Living in Gotha

In Gotha, rents across existing tenancies average €5.50 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 9.8% (2022).

Gotha is in Germany; its population was 46,400 at the end of 2024. In May 2022, the unemployment rate was 9.83%. Gigabit broadband availability was 76.8% in 2025. Car density was 491 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2334 sources

Population46,400people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)3,300EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)

Average net rent5.5EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 5% belowOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate9.83%country median 5.1% — 93% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime5,778incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean9µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Erfurt Heinrichstr)

Cheaper rent than 61% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than any other German city that publishes it and less recorded crime than 97% of German cities that publish it.

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

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

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

Housing and cost

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €8.14 per m² per month in June 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Gotha?

Average net cold rent is 5.5 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): 5.5 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 citiesGotha highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Augsburg€9.10

Dortmund€6.00

Gotha€5.50

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Mannheim€9.09

Berlin€7.71

Dresden€7.20

Bielefeld€6.72

Duisburg€6.66

Leipzig€6.27

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	48.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps¹³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M²⁰Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5.5 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	8.14 EUR/m²/month	4 Jun 2026	miet-check Mietspiegel Gotha³⁴Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Gotha 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 worker50%strong on work, weak on safety · range 41–59%

Skilled employee53%strong on work, weak on education · range 44–62%

Student58%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 48–68%

Family50%strong on family, weak on education · range 40–60%

Retirement57%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 45–69%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 330 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.5 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 Gotha?

The unemployment rate is about 9.8 % (May 2022).

Unemployment rate: 9.83 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁴

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Gotha is 9.8%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Gotha 9.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	9.36 %	31 Dec 2025	data.bundesnetzagentur.de⁴Official
Gigabit broadband availability	76.79 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,300 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	9.83 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁴Official

What does a salary buy in Gotha?

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

Left over each month€1,632of €2,220 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.	€2,220
Rent, 60 m²€8.14/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Gotha · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €5.50/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	€1,632

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Public employment service

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

Country-level information

Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Public employment service

Bundesagentur für Arbeit

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	761.6 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)²Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Gotha 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 residents761.6 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesGotha 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	5,778 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise¹⁷Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	6 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁵Official
Nearest airport	ERF	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁶Official
Distance to nearest airport	17.3 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁶Official

Language courses and integration

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

Country-level information

BAMF Integrationskurse — Integration course

Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)

For eligible migrants.

GermanIn Person

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

Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)

For migrants needing job-related German.

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Gotha.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Gotha?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 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 Erfurt Heinrichstr)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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3°-2°

4°-2°

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14°4°

18°7°

21°11°

24°13°

19°9°

13°5°

7°2°

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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

129

185

212

220

225

210

159

112

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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

PM2.59WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1016WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂18WHO 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 Gotha is 9.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Gotha 9.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	18 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Erfurt Heinrichstr)⁹Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	16 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Erfurt Heinrichstr)¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	9 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Erfurt Heinrichstr)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 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 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Erfurt-Weimar²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -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 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Erfurt-Weimar²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 0.2 · Feb 0.9 · Mar 4.3 · Apr 8.8 · May 12.9 · Jun 16.1 · Jul 18.3 · Aug 18.1 · Sep 13.8 · Oct 9.1 · Nov 4.4 · Dec 1.2 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Erfurt-Weimar²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 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 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Erfurt-Weimar²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 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 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Erfurt-Weimar²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	8.4 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)⁸Official · land

Similar climate. In Germany: Traunreut ±0.7 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.0 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.0 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±1.0 °C, Gorzów Wielkopolski (Poland) ±0.8 °C, Radom (Poland) ±1.1 °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 69.6 km² in 2024. Population density was 666.9 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Gotha?

