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Living in Koblenz

In Koblenz, rent averages €7.45 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 7.2% (2022).

Koblenz, a city in Germany, had a population of 113,300 at the end of 2025. Monthly mean temperatures were 3°C in January and 20°C in July. The city covered 105.2 km² in 2025. Population density was 1,077.2 people per km² in 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-1929 sources

Population113,300people31 Dec 2025Official source · Koblenz structural data
Median gross salary (region)3,950EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)
Average net rent7.45EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 28% aboveOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)
Unemployment rate7.16%country median 5.1% — 40% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Recorded crime10,414incidents per 100,000country median 9,395 — 11% aboveOfficial source · PKS 2024 T01 Grundtabelle - Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl (HZ) - Städte
PM2.5, annual mean8.88µg/m³country median 8.0 — 11% aboveOfficial source · Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.

Pricier rent than 85% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 86% of German cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 62% of German cities that publish it.

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

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 Koblenz.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €11.79 per m² per month in May 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Koblenz?

Average net cold rent is 7.45 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): 7.45 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)6
What recurs every month6 published recurring costs, € per month
Koblenz recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€473
Utilities, 85 m² flat€221
Transport pass€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€50
Fitness club€33
Internet, 60 Mbps€30

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Net rent across major citiesKoblenz highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Koblenz highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38
Hamburg€9.94
Stuttgart€9.72
Koblenz€7.45
Leipzig€6.27
Dortmund€6.00
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Augsburg€9.10
Mannheim€9.09
Berlin€7.71
Dresden€7.20
Bielefeld€6.72
Duisburg€6.66
MetricValuePeriodSource
Fitness club membership, monthly32.59 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v228Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited29.85 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v228Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly472.7 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v228Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant7.96 EUR31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v228Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB49.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telekom MagentaMobil M23Official · national market
Monthly transport pass59.7 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v228Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home221.3 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v228Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Average net rent (nettokalt)7.45 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.8115 May 2022Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)6Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate11.79 EUR/m²/month1 May 2026wohnungsboerse Mietspiegel Koblenz29Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Koblenz a good place to live?

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Remote worker44%strong on work, weak on safety · range 36–52%
Skilled employee51%strong on work, weak on education · range 43–59%
Student48%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 39–57%
Family40%strong on family, weak on education · range 32–48%
Retirement46%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 37–55%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 447 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7.45 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 7.16% in May 2022.

What is the unemployment rate in Koblenz?

The unemployment rate is about 7.2 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 7.16 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities27
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Koblenz is 7.2%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability40.19 %31 Dec 2025data.bundesnetzagentur.de4Official
Gigabit broadband availability79.7 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,950 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)1Official · regional context
Unemployment rate7.16 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities27Official
Unemployment rate over time12 published observations, 2011–2025

Unemployment rate rose 20.7% between 2011 and 2025, from 5.5% to 6.7%.

What does a salary buy in Koblenz?

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

regional median gross pay: €3,950 (Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€1,507of €2,575 take-home
  • Rent
  • Utilities
  • Transport
  • 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.€2,575
Rent, 60 m²€11.79/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · wohnungsboerse Mietspiegel Koblenz · 2026-05-01). Official average for existing leases: €7.45/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).− €707
Public transport pass€60 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31− €60
Utilities, 85 m²€221 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31− €221
Internet€30 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31− €30
Mobile plan€50 · official · Telekom MagentaMobil M · 2026-09-30− €50
Left over€1,507
Take-home pay for other salaries and households

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents1,464 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)2Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Koblenz 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 residents1,464 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Koblenz?

Police recorded 10,414 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: PKS 2024 T01 Grundtabelle - Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl (HZ) - Städte20

Recorded crime across major citiesKoblenz highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Koblenz highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Bremen15,424
Frankfurt14,600
Berlin13,900
Cologne12,343
Dortmund12,283
Dusseldorf12,172
Leipzig11,129
Koblenz10,414
Essen9,619
Dresden8,853
Stuttgart8,552
Munich6,214
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents10,414 incidents per 100,000country median 9,39531 Dec 2024PKS 2024 T01 Grundtabelle - Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl (HZ) - Städte20Official
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residentsAlternative estimate12,506 incidents per 100,0002022INKAR — Indikatoren und Karten zur Raum- und Stadtentwicklung, district (Kreis) indicator table12Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport47 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat18Official
Nearest airportHHN13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv19Official
Distance to nearest airport51.8 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv19Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Koblenz. 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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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Koblenz.

