Living in Melle

In Melle, rents across existing tenancies average €5.69 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 3.5% (2022).

Gigabit broadband availability was 81.6% in 2025. Car density was 705 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2026. There were 123.4 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. Melle, a city in Germany, had a population of 46,436 at the end of 2024. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €10.31 per m² per month in June 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2335 sources

Population46,436people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)3,700EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)

Average net rent5.69EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 2% belowOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate3.52%country median 5.1% — 31% belowOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime4,248incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean8µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Osnabrück)

Lower unemployment than 84% of German cities that publish it, less recorded crime than any other German city that publishes it and cleaner air than 64% of German cities that publish it.

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

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Melle?

Average net cold rent is 5.69 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): 5.69 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 citiesMelle highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Augsburg€9.10

Dortmund€6.00

Melle€5.69

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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 Mbps¹⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M²¹Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5.69 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	10.31 EUR/m²/month	4 Jun 2026	miet-check Mietspiegel Melle³⁵Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Melle 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 worker54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 45–63%

Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on education · range 50–68%

Student55%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 45–65%

Family61%strong on family, weak on education · range 51–71%

Retirement52%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 40–64%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 341 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.69 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 3.52% in May 2022.

What is the unemployment rate in Melle?

The unemployment rate is about 3.5 % (May 2022).

Unemployment rate: 3.52 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁵

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Melle is 3.5%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	81.21 %	31 Dec 2025	data.bundesnetzagentur.de⁴Official
Gigabit broadband availability	81.58 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,700 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	3.52 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁵Official

What does a salary buy in Melle?

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

Left over each month€1,722of €2,440 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.	€2,440
Rent, 60 m²€10.31/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Melle · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €5.69/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €619
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	€1,722

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Public employment service

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	478.1 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)²Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	123.4 per 100,000	2024	BBSR INKAR — physicians per 100,000 residents (indicator 8102)¹²Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Melle 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 residents478.1 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesMelle 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	4,248 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	11 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁶Official
Nearest airport	FMO	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁷Official
Distance to nearest airport	44.8 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁷Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Melle?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 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 Osnabrück)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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Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

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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

PM2.58WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1012WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂12WHO 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 Melle is 8.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	12 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Osnabrück)⁹Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	12 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Osnabrück)¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	8 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Osnabrück)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 4.5 · Feb 5.6 · Mar 9.4 · Apr 14.4 · May 18.3 · Jun 21.2 · Jul 23.7 · Aug 23.3 · Sep 18.8 · Oct 13.8 · Nov 8.3 · Dec 4.8 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Osnabr�ck²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -0.3 · Feb 0 · Mar 2.2 · Apr 4.8 · May 8.3 · Jun 11.1 · Jul 13.6 · Aug 13.3 · Sep 10.2 · Oct 6.7 · Nov 3.4 · Dec 0.4 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Osnabr�ck²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 2.3 · Feb 2.8 · Mar 5.7 · Apr 9.6 · May 13.4 · Jun 16.2 · Jul 18.5 · Aug 18.1 · Sep 14.2 · Oct 9.9 · Nov 6 · Dec 2.7 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Osnabr�ck²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 83.3 · Feb 62.7 · Mar 66.6 · Apr 46.7 · May 62.8 · Jun 64.7 · Jul 85.3 · Aug 88.7 · Sep 73.2 · Oct 70.2 · Nov 78.2 · Dec 82.7 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Osnabr�ck²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 51.1 · Feb 65 · Mar 111.6 · Apr 169.6 · May 199.2 · Jun 195.7 · Jul 211 · Aug 190.4 · Sep 137.2 · Oct 104.1 · Nov 47.1 · Dec 42.4 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Osnabr�ck²²Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	9.4 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)⁸Official · land

Similar climate. In Germany: Werl ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±0.8 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±0.8 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±0.8 °C, Reims (France) ±1.2 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±1.5 °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 254 km² in 2024. Population density was 182.9 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Melle?