The published population was 46,400 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport87.1%
Foreign residents12.9%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	491 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹²Official
City area	69.58 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official
Foreign residents	5,988 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²³Official
Population density	666.9 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹⁴Official
Population	46,400 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	2,147 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Catholic share	4.7 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
No religion or other	38,168 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
No religion or other, share	83.3 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Protestant residents	5,515 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Protestant share	12 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official

International community in Gotha

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	45,832	100.0%
Germany	38,600	84.2%
Poland	1,752	3.8%
Romania	585	1.3%
Syrian Arab Republic	585	1.3%
Russian Federation	489	1.1%
Czech Republic	387	0.8%
Kazakhstan	364	0.8%
Ukraine	354	0.8%
Afghanistan	282	0.6%
Hungary	202	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Iraq	195	0.4%
Eritrea	177	0.4%
Lithuania	138	0.3%
Italy	120	0.3%
Turkey	99	0.2%
Not stated	82	0.2%
Moldova, Republic of	78	0.2%
Viet Nam	77	0.2%
Kosovo	69	0.2%
Bulgaria	66	0.1%
Serbia	61	0.1%
Azerbaijan	61	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	57	0.1%
Slovakia	48	0.1%
Somalia	48	0.1%
Spain	40	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	39	0.1%
Greece	37	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	37	0.1%
Netherlands	36	0.1%
India	34	0.1%
Austria	33	0.1%
Armenia	28	0.1%
Croatia	26	0.1%
Albania	25	0.1%
Nigeria	23	0.1%
Uzbekistan	23	0.1%
Belarus	22	0.0%
Latvia	21	0.0%
Tunisia	18	0.0%
Brazil	18	0.0%
Thailand	18	0.0%
Ethiopia	17	0.0%
Morocco	16	0.0%
United States	16	0.0%
China	16	0.0%
Pakistan	15	0.0%
Algeria	14	0.0%
Georgia	14	0.0%
Libya	13	0.0%
United Kingdom	12	0.0%
Philippines	12	0.0%
Lebanon	11	0.0%
France	10	0.0%
Portugal	10	0.0%
Colombia	9	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	9	0.0%
Egypt	8	0.0%
Tajikistan	8	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	8	0.0%
Dominican Republic	7	0.0%
Yemen	7	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	6	0.0%
Kenya	6	0.0%
Japan	6	0.0%
Jordan	6	0.0%
Turkmenistan	6	0.0%
Guinea	5	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	5	0.0%
Belgium	4	0.0%
Denmark	4	0.0%
Norway	4	0.0%
Sudan	4	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	4	0.0%
Israel	4	0.0%
Estonia	3	0.0%
Slovenia	3	0.0%
Sweden	3	0.0%
Switzerland	3	0.0%
Ghana	3	0.0%
Liberia	3	0.0%
Mozambique	3	0.0%
Cameroon	3	0.0%
Sierra Leone	3	0.0%
Ecuador	3	0.0%
Canada	3	0.0%
Nicaragua	3	0.0%
Suriname	3	0.0%
Indonesia	3	0.0%
Cambodia	3	0.0%
Qatar	3	0.0%
Kuwait	3	0.0%
Lao People'S Democratic Republic	3	0.0%
Oman	3	0.0%
Mongolia	3	0.0%
Palestinian territories	3	0.0%
Bangladesh	3	0.0%
Malaysia	3	0.0%
Papua New Guinea	3	0.0%