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Climate and air quality

Monthly precipitation was 43.4 mm in January and 69 mm in July. Annual PM2.5 was 8.88 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Koblenz?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.9 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: 8.88 µg/m³ · Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.17
Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in GermanyAnnual PM2.5 in Koblenz is 8.9 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean22.13 µg/m³country median 13.72024Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.17Official
NO₂ — latest reading14.88 µg/m³15 Jul 2026Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.17Official
PM10 — annual mean14.08 µg/m³country median 13.52024Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.17Official
PM2.5 — annual mean8.88 µg/m³country median 8.02024Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.17Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 5.2 · Feb 6.7 · Mar 11.7 · Apr 16.6 · May 20.3 · Jun 23.4 · Jul 25.2 · Aug 25.5 · Sep 20.6 · Oct 15.1 · Nov 9.3 · Dec 5.2 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Bendorf24Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -0.3 · Feb 0.2 · Mar 2.7 · Apr 5.3 · May 9 · Jun 12 · Jul 13.8 · Aug 13.6 · Sep 10.4 · Oct 7 · Nov 3.8 · Dec 0.3 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Bendorf24Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 3 · Feb 3.6 · Mar 6.9 · Apr 10.9 · May 14.9 · Jun 18.2 · Jul 20 · Aug 19.5 · Sep 15.3 · Oct 10.8 · Nov 6.7 · Dec 3.7 °C31 Dec 1991DWD multi-annual station means 1991-2020 (temperature)10Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 43.4 · Feb 38.5 · Mar 41.4 · Apr 39.9 · May 58.2 · Jun 63.2 · Jul 69 · Aug 61.8 · Sep 51.5 · Oct 47.2 · Nov 46.7 · Dec 49.7 mm31 Dec 1991DWD multi-annual station means 1991-2020 (precipitation)8Official
Average sunshine by monthJan 42.8 · Feb 68.9 · Mar 123.4 · Apr 178.9 · May 200.1 · Jun 209.2 · Jul 215.5 · Aug 204.6 · Sep 148.5 · Oct 93.3 · Nov 42.3 · Dec 32.7 hours31 Dec 1991DWD multi-annual station means 1991-2020 (sunshine)9Official
Annual mean temperature9.5 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)7Official · land
Annual PM2.5 over time9 published observations, 2014–2024

Annual PM2.5 fell 31.7% between 2014 and 2024, from 13.0 to 8.9.

Similar climate. In Germany: Andernach ±0.2 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±0.7 °C, Metz (France) ±0.4 °C, Orléans (France) ±0.9 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±1.7 °C, Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.7 °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 Koblenz?

The published population was 113,300 people in 2025. Source: Koblenz structural data13

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents573 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality15Official
City area105.2 km²31 Dec 2025Koblenz transport plan14Official
Foreign-resident share16.4 %31 Dec 2024Eurostat11Official
Foreign residents17,092 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities26Official
Population density1,077 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.16Official
Population113,300 people31 Dec 2025Koblenz structural data13Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Foreign residents over time10 published observations, 2016–2025

Foreign residents rose 62.9% between 2016 and 2025, from 11,810 to 19,238.

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents45,489 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Catholic share40.3 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
No religion or other49,892 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
No religion or other, share44.2 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Protestant residents17,578 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Protestant share15.6 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official