The published population was 46,436 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport91.3%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	705 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹³Official
City area	254 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official
Foreign residents	4,033 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁴Official
Population density	182.9 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹⁵Official
Population	46,436 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	12,822 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Catholic share	27.8 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
No religion or other	15,136 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
No religion or other, share	32.8 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Protestant residents	18,231 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Protestant share	39.5 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official

International community in Melle

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	46,187	100.0%
Germany	39,871	86.3%
Poland	1,028	2.2%
Russian Federation	928	2.0%
Kazakhstan	606	1.3%
Turkey	595	1.3%
Ukraine	360	0.8%
Romania	339	0.7%
Syrian Arab Republic	339	0.7%
Greece	132	0.3%
Moldova, Republic of	128	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Italy	113	0.2%
Bulgaria	99	0.2%
Serbia	90	0.2%
United Kingdom	89	0.2%
Kosovo	84	0.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	83	0.2%
Iraq	81	0.2%
Lebanon	74	0.2%
Croatia	62	0.1%
Kyrgyzstan	57	0.1%
Not stated	54	0.1%
Lithuania	53	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	44	0.1%
Netherlands	43	0.1%
Portugal	43	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	39	0.1%
Afghanistan	38	0.1%
Spain	37	0.1%
France	30	0.1%
Uzbekistan	29	0.1%
Austria	28	0.1%
Viet Nam	28	0.1%
Albania	26	0.1%
Thailand	26	0.1%
Czech Republic	24	0.1%
Hungary	23	0.0%
United States	23	0.0%
Brazil	21	0.0%
Latvia	20	0.0%
Tajikistan	19	0.0%
India	18	0.0%
Libya	17	0.0%
Morocco	16	0.0%
Switzerland	15	0.0%
Georgia	15	0.0%
Turkmenistan	14	0.0%
Belarus	12	0.0%
Slovakia	11	0.0%
Ghana	11	0.0%
Pakistan	11	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	10	0.0%
Armenia	10	0.0%
South Africa	9	0.0%
Tunisia	9	0.0%
Azerbaijan	9	0.0%
Philippines	9	0.0%
Belgium	8	0.0%
Montenegro	8	0.0%
Nigeria	8	0.0%
Guinea	8	0.0%
Sweden	7	0.0%
Somalia	7	0.0%
Indonesia	7	0.0%
Slovenia	6	0.0%
Senegal	6	0.0%
Cuba	6	0.0%
Algeria	5	0.0%
Eritrea	5	0.0%
Ethiopia	5	0.0%
Egypt	5	0.0%
Israel	5	0.0%
Palestinian territories	5	0.0%
Denmark	4	0.0%
Norway	4	0.0%
Zimbabwe	4	0.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of	4	0.0%
Chile	4	0.0%
Colombia	4	0.0%
Japan	4	0.0%
China	4	0.0%
Malaysia	4	0.0%
Estonia	3	0.0%
Finland	3	0.0%
Luxembourg	3	0.0%
Angola	3	0.0%
Kenya	3	0.0%
Congo	3	0.0%
Liberia	3	0.0%
Mali	3	0.0%
Niger	3	0.0%
Rwanda	3	0.0%
Sudan	3	0.0%
Togo	3	0.0%
Argentina	3	0.0%
Dominican Republic	3	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	3	0.0%
Jordan	3	0.0%
Nepal	3	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	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	46,187	100.0%
Germany	42,151	91.3%
Turkey	726	1.6%
Poland	563	1.2%
Romania	412	0.9%
Syrian Arab Republic	382	0.8%
Ukraine	284	0.6%
Greece	153	0.3%
Italy	149	0.3%
Bulgaria	136	0.3%
Russian Federation	90	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Kosovo	76	0.2%
Iraq	68	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	62	0.1%
Croatia	60	0.1%
Portugal	60	0.1%
Serbia	56	0.1%
Afghanistan	45	0.1%
Lithuania	40	0.1%
Netherlands	40	0.1%
Uncertain	40	0.1%
United Kingdom	36	0.1%
Spain	35	0.1%
Lebanon	35	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	28	0.1%
Albania	25	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	25	0.1%
Viet Nam	20	0.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	19	0.0%
Latvia	18	0.0%
Hungary	18	0.0%
Nigeria	15	0.0%
Thailand	15	0.0%
Austria	14	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	14	0.0%
Georgia	14	0.0%
India	14	0.0%
Somalia	13	0.0%
Kazakhstan	13	0.0%
Tunisia	12	0.0%
France	11	0.0%
Stateless	11	0.0%
Sweden	10	0.0%
Libya	10	0.0%
Armenia	10	0.0%
Guinea	9	0.0%
United States	9	0.0%
Switzerland	8	0.0%
Czech Republic	8	0.0%
Belarus	8	0.0%
Ghana	8	0.0%
Brazil	8	0.0%
Pakistan	8	0.0%
Belgium	7	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	6	0.0%
Philippines	6	0.0%
Estonia	5	0.0%
Ireland	5	0.0%
Montenegro	5	0.0%
Slovakia	5	0.0%
Morocco	5	0.0%
Rwanda	5	0.0%
Sudan	5	0.0%
Azerbaijan	5	0.0%
China	5	0.0%
Zimbabwe	4	0.0%
Uzbekistan	4	0.0%
Slovenia	3	0.0%
Algeria	3	0.0%
Eritrea	3	0.0%
Ethiopia	3	0.0%
Liberia	3	0.0%
Mali	3	0.0%
Niger	3	0.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of	3	0.0%
Egypt	3	0.0%
Argentina	3	0.0%
Chile	3	0.0%
Colombia	3	0.0%
Indonesia	3	0.0%
Japan	3	0.0%
Turkmenistan	3	0.0%
Malaysia	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	385 %	31 Dec 2022	www.statistikportal.de²³Official
Local property-tax multiplier	345 %	31 Dec 2022	www.statistikportal.de²³Official

