Living in Goerlitz

In Goerlitz, rents across existing tenancies average €4.79 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 9.2% (2022).

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €6.99 per m² per month in June 2026. Goerlitz, a city in Germany, had a population of 55,186 at the end of 2024. For Goerlitz, the foreign population count was 6,772 in May 2022. The city covered 67.5 km² in 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2335 sources

Population55,186people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)3,150EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)

Average net rent4.79EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 18% belowOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate9.19%country median 5.1% — 80% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime7,330incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean9.55µg/m³country median 8.0 — 19% aboveOfficial source · Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.

Cheaper rent than 85% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 97% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 78% of German cities that publish it.

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

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Goerlitz?

Average net cold rent is 4.79 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): 4.79 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 citiesGoerlitz highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Augsburg€9.10

Dortmund€6.00

Goerlitz€4.79

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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 M²¹Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	4.79 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	6.99 EUR/m²/month	4 Jun 2026	miet-check Mietspiegel Goerlitz³⁵Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Goerlitz 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 worker55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 46–64%

Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on education · range 48–66%

Student63%strong on cost, weak on education · range 53–73%

Family54%strong on family, weak on education · range 44–64%

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

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 287 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.79 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 9.19% in May 2022.

What is the unemployment rate in Goerlitz?

The unemployment rate is about 9.2 % (May 2022).

Unemployment rate: 9.19 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁵

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Goerlitz is 9.2%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

819

1,332

658

239

2–44–66–88–1010–1212–1414–16

Goerlitz 9.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	53.14 %	31 Dec 2025	data.bundesnetzagentur.de⁴Official
Gigabit broadband availability	85.56 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,150 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	9.19 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁵Official

Unemployment rate over time12 published observations, 2011–2025

7.7%

10.8%

13.9%

17.0%

13.8%20112013201520192025

Unemployment rate fell 15.5% between 2011 and 2025, from 16.3% to 13.8%.

What does a salary buy in Goerlitz?

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

Left over each month€1,618of €2,136 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.	€2,136
Rent, 60 m²€6.99/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Goerlitz · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €4.79/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €419
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	€1,618

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Goerlitz. 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 Goerlitz. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	929.9 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)²Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Goerlitz 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 residents929.9 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesGoerlitz 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	7,330 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise¹⁸Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	18 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁶Official
Nearest airport	DRS	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁷Official
Distance to nearest airport	85.1 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁷Official

Language courses and integration

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

Average high temperatures were 2.2°C in January and 24.2°C in July. Annual PM2.5 was 9.55 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual NO₂ was 17.3 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Goerlitz?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 9.6 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: 9.55 µg/m³ · Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹⁵

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

0°

2°-3°

4°-2°

8°0°

14°4°

19°8°

22°11°

24°13°

19°10°

13°6°

7°2°

3°-1°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

132

193

227

236

228

166

123

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

PM2.59.6WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1015.3WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂17.3WHO 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 Goerlitz is 9.6 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

110

164

101

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

Goerlitz 9.6

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	17.26 µg/m³country median 13.7	2024	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹⁵Official
NO₂ — latest reading	4.5 µg/m³	15 Jul 2026	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹⁵Official
PM10 — annual mean	15.29 µg/m³country median 13.5	2024	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹⁵Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	9.55 µg/m³country median 8.0	2024	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹⁵Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 2.2 · Feb 3.7 · Mar 8 · Apr 14.2 · May 18.7 · Jun 22 · Jul 24.2 · Aug 24.1 · Sep 18.8 · Oct 13.1 · Nov 7.2 · Dec 3.2 °C	1991–2020	DWD CLIMAT global multi-annual daily maximum/minimum normals 1991-2020⁸Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan -2.8 · Feb -2.1 · Mar 0.4 · Apr 4 · May 8 · Jun 11.4 · Jul 13.4 · Aug 13.2 · Sep 9.6 · Oct 5.7 · Nov 1.9 · Dec -1.3 °C	1991–2020	DWD CLIMAT global multi-annual daily maximum/minimum normals 1991-2020⁹Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -0.2 · Feb 0.9 · Mar 4.1 · Apr 9.3 · May 13.6 · Jun 16.9 · Jul 18.9 · Aug 18.6 · Sep 14.1 · Oct 9.4 · Nov 4.6 · Dec 1 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station G�rlitz²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 44 · Feb 35.4 · Mar 48.5 · Apr 36.2 · May 59.1 · Jun 69.4 · Jul 89.1 · Aug 78.5 · Sep 54.6 · Oct 46 · Nov 42.8 · Dec 42.7 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station G�rlitz²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 61.3 · Feb 82.8 · Mar 132 · Apr 192.7 · May 227.1 · Jun 227.1 · Jul 236.2 · Aug 228.3 · Sep 165.8 · Oct 122.7 · Nov 67.7 · Dec 56.3 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station G�rlitz²²Official · nearest-station reading

Annual PM2.5 over time4 published observations, 2020–2024

6.8

7.8

8.8

9.8

9.6202020232024

Annual PM2.5 rose 6.1% between 2020 and 2024, from 9.0 to 9.6.