International community in Koblenz

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total112,963100.0%
Germany85,97076.1%
Poland2,5792.3%
Russian Federation2,3892.1%
Syrian Arab Republic2,1071.9%
Ukraine1,7541.6%
Kazakhstan1,6241.4%
Turkey1,4331.3%
Bulgaria1,0771.0%
Afghanistan7060.6%
Romania6750.6%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Kosovo6320.6%
India6260.6%
Iran, Islamic Republic of5980.5%
Pakistan5620.5%
Viet Nam5500.5%
Italy4910.4%
Serbia3870.3%
Tunisia3420.3%
Not stated3360.3%
Croatia3250.3%
Iraq3050.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina3010.3%
Czech Republic2340.2%
France2290.2%
Azerbaijan2230.2%
Eritrea2170.2%
Austria2090.2%
China2080.2%
Moldova, Republic of2050.2%
Morocco1890.2%
Spain1840.2%
Albania1810.2%
Lebanon1740.2%
Hungary1700.2%
Thailand1670.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of1650.1%
Nigeria1640.1%
Kyrgyzstan1630.1%
Egypt1610.1%
United States1510.1%
Uzbekistan1480.1%
Brazil1450.1%
Armenia1430.1%
Greece1400.1%
Ghana1380.1%
Somalia1360.1%
United Kingdom1240.1%
Netherlands1230.1%
Belarus1210.1%
Lithuania1050.1%
Algeria1040.1%
Philippines950.1%
Latvia870.1%
Mexico770.1%
Belgium740.1%
Colombia720.1%
Bangladesh680.1%
Switzerland670.1%
Indonesia600.1%
Georgia570.1%
Slovakia540.0%
Cameroon540.0%
Tajikistan540.0%
Saudi Arabia530.0%
Mauritius520.0%
Portugal510.0%
Luxembourg500.0%
Jordan500.0%
Palestinian territories450.0%
Turkmenistan440.0%
Korea, Republic of400.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the380.0%
Ecuador380.0%
South Africa370.0%
Peru350.0%
Estonia340.0%
United Arab Emirates340.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of320.0%
Israel320.0%
Ethiopia310.0%
Libya310.0%
Japan310.0%
Sri Lanka290.0%
Montenegro270.0%
Australia270.0%
Dominican Republic260.0%
Nepal260.0%
Kenya250.0%
Finland240.0%
Slovenia240.0%
Ireland240.0%
Togo240.0%
Canada240.0%
Norway230.0%
Sweden230.0%
Guinea230.0%
Argentina230.0%
Cuba230.0%
Yemen230.0%
Kuwait230.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of210.0%
Chile210.0%
Malaysia180.0%
Rwanda170.0%
Sudan140.0%
Taiwan, Province of China130.0%
Denmark110.0%
Gambia110.0%
Congo110.0%
Senegal110.0%
El Salvador110.0%
Liberia100.0%
Uganda100.0%
Côte D'Ivoire90.0%
Madagascar90.0%
Namibia90.0%
Honduras90.0%
Mongolia90.0%
Benin80.0%
Costa Rica80.0%
Cyprus70.0%
Guatemala70.0%
Haiti70.0%
Qatar70.0%
New Zealand70.0%
Angola60.0%
Burkina Faso60.0%
Nicaragua60.0%
Paraguay60.0%
Korea, Democratic People'S Republic of50.0%
Sierra Leone40.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of40.0%
Panama40.0%
Uruguay40.0%
Lao People'S Democratic Republic40.0%
Oman40.0%
Singapore40.0%
Gabon30.0%
Mauritania30.0%
Cape Verde30.0%
Mali30.0%
Mozambique30.0%
Zambia30.0%
Equatorial Guinea30.0%
Burundi30.0%
Jamaica30.0%
Bahrain30.0%
Myanmar30.0%
Cambodia30.0%
Fiji30.0%
Papua New Guinea30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source22

