.10

Dortmund€6.00

Gladbeck€5.74

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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 Mbps¹⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M²⁵Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5.74 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — about the same	15 May 2022	Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁶Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate	8.13 EUR/m²/month	4 Jun 2026	miet-check Mietspiegel Gladbeck³⁹Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Gladbeck a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker51%strong on work, weak on safety · range 42–60%

Skilled employee54%strong on work, weak on education · range 45–63%

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

Family48%strong on family, weak on education · range 38–58%

Retirement54%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 42–66%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 344 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.74 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.

Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.

Source period: May 2022

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Gladbeck?

The unemployment rate is about 9.1 % (May 2022).

Unemployment rate: 9.11 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁹

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Gladbeck is 9.1%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Gladbeck 9.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	56.75 %	31 Dec 2025	data.bundesnetzagentur.de⁴Official
Gigabit broadband availability	92.19 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	4,000 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	9.11 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁹Official

What does a salary buy in Gladbeck?

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

Left over each month€2,015of €2,602 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.	€2,602
Rent, 60 m²€8.13/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Gladbeck · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €5.74/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €488
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	€2,015

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Gladbeck. 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

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	349.7 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)²Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Gladbeck 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 residents349.7 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesGladbeck 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	7,279 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise²⁰Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	147 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁸Official
Nearest airport	DUS	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁹Official
Distance to nearest airport	34.7 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁹Official

Language courses and integration

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

Country-level information

BAMF Integrationskurse — Integration course

Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)

For eligible migrants.

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BAMF job-related German courses — Job-related language course

Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)

For migrants needing job-related German.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Gladbeck?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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 Bottrop-Welheim)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

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

126

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.510WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1015WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂24WHO 10 · EU 40

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 Gladbeck is 10.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Gladbeck 10.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	24 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Gladbeck Grabenstraße 46)⁹Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	15 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Bottrop-Welheim)¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	10 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Bottrop-Welheim)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 5.1 · Feb 6.1 · Mar 10 · Apr 14.5 · May 18.2 · Jun 21.1 · Jul 23.5 · Aug 23 · Sep 19 · Oct 14.2 · Nov 9.1 · Dec 5.7 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Essen-Bredeney²⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 0.6 · Feb 0.8 · Mar 3.1 · Apr 5.9 · May 9.2 · Jun 12 · Jul 14.3 · Aug 14.2 · Sep 11.3 · Oct 7.9 · Nov 4.3 · Dec 1.6 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Essen-Bredeney²⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 2.9 · Feb 3.4 · Mar 6.4 · Apr 10.2 · May 13.8 · Jun 16.6 · Jul 18.7 · Aug 18.4 · Sep 14.9 · Oct 10.8 · Nov 6.7 · Dec 3.7 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Essen-Bredeney²⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 84.8 · Feb 66.7 · Mar 65.6 · Apr 52.5 · May 67 · Jun 79.1 · Jul 85.6 · Aug 92.2 · Sep 74 · Oct 77.3 · Nov 79.4 · Dec 94 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Essen-Bredeney²⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 55.4 · Feb 72.8 · Mar 125.9 · Apr 172.9 · May 204.7 · Jun 197.7 · Jul 208.2 · Aug 193 · Sep 149.7 · Oct 109.7 · Nov 60.6 · Dec 45.1 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Essen-Bredeney²⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	9.8 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)⁸Official · land

Similar climate. In Germany: Bremerhaven ±0.7 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±1.2 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±1.3 °C, Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.3 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.3 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±1.3 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

The city covered 36 km² in 2024. Population density was 2,098.9 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Gladbeck?

The published population was 75,499 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport83.3%
Foreign residents16.7%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	552 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹⁴Official
City area	35.97 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official
Foreign-resident share	17.8 %	31 Dec 2024	Eurostat¹²Official
Foreign residents	12,580 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁸Official
Population density	2,099 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹⁷Official
Population	75,499 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	23,653 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Catholic share	31.3 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
No religion or other	35,804 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
No religion or other, share	47.4 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Protestant residents	16,062 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Protestant share	21.3 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official

