Living in Kehl

In Kehl, rents across existing tenancies average €7.32 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 7.7% (2022).

Kehl, a city in Germany, had a population of 39,584 at the end of 2024. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €11.23 per m² per month in June 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2334 sources

Population39,584people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)4,000EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)

Average net rent7.32EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 26% aboveOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate7.74%country median 5.1% — 52% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime6,568incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean6.98µg/m³country median 8.0 — 13% belowOfficial source · Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.

Pricier rent than 83% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 90% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 95% of German cities that publish it.

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

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Kehl?

Average net cold rent is 7.32 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): 7.32 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 citiesKehl highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Kehl€7.32

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	48.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps¹¹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M²⁰Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	7.32 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	11.23 EUR/m²/month	4 Jun 2026	miet-check Mietspiegel Kehl³⁴Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Kehl a good place to live?

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Remote worker42%strong on work, weak on safety · range 33–51%

Skilled employee49%strong on work, weak on education · range 40–58%

Student48%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 38–58%

Family45%strong on family, weak on education · range 35–55%

Retirement46%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 36–56%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 439 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7.32 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 7.74% in May 2022. The regional median gross salary was €4,000 per month at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €28,373 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Kehl?

The unemployment rate is about 7.7 % (May 2022).

Unemployment rate: 7.74 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁴

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Kehl is 7.7%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Kehl 7.7%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	47.16 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Gigabit broadband availability	84.71 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Disposable income per resident	28,373 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²¹Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita	47,091 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²¹Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)	4,000 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)¹Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate	7.74 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁴Official

What does a salary buy in Kehl?

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

Left over each month€1,829of €2,602 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

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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.	€2,602
Rent, 60 m²€11.23/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Kehl · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €7.32/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €674
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	€1,829

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Public employment service

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	613.9 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)²Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Kehl 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 residents613.9 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesKehl 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	6,568 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise¹⁶Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	26 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁴Official
Nearest airport	SXB	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁵Official
Distance to nearest airport	13.8 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁵Official

Language courses and integration

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

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7 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: 6.98 µg/m³ · Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹³

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

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12°2°

17°5°

20°9°

24°13°

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22°10°

16°7°

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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

147

192

219

240

253

235

184

109

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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

PM2.57WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1011.8WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂18.3WHO 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 Kehl is 7.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Kehl 7.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	18.3 µg/m³country median 13.7	2024	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹³Official
NO₂ — latest reading	23.5 µg/m³	15 Jul 2026	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹³Official
PM10 — annual mean	11.79 µg/m³country median 13.5	2024	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹³Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	6.98 µg/m³country median 8.0	2024	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹³Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 5.3 · Feb 7.5 · Mar 12 · Apr 16.8 · May 20.5 · Jun 24.3 · Jul 26.2 · Aug 26 · Sep 21.5 · Oct 16.2 · Nov 9.6 · Dec 6.1 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Lahr²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -0.8 · Feb -0.4 · Mar 1.9 · Apr 4.9 · May 9.2 · Jun 12.7 · Jul 14.4 · Aug 14 · Sep 9.9 · Oct 6.7 · Nov 2.7 · Dec 0.3 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Lahr²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 2.4 · Feb 3.5 · Mar 6.9 · Apr 10.9 · May 15 · Jun 18.6 · Jul 20.3 · Aug 19.8 · Sep 15.4 · Oct 11.1 · Nov 6.2 · Dec 3.3 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Lahr²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 45.9 · Feb 44.2 · Mar 51.7 · Apr 56.1 · May 91.1 · Jun 78.6 · Jul 88.3 · Aug 80.3 · Sep 58.2 · Oct 74.2 · Nov 60.4 · Dec 56 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Lahr²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 59.3 · Feb 89.8 · Mar 146.6 · Apr 192 · May 218.9 · Jun 240.2 · Jul 253.3 · Aug 235.2 · Sep 183.7 · Oct 108.5 · Nov 62.5 · Dec 46.6 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Lahr²²Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	8.9 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)⁹Official · land

Annual PM2.5 over time9 published observations, 2014–2024

6.5

8.8

11.2

13.5

7.020142017201920222024

Annual PM2.5 fell 46.3% between 2014 and 2024, from 13.0 to 7.0.

Similar climate. In Germany: Rheinfelden (Baden) ±0.5 °C. Elsewhere: Mulhouse (France) ±0.1 °C, Reims (France) ±0.9 °C, Basel (Switzerland) ±0.5 °C, Saint-Étienne (France) ±0.8 °C, Nancy (France) ±0.5 °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 75.1 km² in 2024. Population density was 527.3 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Kehl?