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total112,963100.0%
Germany95,87084.9%
Syrian Arab Republic1,8901.7%
Ukraine1,3491.2%
Turkey1,3141.2%
Bulgaria1,1911.1%
Poland8490.8%
Afghanistan7080.6%
India6010.5%
Italy5630.5%
Romania5580.5%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Russian Federation5450.5%
Croatia4600.4%
Kosovo4500.4%
Pakistan3710.3%
Iran, Islamic Republic of3350.3%
Viet Nam3250.3%
Tunisia2770.2%
Eritrea2580.2%
Serbia2530.2%
Azerbaijan1870.2%
Somalia1740.2%
Albania1690.1%
Spain1640.1%
France1590.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina1570.1%
Egypt1530.1%
China1520.1%
Greece1430.1%
Armenia1390.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of1340.1%
Iraq1340.1%
Netherlands1310.1%
Austria1310.1%
Hungary1260.1%
Uncertain1120.1%
Morocco1030.1%
Thailand1030.1%
Nigeria1020.1%
Kazakhstan890.1%
Lithuania850.1%
United States840.1%
Ghana780.1%
Stateless780.1%
Portugal620.1%
Belarus590.1%
Brazil570.1%
Lebanon570.1%
Bangladesh560.0%
United Kingdom550.0%
Belgium540.0%
Mauritius520.0%
Mexico490.0%
Latvia470.0%
Indonesia450.0%
Philippines440.0%
Algeria420.0%
Georgia400.0%
Slovakia390.0%
Japan380.0%
Palestinian territories370.0%
Switzerland360.0%
Colombia350.0%
Luxembourg340.0%
Czech Republic340.0%
Jordan330.0%
Moldova, Republic of320.0%
Cameroon320.0%
Korea, Republic of320.0%
Ecuador300.0%
Nepal250.0%
Uzbekistan230.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of220.0%
Israel220.0%
Montenegro210.0%
Guinea210.0%
Australia200.0%
Estonia180.0%
Canada180.0%
Ireland170.0%
Sweden160.0%
Yemen160.0%
Sri Lanka160.0%
Libya150.0%
Rwanda150.0%
Peru150.0%
Slovenia130.0%
Kenya130.0%
Denmark120.0%
Mongolia120.0%
Ethiopia110.0%
Togo110.0%
Malaysia110.0%
El Salvador100.0%
Taiwan, Province of China100.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the90.0%
Sudan90.0%
Chile90.0%
Saudi Arabia90.0%
Finland80.0%
Norway80.0%
Madagascar70.0%
Senegal70.0%
Uganda70.0%
Burkina Faso60.0%
South Africa60.0%
Honduras60.0%
Cuba60.0%
Kyrgyzstan60.0%
Cyprus50.0%
Gambia50.0%
Turkmenistan50.0%
Côte D'Ivoire40.0%
Congo40.0%
Namibia40.0%
Argentina40.0%
Panama40.0%
Lao People'S Democratic Republic40.0%
Gabon30.0%
Mauritania30.0%
Mozambique30.0%
Sierra Leone30.0%
South Sudan30.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of30.0%
Costa Rica30.0%
Dominican Republic30.0%
Myanmar30.0%
Tajikistan30.0%
New Zealand30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source21

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Local business-tax multiplier420 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de25Official
Local property-tax multiplier420 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de25Official

Alternatives for people set on Koblenz

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.

Remscheid as a Koblenz alternative in the same country

Better on 5 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

  • Rent: €5.78/m² Remscheid vs €7.45/m² Koblenz−22%
  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 456.8 Remscheid vs 1,463.9 Koblenz−69%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,060 Remscheid vs 10,414 Koblenz−32%
  • Nearest airport: 32.2 km Remscheid vs 51.8 km Koblenz−38%
  • Foreign residents: 19.6% Remscheid vs 16.4% Koblenz+20%
  • A meal out: €10 Remscheid vs €8 Koblenz+25%
  • Unemployment: 6.7% Remscheid vs 7.2% Koblenz−6%
Full comparisonMore about Remscheid

Valencia as a Koblenz alternative in another country

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 €7.45/m² (2022) Koblenzno percentage
  • Nearest airport: 9.2 km Valencia vs 51.8 km Koblenz−82%
  • Median gross pay, region: €1,888 Valencia vs €3,950 Koblenzno percentage
  • Foreign residents: 15.7% Valencia vs 16.4% Koblenz−4%
Full comparisonMore about Valencia

Alternative cities in Germany

Other cities in Germany to compare with Koblenz, nearest in population first.

All Germany cities
Trier112,597 residentsBergisch Gladbach114,320 residentsRemscheid114,705 residentsReutlingen117,499 residentsBottrop117,852 residentsBremerhaven119,513 residents

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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; Koblenz's school authority applies it locally.

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

Common questions

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

How many people live in Koblenz?

The published population was 113,300 people in 2025. Source: Koblenz structural data.

How much does it cost to rent in Koblenz?

Average net cold rent is 7.45 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 522 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Koblenz?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.9 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..

How safe is Koblenz?

Police recorded 10,414 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: PKS 2024 T01 Grundtabelle - Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl (HZ) - Städte.

What is the unemployment rate in Koblenz?

The unemployment rate is about 7.2 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Koblenz?

The median gross salary is 3,950 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Koblenz a good place to live?

Koblenz 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.

How many people born in Total live in Koblenz?

The official country of birth distribution records 112,963 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2022-05-15. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 19). Koblenz, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version fb54aad047d5e8b2939b2412607f0606]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/koblenz/ Retrieved 2026-09-19. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_koblenz-germany-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_543798ac8d09,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Koblenz, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-19},
  version = {fb54aad047d5e8b2939b2412607f0606},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/koblenz/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-19. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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