Living in Merzig

In Merzig, rents across existing tenancies average €6.16 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 7% (2022).

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €9.56 per m² per month in June 2026. The regional median gross salary was €3,900 per month at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, Merzig had a population of 31,697.

Last checked 2026-09-2335 sources

Population31,697people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)3,900EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)

Average net rent6.16EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 6% aboveOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate6.99%country median 5.1% — 37% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime4,867incidents 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 Dillingen City)

Pricier rent than 61% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 84% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 98% of German cities that publish it.

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

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

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Merzig?

Average net cold rent is 6.16 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): 6.16 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 citiesMerzig highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Augsburg€9.10

Merzig€6.16

Dortmund€6.00

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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)	6.16 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	9.56 EUR/m²/month	4 Jun 2026	miet-check Mietspiegel Merzig³⁵Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Merzig 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 worker53%strong on work, weak on safety · range 44–62%

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

Student57%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 47–67%

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

Retirement54%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 42–66%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 370 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.16 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 6.99% in May 2022. Regional disposable income was €23,728 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Merzig?

The unemployment rate is about 7 % (May 2022).

Unemployment rate: 6.99 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁵

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Merzig is 7.0%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Merzig 7.0%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	76.9 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Gigabit broadband availability	97.36 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Disposable income per resident	23,728 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²²Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita	32,655 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²²Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)	3,900 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)¹Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate	6.99 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁵Official

What does a salary buy in Merzig?

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

Left over each month€1,876of €2,548 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.	€2,548
Rent, 60 m²€9.56/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Merzig · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €6.16/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €574
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	€1,876

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Merzig Salary needed to live in Merzig

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	549.5 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)²Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Merzig 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 residents549.5 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesMerzig 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	4,867 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	54 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁶Official
Nearest airport	LUX	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁷Official
Distance to nearest airport	36.9 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁷Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Merzig?

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 Dillingen City)¹²

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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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

139

190

212

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242

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168

102

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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

PM2.59WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1010WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂5WHO 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 Merzig 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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101

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

Merzig 9.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	5 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Biringen)¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	10 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Biringen)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	9 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Dillingen City)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 3.9 · Feb 5.5 · Mar 10.1 · Apr 14.8 · May 18.5 · Jun 21.5 · Jul 24.4 · Aug 23.9 · Sep 19.2 · Oct 13.7 · Nov 8 · Dec 4.3 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Berus²³Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -0.5 · Feb -0.4 · Mar 2.3 · Apr 5.3 · May 8.9 · Jun 12 · Jul 14.2 · Aug 14 · Sep 10.4 · Oct 6.8 · Nov 3.1 · Dec 0.1 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Berus²³Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 1.5 · Feb 2.3 · Mar 5.9 · Apr 9.7 · May 13.4 · Jun 16.5 · Jul 18.9 · Aug 18.5 · Sep 14.3 · Oct 9.9 · Nov 5.3 · Dec 2.2 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Berus²³Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 79.7 · Feb 64.6 · Mar 57.6 · Apr 44.6 · May 68.7 · Jun 67.3 · Jul 64.3 · Aug 65.6 · Sep 63.3 · Oct 73.5 · Nov 73.6 · Dec 94.6 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Berus²³Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 52.2 · Feb 81.7 · Mar 138.9 · Apr 190 · May 212.3 · Jun 220.5 · Jul 241.6 · Aug 218.1 · Sep 168.2 · Oct 102.4 · Nov 51.4 · Dec 45.3 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Berus²³Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	9.7 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)⁹Official · land

Similar climate. In Germany: Werl ±0.7 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.0 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.0 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±1.0 °C, Reims (France) ±1.3 °C, Nancy (France) ±0.9 °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 109 km² in 2024. Population density was 290.9 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Merzig?

The published population was 31,697 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport87.3%
Foreign residents12.7%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	656 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹³Official
City area	109 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official
Foreign residents	4,011 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁴Official
Population density	290.9 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹⁵Official
Population	31,697 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	19,386 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Catholic share	61.3 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
No religion or other	9,458 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
No religion or other, share	29.9 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Protestant residents	2,779 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Protestant share	8.8 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official

International community in Merzig

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	31,618	100.0%
Germany	25,683	81.2%
Syrian Arab Republic	784	2.5%
Luxembourg	599	1.9%
Poland	594	1.9%
Russian Federation	517	1.6%
Kazakhstan	501	1.6%
Turkey	360	1.1%
Romania	309	1.0%
Ukraine	297	0.9%
Italy	254	0.8%