Similar climate. In Germany: Berlin ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.0 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.0 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±1.0 °C, Gorzów Wielkopolski (Poland) ±0.5 °C, Bytom (Poland) ±0.7 °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

How many people live in Goerlitz?

The published population was 55,186 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport87.7%
Foreign residents12.3%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	469 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹²Official
City area	67.53 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official
Foreign-resident share	15.1 %	31 Dec 2024	Eurostat¹⁰Official
Foreign residents	6,772 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁴Official
Population	55,186 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official

Population over time13 published observations, 2012–2024

53,839

54,818

55,798

56,777

55,186201220142016202020222024

Population rose 1.4% between 2012 and 2024, from 54,441 to 55,186.

Foreign residents over time16 published observations, 2004–2025

507

3,465

6,424

9,382

8,7702004200820142025

Foreign residents rose 458.6% between 2004 and 2025, from 1,570 to 8,770.

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	6,644 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Catholic share	12.2 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
No religion or other	41,533 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
No religion or other, share	76 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Protestant residents	6,486 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Protestant share	11.9 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official

International community in Goerlitz

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	54,664	100.0%
Germany	45,860	83.9%
Poland	5,865	10.7%
Ukraine	551	1.0%
Syrian Arab Republic	419	0.8%
Czech Republic	220	0.4%
Russian Federation	202	0.4%
Afghanistan	104	0.2%
Turkey	82	0.2%
Kazakhstan	69	0.1%
Hungary	65	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Italy	62	0.1%
Romania	59	0.1%
Viet Nam	55	0.1%
Bulgaria	52	0.1%
Austria	52	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	43	0.1%
Iraq	41	0.1%
France	37	0.1%
United Kingdom	37	0.1%
United States	37	0.1%
Slovakia	34	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	32	0.1%
Not stated	28	0.1%
Greece	27	0.0%
India	26	0.0%
Libya	25	0.0%
Morocco	25	0.0%
Switzerland	23	0.0%
Lebanon	23	0.0%
Georgia	22	0.0%
Belarus	21	0.0%
Netherlands	20	0.0%
Spain	19	0.0%
Brazil	19	0.0%
China	19	0.0%
Lithuania	17	0.0%
Kosovo	16	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	16	0.0%
Latvia	15	0.0%
Serbia	15	0.0%
Albania	14	0.0%
Egypt	14	0.0%
Portugal	11	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	11	0.0%
Belgium	10	0.0%
Thailand	10	0.0%
South Africa	9	0.0%
Tunisia	9	0.0%
Azerbaijan	9	0.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	8	0.0%
Croatia	8	0.0%
Eritrea	8	0.0%
Somalia	8	0.0%
Armenia	8	0.0%
Indonesia	8	0.0%
Denmark	7	0.0%
Ireland	7	0.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	7	0.0%
Norway	7	0.0%
Algeria	7	0.0%
Cuba	7	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	7	0.0%
Pakistan	7	0.0%
Philippines	6	0.0%
Uzbekistan	6	0.0%
Slovenia	5	0.0%
Sweden	5	0.0%
Ethiopia	5	0.0%
Nigeria	5	0.0%
Japan	5	0.0%
Sudan	4	0.0%
Colombia	4	0.0%
Mexico	4	0.0%
Jordan	4	0.0%
Finland	3	0.0%
Luxembourg	3	0.0%
Cyprus	3	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	3	0.0%
Ghana	3	0.0%
Kenya	3	0.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	3	0.0%
Zambia	3	0.0%
Burkina Faso	3	0.0%
Cameroon	3	0.0%
Namibia	3	0.0%
Argentina	3	0.0%
Chile	3	0.0%
Dominican Republic	3	0.0%
Ecuador	3	0.0%
Jamaica	3	0.0%
Sri Lanka	3	0.0%
Israel	3	0.0%
Nepal	3	0.0%
Palestinian territories	3	0.0%
Turkmenistan	3	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	3	0.0%