International community in Gladbeck

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	75,515	100.0%
Germany	60,364	79.9%
Turkey	3,796	5.0%
Poland	2,610	3.5%
Syrian Arab Republic	1,633	2.2%
Iraq	759	1.0%
Bulgaria	659	0.9%
Russian Federation	403	0.5%
Lebanon	367	0.5%
Morocco	314	0.4%
Ukraine	300	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Kosovo	294	0.4%
Serbia	278	0.4%
Romania	274	0.4%
Kazakhstan	264	0.3%
Afghanistan	254	0.3%
Italy	247	0.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	181	0.2%
Not stated	140	0.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	138	0.2%
Spain	124	0.2%
India	109	0.1%
Albania	105	0.1%
Netherlands	99	0.1%
Tunisia	97	0.1%
Croatia	96	0.1%
Greece	87	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	79	0.1%
Austria	78	0.1%
Czech Republic	75	0.1%
Hungary	54	0.1%
Thailand	53	0.1%
France	52	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	51	0.1%
Nigeria	51	0.1%
Portugal	50	0.1%
Viet Nam	47	0.1%
Armenia	37	0.0%
Eritrea	36	0.0%
Pakistan	35	0.0%
Libya	34	0.0%
Slovenia	31	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	31	0.0%
United Kingdom	29	0.0%
Algeria	29	0.0%
Brazil	29	0.0%
Sri Lanka	29	0.0%
China	29	0.0%
Guinea	24	0.0%
United States	23	0.0%
Azerbaijan	23	0.0%
Tajikistan	23	0.0%
Belgium	21	0.0%
Egypt	21	0.0%
Georgia	21	0.0%
Lithuania	20	0.0%
Ghana	20	0.0%
Cameroon	20	0.0%
Switzerland	19	0.0%
Slovakia	18	0.0%
Philippines	18	0.0%
Bangladesh	15	0.0%
Uzbekistan	15	0.0%
Latvia	12	0.0%
Indonesia	12	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	12	0.0%
Sweden	11	0.0%
Denmark	10	0.0%
Belarus	10	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	10	0.0%
Somalia	9	0.0%
Dominican Republic	9	0.0%
Cambodia	8	0.0%
Kenya	7	0.0%
Liberia	6	0.0%
Ecuador	6	0.0%
Canada	6	0.0%
Nepal	6	0.0%
Montenegro	5	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	5	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	5	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	5	0.0%
Estonia	4	0.0%
Ireland	4	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	4	0.0%
South Africa	4	0.0%
Cuba	4	0.0%
Jordan	4	0.0%
Palestinian territories	4	0.0%
Australia	4	0.0%
Norway	3	0.0%
Ethiopia	3	0.0%
Benin	3	0.0%
Gambia	3	0.0%
Mali	3	0.0%
Niger	3	0.0%
Namibia	3	0.0%
Sierra Leone	3	0.0%
Chad	3	0.0%
Argentina	3	0.0%
Honduras	3	0.0%
Colombia	3	0.0%
Peru	3	0.0%
Yemen	3	0.0%
Myanmar	3	0.0%
Israel	3	0.0%
Japan	3	0.0%
Qatar	3	0.0%
Kuwait	3	0.0%
Mongolia	3	0.0%

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

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	75,515	100.0%
Germany	62,934	83.3%
Turkey	4,209	5.6%
Syrian Arab Republic	1,701	2.3%
Bulgaria	702	0.9%
Iraq	698	0.9%
Poland	608	0.8%
Uncertain	589	0.8%
Italy	318	0.4%
Romania	309	0.4%
Serbia	287	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Ukraine	269	0.4%
Afghanistan	251	0.3%
Kosovo	250	0.3%
Lebanon	183	0.2%
Morocco	173	0.2%
Croatia	162	0.2%
Spain	135	0.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	124	0.2%
Albania	105	0.1%
Russian Federation	104	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	101	0.1%
Netherlands	94	0.1%
Greece	93	0.1%
Nigeria	64	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	64	0.1%
Stateless	64	0.1%
Austria	63	0.1%
India	63	0.1%
Tunisia	62	0.1%
Portugal	57	0.1%
Hungary	42	0.1%
Thailand	41	0.1%
Eritrea	34	0.0%
Armenia	33	0.0%
Viet Nam	27	0.0%
Pakistan	26	0.0%
Sweden	24	0.0%
Guinea	24	0.0%
Kazakhstan	23	0.0%
United Kingdom	22	0.0%
Brazil	19	0.0%
France	18	0.0%
Egypt	18	0.0%
Azerbaijan	18	0.0%
Cameroon	17	0.0%
Sri Lanka	17	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	16	0.0%
Belgium	15	0.0%
China	15	0.0%
Georgia	14	0.0%
Bangladesh	13	0.0%
Ghana	12	0.0%
Libya	12	0.0%
Lithuania	11	0.0%
United States	11	0.0%
Slovenia	10	0.0%
Montenegro	10	0.0%
Slovakia	10	0.0%
Latvia	9	0.0%
Somalia	8	0.0%
Tajikistan	7	0.0%
Not stated	7	0.0%
Belarus	5	0.0%
Algeria	5	0.0%
Gambia	5	0.0%
Kenya	5	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	5	0.0%
Mali	4	0.0%
Canada	4	0.0%
Colombia	4	0.0%
Indonesia	4	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	4	0.0%
Uzbekistan	4	0.0%
Denmark	3	0.0%
Ireland	3	0.0%
Switzerland	3	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	3	0.0%
South Africa	3	0.0%
Namibia	3	0.0%
Sierra Leone	3	0.0%
Togo	3	0.0%
Dominican Republic	3	0.0%
Cuba	3	0.0%
Peru	3	0.0%
Myanmar	3	0.0%
Japan	3	0.0%
Jordan	3	0.0%
Mongolia	3	0.0%
Palestinian territories	3	0.0%
Australia	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²³