The published population was 39,584 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport76.6%
Foreign residents23.4%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	582 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹⁰Official
City area	75.07 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official
Foreign residents	9,261 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²³Official
Population density	527.3 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹²Official
Population	39,584 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	8,213 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Catholic share	21.3 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
No religion or other	18,022 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
No religion or other, share	46.7 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Protestant residents	12,321 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Protestant share	32 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official

International community in Kehl

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	38,556	100.0%
Germany	25,800	66.9%
France	2,365	6.1%
Kazakhstan	1,319	3.4%
Turkey	987	2.6%
Romania	924	2.4%
Russian Federation	683	1.8%
Poland	644	1.7%
Syrian Arab Republic	533	1.4%
Ukraine	478	1.2%
Kosovo	418	1.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Bulgaria	282	0.7%
Croatia	253	0.7%
Italy	186	0.5%
Morocco	174	0.5%
Algeria	162	0.4%
Moldova, Republic of	157	0.4%
Serbia	154	0.4%
Afghanistan	147	0.4%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	140	0.4%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	133	0.3%
Hungary	128	0.3%
Spain	116	0.3%
Greece	109	0.3%
Viet Nam	105	0.3%
Iraq	94	0.2%
Czech Republic	89	0.2%
Albania	85	0.2%
Cameroon	82	0.2%
Austria	79	0.2%
Kyrgyzstan	79	0.2%
Switzerland	77	0.2%
Tunisia	72	0.2%
United Kingdom	65	0.2%
Lebanon	62	0.2%
Slovakia	59	0.2%
Uzbekistan	59	0.2%
Portugal	51	0.1%
India	50	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	50	0.1%
Lithuania	49	0.1%
Togo	48	0.1%
Tajikistan	48	0.1%
Slovenia	46	0.1%
Not stated	44	0.1%
United States	42	0.1%
Thailand	40	0.1%
Netherlands	39	0.1%
Madagascar	39	0.1%
Belgium	33	0.1%
China	32	0.1%
Brazil	28	0.1%
Belarus	27	0.1%
Philippines	27	0.1%
Latvia	24	0.1%
Argentina	22	0.1%
Georgia	21	0.1%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	20	0.1%
Estonia	18	0.0%
Nigeria	16	0.0%
Congo	15	0.0%
Azerbaijan	15	0.0%
Eritrea	14	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	14	0.0%
Somalia	14	0.0%
Japan	14	0.0%
South Africa	13	0.0%
Egypt	13	0.0%
Jordan	13	0.0%
Sweden	12	0.0%
Pakistan	12	0.0%
Armenia	11	0.0%
Luxembourg	10	0.0%
Burkina Faso	10	0.0%
Guinea	10	0.0%
Gambia	9	0.0%
Indonesia	9	0.0%
Ireland	8	0.0%
Montenegro	8	0.0%
Angola	8	0.0%
Ethiopia	8	0.0%
Niger	8	0.0%
Mexico	8	0.0%
Peru	8	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	8	0.0%
Libya	7	0.0%
Dominican Republic	7	0.0%
Canada	7	0.0%
Lao People'S Democratic Republic	7	0.0%
Kenya	6	0.0%
Senegal	6	0.0%
Chile	6	0.0%
Colombia	6	0.0%
Cuba	6	0.0%
Sri Lanka	6	0.0%
Israel	6	0.0%
Ghana	5	0.0%
Mauritius	5	0.0%
Paraguay	5	0.0%
Denmark	4	0.0%
Costa Rica	4	0.0%
Cambodia	4	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	4	0.0%
Malaysia	4	0.0%
Malta	3	0.0%
Benin	3	0.0%
Mali	3	0.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of	3	0.0%
El Salvador	3	0.0%
Haiti	3	0.0%
Nicaragua	3	0.0%
Korea, Democratic People'S Republic of	3	0.0%
Kuwait	3	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	3	0.0%
Australia	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	38,556	100.0%
Germany	29,290	76.0%
France	2,191	5.7%
Romania	1,012	2.6%
Turkey	848	2.2%
Syrian Arab Republic	576	1.5%
Kosovo	444	1.2%
Croatia	343	0.9%
Ukraine	336	0.9%
Bulgaria	331	0.9%
Poland	272	0.7%