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

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	54,664	100.0%
Germany	47,893	87.6%
Poland	4,324	7.9%
Ukraine	520	1.0%
Syrian Arab Republic	489	0.9%
Afghanistan	138	0.3%
Russian Federation	95	0.2%
Italy	73	0.1%
Turkey	73	0.1%
Czech Republic	66	0.1%
Romania	64	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Viet Nam	61	0.1%
Uncertain	45	0.1%
Greece	41	0.1%
Bulgaria	40	0.1%
Iraq	39	0.1%
Hungary	36	0.1%
Austria	33	0.1%
Slovakia	33	0.1%
Libya	32	0.1%
United States	29	0.1%
India	27	0.0%
Georgia	25	0.0%
Netherlands	23	0.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	23	0.0%
Lithuania	22	0.0%
France	19	0.0%
Kosovo	18	0.0%
Albania	17	0.0%
Croatia	15	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	14	0.0%
United Kingdom	13	0.0%
Morocco	13	0.0%
Brazil	13	0.0%
Lebanon	13	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	13	0.0%
Belarus	12	0.0%
Egypt	12	0.0%
China	12	0.0%
Portugal	11	0.0%
Switzerland	11	0.0%
Latvia	10	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	10	0.0%
Eritrea	10	0.0%
South Africa	9	0.0%
Belgium	8	0.0%
Serbia	8	0.0%
Somalia	8	0.0%
Indonesia	8	0.0%
Ireland	7	0.0%
Spain	7	0.0%
Colombia	7	0.0%
Armenia	7	0.0%
Stateless	7	0.0%
Norway	6	0.0%
Algeria	6	0.0%
Tunisia	6	0.0%
Japan	6	0.0%
Kazakhstan	6	0.0%
Jordan	6	0.0%
Philippines	6	0.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	5	0.0%
Denmark	5	0.0%
Nigeria	5	0.0%
Azerbaijan	5	0.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	4	0.0%
Ethiopia	4	0.0%
Pakistan	4	0.0%
Thailand	4	0.0%
Finland	3	0.0%
Luxembourg	3	0.0%
Sweden	3	0.0%
Cyprus	3	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	3	0.0%
Ghana	3	0.0%
Burkina Faso	3	0.0%
Sudan	3	0.0%
Togo	3	0.0%
Dominican Republic	3	0.0%
Ecuador	3	0.0%
Cuba	3	0.0%
Jamaica	3	0.0%
Sri Lanka	3	0.0%
Nepal	3	0.0%
Uzbekistan	3	0.0%
Australia	3	0.0%
Not stated	3	0.0%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Local business-tax multiplier	430 %	31 Dec 2022	www.statistikportal.de²³Official
Local property-tax multiplier	520 %	31 Dec 2022	www.statistikportal.de²³Official

Alternatives for people set on Goerlitz

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.

Löbau as a Goerlitz alternative in the same region

24 km away, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Hospital beds, per 100k: 190.5 Löbau vs 929.9 Goerlitz−80%
Unemployment: 6.3% Löbau vs 9.2% Goerlitz−31%
Residents: 14,467 Löbau vs 55,186 Goerlitz−74%
Median gross pay, region: €3,150 Löbau vs €3,150 Goerlitzno percentage
Nearest airport: 62.9 km Löbau vs 85.1 km Goerlitz−26%
Rent: €4.64/m² Löbau vs €4.79/m² Goerlitz−3%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,330 Löbau vs 7,330 Goerlitzsame level

Full comparison More about Löbau

Wetzlar as a Goerlitz alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 460 km, better on 6 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Rent: €7.17/m² Wetzlar vs €4.79/m² Goerlitz+50%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,847 Wetzlar vs 7,330 Goerlitz−48%
Unemployment: 5.8% Wetzlar vs 9.2% Goerlitz−37%
Median gross pay, region: €4,000 Wetzlar vs €3,150 Goerlitz+27%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,107.2 Wetzlar vs 929.9 Goerlitz+19%
Nearest airport: 60.2 km Wetzlar vs 85.1 km Goerlitz−29%
Annual PM2.5: 8.2 µg/m³ Wetzlar vs 9.6 µg/m³ Goerlitz−15%

Full comparison More about Wetzlar

Valencia as a Goerlitz alternative in another country

A move, not a commute, at 1763 km, better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Rent: €8.20/m² (2024) Valencia vs €4.79/m² (2022) Goerlitzno percentage
Nearest airport: 9.2 km Valencia vs 85.1 km Goerlitz−89%
Median gross pay, region: €1,888 Valencia vs €3,150 Goerlitzno percentage
Foreign residents: 15.7% Valencia vs 15.1% Goerlitz+4%

Full comparison More about Valencia

Cities near Goerlitz

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

Reichenbach/O.L. Commuting Zone · 13.4 km away

Rent: 4.31 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Ostritz Commuting Zone · 16.3 km away

Rent: 4.19 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Niesky Commuting Zone · 18.6 km away

Rent: 5.36 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Rothenburg/O.L. 19.7 km away

Rent: 4.42 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Herrnhut 23.3 km away

Rent: 4.52 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Löbau 23.7 km away

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

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#14 of 30 in Cheapest cities to rent in Germany #14 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; Goerlitz's school authority applies it locally.

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

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Common questions

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How many people live in Goerlitz?

The published population was 55,186 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Goerlitz?

Average net cold rent is 4.79 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 335 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Goerlitz?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 9.6 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..

What is the unemployment rate in Goerlitz?

The unemployment rate is about 9.2 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Goerlitz?

The median gross salary is 3,150 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Goerlitz a good place to live?

Goerlitz 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 Goerlitz?

Reichenbach/O.L., Ostritz, Niesky, Pieńsk, Rothenburg/O.L. are near Goerlitz. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Goerlitz?

The official country of birth distribution records 45,860 people (83.9%) 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). Goerlitz, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 3e6ebc9db6cdcfe9ad93ec4010eb5a7c]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/goerlitz/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Goerlitz, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {3e6ebc9db6cdcfe9ad93ec4010eb5a7c},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/goerlitz/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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