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

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	45,832	100.0%
Germany	39,844	86.9%
Poland	1,565	3.4%
Romania	682	1.5%
Syrian Arab Republic	631	1.4%
Afghanistan	348	0.8%
Ukraine	327	0.7%
Eritrea	227	0.5%
Iraq	208	0.5%
Hungary	195	0.4%
Lithuania	151	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Italy	142	0.3%
Russian Federation	138	0.3%
Turkey	92	0.2%
Serbia	67	0.1%
Bulgaria	66	0.1%
Kosovo	66	0.1%
Somalia	66	0.1%
Czech Republic	65	0.1%
Viet Nam	60	0.1%
Slovakia	47	0.1%
Uncertain	47	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	44	0.1%
Netherlands	42	0.1%
Nigeria	41	0.1%
Greece	36	0.1%
Azerbaijan	36	0.1%
Kazakhstan	36	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	35	0.1%
Croatia	32	0.1%
Spain	31	0.1%
Albania	30	0.1%
Armenia	30	0.1%
India	27	0.1%
Latvia	22	0.0%
Austria	19	0.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	19	0.0%
Morocco	18	0.0%
United States	18	0.0%
Thailand	18	0.0%
Ethiopia	17	0.0%
Pakistan	16	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	14	0.0%
Portugal	14	0.0%
Belarus	14	0.0%
China	14	0.0%
Algeria	13	0.0%
Libya	12	0.0%
Stateless	10	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	9	0.0%
Tunisia	9	0.0%
Colombia	8	0.0%
Brazil	7	0.0%
Jordan	6	0.0%
Kenya	5	0.0%
Guinea	5	0.0%
Cameroon	5	0.0%
Egypt	5	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	5	0.0%
Ghana	4	0.0%
Georgia	4	0.0%
Israel	4	0.0%
Japan	4	0.0%
Philippines	4	0.0%
France	3	0.0%
Ireland	3	0.0%
Norway	3	0.0%
Sweden	3	0.0%
United Kingdom	3	0.0%
South Africa	3	0.0%
Sierra Leone	3	0.0%
Sudan	3	0.0%
Chile	3	0.0%
Dominican Republic	3	0.0%
Ecuador	3	0.0%
Nicaragua	3	0.0%
Peru	3	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	3	0.0%
Indonesia	3	0.0%
Cambodia	3	0.0%
Lebanon	3	0.0%
Oman	3	0.0%
Mongolia	3	0.0%
Bangladesh	3	0.0%
Tajikistan	3	0.0%
Turkmenistan	3	0.0%
Australia	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁸

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Local business-tax multiplier	400 %	31 Dec 2022	www.statistikportal.de²²Official
Local property-tax multiplier	470 %	31 Dec 2022	www.statistikportal.de²²Official

Alternatives for people set on Gotha

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.

Arnstadt as a Gotha alternative in the same region

20 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.

Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,254.0 Arnstadt vs 761.6 Gotha+65%
Unemployment: 6.7% Arnstadt vs 9.8% Gotha−32%
Median gross pay, region: €3,400 Arnstadt vs €3,300 Gothano percentage
Rent: €5.87/m² Arnstadt vs €5.50/m² Gotha+7%
Residents: 28,615 Arnstadt vs 46,400 Gotha−38%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,193 Arnstadt vs 5,778 Gotha+7%
Nearest airport: 16.1 km Arnstadt vs 17.3 km Gotha−7%

Full comparison More about Arnstadt

Ibbenbueren as a Gotha alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 255 km, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Unemployment: 4.6% Ibbenbueren vs 9.8% Gotha−53%
Median gross pay, region: €3,800 Ibbenbueren vs €3,300 Gotha+15%
Rent: €5.88/m² Ibbenbueren vs €5.50/m² Gotha+7%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 852.2 Ibbenbueren vs 761.6 Gotha+12%
Residents: 51,803 Ibbenbueren vs 46,400 Gotha+12%
Nearest airport: 16.7 km Ibbenbueren vs 17.3 km Gotha−3%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,722 Ibbenbueren vs 5,778 Gothasame level

Full comparison More about Ibbenbueren

Cities near Gotha

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

Waltershausen 12.7 km away

Rent: 5.25 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Ohrdruf 13.5 km away

Rent: 4.93 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Friedrichroda 14.8 km away

Rent: 5.43 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Bad Langensalza 18.4 km away

Rent: 5.25 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Arnstadt 20.5 km away

Rent: 5.87 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Plaue 22.7 km away

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

Brotterode-Trusetal 23.6 km away

Rent: 4.96 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Gebesee 23.8 km away

Rent: 5.49 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

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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; Gotha'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 Gotha?

The published population was 46,400 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Gotha?

Average net cold rent is 5.5 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 385 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Gotha?

What is the unemployment rate in Gotha?

The unemployment rate is about 9.8 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Gotha?

The median gross salary is 3,300 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Gotha a good place to live?

Gotha 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 Gotha?

Waltershausen, Ohrdruf, Friedrichroda, Bad Langensalza, Arnstadt are near Gotha. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Gotha?

The official country of birth distribution records 38,600 people (84.2%) in the source-defined population for 2022-05-15. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Gotha, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 2b5b59e957758f00d9f3761a76ed2c56]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/gotha/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_gotha-germany-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_a920b74fcec6,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Gotha, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {2b5b59e957758f00d9f3761a76ed2c56},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/gotha/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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