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Local business-tax multiplier	495 %	31 Dec 2022	www.statistikportal.de²⁷Official
Local property-tax multiplier	850 %	31 Dec 2022	www.statistikportal.de²⁷Official

Alternatives for people set on Gladbeck

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.

Witten as a Gladbeck alternative in the same region

29 km away, better on 5 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Hospital beds, per 100k: 725.4 Witten vs 349.7 Gladbeck+107%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,655 Witten vs 7,279 Gladbeck−22%
Unemployment: 7.3% Witten vs 9.1% Gladbeck−20%
Foreign residents: 13.3% Witten vs 17.8% Gladbeck−25%
Annual PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³ Witten vs 10.0 µg/m³ Gladbeck−20%
Nearest airport: 21.5 km Witten vs 34.7 km Gladbeck−38%
Rent: €5.88/m² Witten vs €5.74/m² Gladbecksame level

Full comparison More about Witten

Arnsberg as a Gladbeck alternative in the same country

77 km away, better on 5 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Hospital beds, per 100k: 782.6 Arnsberg vs 349.7 Gladbeck+124%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,707 Arnsberg vs 7,279 Gladbeck−35%
Unemployment: 6.0% Arnsberg vs 9.1% Gladbeck−34%
Rent: €5.31/m² Arnsberg vs €5.74/m² Gladbeck−7%
Annual PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³ Arnsberg vs 10.0 µg/m³ Gladbeck−20%
Median gross pay, region: €3,850 Arnsberg vs €4,000 Gladbeck−4%
Nearest airport: 34.1 km Arnsberg vs 34.7 km Gladbecksame level

Full comparison More about Arnsberg

Valencia as a Gladbeck alternative in another country

A move, not a commute, at 1461 km, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent and median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Rent: €8.20/m² (2024) Valencia vs €5.74/m² (2022) Gladbeckno percentage
Nearest airport: 9.2 km Valencia vs 34.7 km Gladbeck−73%
Median gross pay, region: €1,888 Valencia vs €4,000 Gladbeckno percentage
Foreign residents: 15.7% Valencia vs 17.8% Gladbeck−12%

Full comparison More about Valencia

Cities near Gladbeck

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

Bottrop Commuting Zone · 6.7 km away

Rent: 6.1 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Dorsten Commuting Zone · 9.9 km away

Rent: 5.81 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Gelsenkirchen Commuting Zone · 10.3 km away

Rent: 5.47 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Salary: 3,961 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2025-12-31

Essen Commuting Zone · 13.6 km away

Rent: 6.72 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Salary: 4,387 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2025-12-31

Oberhausen Commuting Zone · 14.5 km away

Rent: 6.65 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-03-01
Salary: 4,171 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2025-12-31

Recklinghausen Commuting Zone · 15.8 km away

Rent: 5.85 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Herne Commuting Zone · 16.6 km away

Rent: 5.71 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Bochum Commuting Zone · 18.9 km away

Rent: 6.25 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Salary: 4,360 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2025-12-31

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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; Gladbeck's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Gladbeck part of Duisburg?

Gladbeck is in the published commuting zone of Duisburg; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Duisburg city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source¹⁶

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How many people live in Gladbeck?

The published population was 75,499 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Gladbeck?

Average net cold rent is 5.74 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 402 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Gladbeck?

What is the unemployment rate in Gladbeck?

The unemployment rate is about 9.1 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Gladbeck?

The median gross salary is 4,000 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Gladbeck a good place to live?

Gladbeck 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.

Is Gladbeck part of Duisburg?

Gladbeck is in the published commuting zone of Duisburg; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Gladbeck?

Bottrop, Dorsten, Gelsenkirchen, Essen, Oberhausen are near Gladbeck. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Gladbeck?

The official country of birth distribution records 60,364 people (79.9%) 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, October 16). Gladbeck, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version eb00ac48a73351a4861d72d78a8fa93b]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/gladbeck/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_gladbeck-germany-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_3b8e33cd1181,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Gladbeck, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {eb00ac48a73351a4861d72d78a8fa93b},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/gladbeck/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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