Alternatives for people set on Melle

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.

Osnabrück as a Melle alternative in the same region

22 km away, 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.

Hospital beds, per 100k: 914.9 Osnabrück vs 478.1 Melle+91%
Rent: €7.30/m² Osnabrück vs €5.69/m² Melleno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €3,900 Osnabrück vs €3,700 Melleno percentage
Nearest airport: 29.1 km Osnabrück vs 44.8 km Melle−35%

Full comparison More about Osnabrück

Cities near Melle

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

Borgholzhausen 11.7 km away

Rent: 5.45 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Spenge 12.7 km away

Rent: 5.41 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Dissen am Teutoburger Wald 13.3 km away

Rent: 6.05 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Preußisch Oldendorf 14.3 km away

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

Werther (Westf.) 15.2 km away

Rent: 5.89 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Halle (Westf.) 15.9 km away

Rent: 5.91 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Enger 17.5 km away

Rent: 5.42 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Ostercappeln 17.8 km away

Rent: 5.47 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

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Melle in rankings

#18 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment 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; Melle'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 Melle?

The published population was 46,436 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Melle?

Average net cold rent is 5.69 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 398 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Melle?

What is the unemployment rate in Melle?

The unemployment rate is about 3.5 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Melle?

The median gross salary is 3,700 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Melle a good place to live?

Melle 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 Melle?

Borgholzhausen, Spenge, Dissen am Teutoburger Wald, Preußisch Oldendorf, Werther (Westf.) are near Melle. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Melle?

The official country of birth distribution records 39,871 people (86.3%) 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). Melle, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 2edf63578dafeea2aa237101b4976cda]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/melle/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_melle-germany-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_539080fef598,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Melle, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {2edf63578dafeea2aa237101b4976cda},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/melle/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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[Melle, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/melle/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 2edf63578dafeea2aa237101b4976cda; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

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