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Published group	People	Share
Italy	239	0.6%
Afghanistan	161	0.4%
Greece	156	0.4%
Russian Federation	148	0.4%
Spain	134	0.3%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	123	0.3%
Hungary	120	0.3%
Serbia	110	0.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	95	0.2%
Iraq	86	0.2%
Algeria	84	0.2%
Albania	81	0.2%
Morocco	69	0.2%
Viet Nam	65	0.2%
Portugal	63	0.2%
Cameroon	56	0.1%
Lithuania	55	0.1%
Austria	49	0.1%
Slovakia	49	0.1%
Czech Republic	47	0.1%
India	43	0.1%
Kazakhstan	39	0.1%
Netherlands	37	0.1%
Tunisia	37	0.1%
Uncertain	37	0.1%
Thailand	36	0.1%
Switzerland	35	0.1%
Madagascar	35	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	34	0.1%
United States	28	0.1%
Latvia	26	0.1%
Belgium	25	0.1%
Lebanon	25	0.1%
United Kingdom	23	0.1%
Togo	22	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	21	0.1%
China	21	0.1%
Eritrea	20	0.1%
Slovenia	17	0.0%
Nigeria	16	0.0%
Stateless	16	0.0%
Sweden	15	0.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	14	0.0%
Somalia	13	0.0%
Brazil	13	0.0%
Azerbaijan	13	0.0%
Belarus	12	0.0%
Philippines	12	0.0%
Ireland	10	0.0%
Indonesia	10	0.0%
Montenegro	9	0.0%
Gambia	9	0.0%
Georgia	9	0.0%
Jordan	9	0.0%
Estonia	8	0.0%
Mauritius	8	0.0%
Guinea	8	0.0%
Canada	8	0.0%
Luxembourg	7	0.0%
Egypt	7	0.0%
Cuba	6	0.0%
Mexico	6	0.0%
Japan	6	0.0%
Denmark	5	0.0%
Angola	5	0.0%
Zimbabwe	5	0.0%
Costa Rica	5	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	5	0.0%
Pakistan	5	0.0%
Ethiopia	4	0.0%
Kenya	4	0.0%
Congo	4	0.0%
South Africa	4	0.0%
Argentina	4	0.0%
Dominican Republic	4	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	4	0.0%
Armenia	4	0.0%
Sri Lanka	4	0.0%
Finland	3	0.0%
Ghana	3	0.0%
Chile	3	0.0%
Peru	3	0.0%
Lao People'S Democratic Republic	3	0.0%
Palestinian territories	3	0.0%
Tajikistan	3	0.0%
Turkmenistan	3	0.0%
Uzbekistan	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
Pre-primary attendance per 100 children aged 3–6 (can exceed 100)	95.2 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁵Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 3	36 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁵Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier	400 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁸Official
Local property-tax multiplier	460 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Kehl

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.

Rastatt as a Kehl alternative in the same region

43 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.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,252 Rastatt vs 6,568 Kehl−35%
Median gross pay, region: €4,250 Rastatt vs €4,000 Kehlno percentage
Unemployment: 6.7% Rastatt vs 7.7% Kehl−13%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 492.6 Rastatt vs 613.9 Kehl−20%
Residents: 50,741 Rastatt vs 39,584 Kehl+28%
Nearest airport: 12.5 km Rastatt vs 13.8 km Kehl−9%
Rent: €7.22/m² Rastatt vs €7.32/m² Kehlsame level

Full comparison More about Rastatt

Ibbenbueren as a Kehl alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 412 km, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Unemployment: 4.6% Ibbenbueren vs 7.7% Kehl−40%
Rent: €5.88/m² Ibbenbueren vs €7.32/m² Kehl−20%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 852.2 Ibbenbueren vs 613.9 Kehl+39%
Median gross pay, region: €3,800 Ibbenbueren vs €4,000 Kehlno percentage
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,722 Ibbenbueren vs 6,568 Kehl−13%
Residents: 51,803 Ibbenbueren vs 39,584 Kehl+31%
Nearest airport: 16.7 km Ibbenbueren vs 13.8 km Kehl+21%

Full comparison More about Ibbenbueren

Cities near Kehl

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

Strasbourg France · 4.2 km away

Rent: 15.57 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-09-30

Schiltigheim France · 5.9 km away

Rent: 14.26 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-09-30

Bischheim France · 6.3 km away

Rent: 14.16 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-09-30

Hœnheim France · 7.1 km away

Rent: 15.1 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-09-30

Ostwald France · 7.4 km away

Rent: 15.04 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-09-30

Illkirch-Graffenstaden France · 8.7 km away

Rent: 15.32 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-09-30

Souffelweyersheim France · 8.7 km away

Rent: 15.25 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-09-30

Eckbolsheim France · 8.8 km away

Rent: 14.47 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-09-30

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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; Kehl's school authority applies it locally.

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

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How many people live in Kehl?

The published population was 39,584 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Kehl?

Average net cold rent is 7.32 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 512 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Kehl?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7 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 Kehl?

The unemployment rate is about 7.7 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Kehl?

The median gross salary is 4,000 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

Is Kehl a good place to live?

Kehl 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 Kehl?

Strasbourg, Schiltigheim, Bischheim, Hœnheim, Ostwald are near Kehl. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Kehl?

The official country of birth distribution records 25,800 people (66.9%) 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). Kehl, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 06cf7ed4a61a6dda3911f45a79bdcedf]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/kehl/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_kehl-germany-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_f5b0196bfa5c,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Kehl, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {06cf7ed4a61a6dda3911f45a79bdcedf},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/kehl/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
miet-check Mietspiegel Kehl miet-check.de · checked 2026-06-04

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