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Published group	People	Share
France	194	0.6%
Kosovo	101	0.3%
Lebanon	82	0.3%
Afghanistan	67	0.2%
Serbia	64	0.2%
Iraq	59	0.2%
Kyrgyzstan	58	0.2%
Portugal	57	0.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	53	0.2%
India	53	0.2%
Eritrea	52	0.2%
Thailand	42	0.1%
Viet Nam	38	0.1%
Croatia	37	0.1%
Hungary	37	0.1%
Austria	36	0.1%
Czech Republic	32	0.1%
Brazil	30	0.1%
Belgium	28	0.1%
Not stated	23	0.1%
Bulgaria	22	0.1%
Greece	22	0.1%
Netherlands	22	0.1%
Spain	22	0.1%
Uzbekistan	21	0.1%
Slovakia	20	0.1%
Tajikistan	20	0.1%
China	19	0.1%
Morocco	17	0.1%
Tunisia	17	0.1%
Switzerland	16	0.1%
Latvia	15	0.0%
Algeria	15	0.0%
United States	15	0.0%
Sri Lanka	14	0.0%
Philippines	13	0.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	12	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	11	0.0%
Dominican Republic	11	0.0%
Kuwait	11	0.0%
Ethiopia	10	0.0%
Lithuania	9	0.0%
United Kingdom	9	0.0%
Albania	7	0.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	7	0.0%
Belarus	7	0.0%
Cameroon	7	0.0%
Georgia	7	0.0%
Japan	7	0.0%
Slovenia	6	0.0%
Montenegro	6	0.0%
Ghana	6	0.0%
Egypt	6	0.0%
Argentina	6	0.0%
Chile	6	0.0%
Colombia	6	0.0%
Mexico	6	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	6	0.0%
Malaysia	6	0.0%
Libya	5	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	5	0.0%
Jordan	5	0.0%
Estonia	4	0.0%
Gambia	4	0.0%
Kenya	4	0.0%
Togo	4	0.0%
Azerbaijan	4	0.0%
Pakistan	4	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	4	0.0%
Denmark	3	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	3	0.0%
Cape Verde	3	0.0%
Congo	3	0.0%
Guinea	3	0.0%
South Africa	3	0.0%
Uganda	3	0.0%
El Salvador	3	0.0%
Honduras	3	0.0%
Canada	3	0.0%
Nicaragua	3	0.0%
Peru	3	0.0%
Indonesia	3	0.0%
Israel	3	0.0%
Palestinian territories	3	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	3	0.0%
Singapore	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	31,618	100.0%
Germany	27,606	87.3%
Syrian Arab Republic	854	2.7%
Luxembourg	547	1.7%
Italy	387	1.2%
Ukraine	257	0.8%
Romania	255	0.8%
Turkey	254	0.8%
Poland	200	0.6%
France	152	0.5%
Kosovo	81	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Portugal	77	0.2%
Afghanistan	71	0.2%
Eritrea	64	0.2%
Russian Federation	58	0.2%
Uncertain	49	0.2%
Iraq	38	0.1%
India	37	0.1%
Greece	34	0.1%
Hungary	33	0.1%
Thailand	33	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	31	0.1%
Spain	31	0.1%
Viet Nam	29	0.1%
Austria	28	0.1%
Serbia	28	0.1%
Netherlands	23	0.1%
Bulgaria	22	0.1%
Slovakia	20	0.1%
Brazil	19	0.1%
Belgium	18	0.1%
Kazakhstan	17	0.1%
Lebanon	17	0.1%
Latvia	15	0.0%
United States	14	0.0%
Stateless	14	0.0%
Croatia	13	0.0%
China	13	0.0%
Switzerland	10	0.0%
Dominican Republic	10	0.0%
Philippines	10	0.0%
United Kingdom	9	0.0%
Tunisia	9	0.0%
Lithuania	8	0.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	8	0.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	8	0.0%
Morocco	7	0.0%
Czech Republic	5	0.0%
Cameroon	5	0.0%
Pakistan	5	0.0%
Estonia	4	0.0%
Montenegro	4	0.0%
Algeria	4	0.0%
Mexico	4	0.0%
Sri Lanka	4	0.0%
Jordan	4	0.0%
Tajikistan	4	0.0%
Albania	3	0.0%
Denmark	3	0.0%
Sweden	3	0.0%
Belarus	3	0.0%
Cape Verde	3	0.0%
Libya	3	0.0%
Guinea	3	0.0%
Sudan	3	0.0%
Togo	3	0.0%
Uganda	3	0.0%
Canada	3	0.0%
Colombia	3	0.0%
Indonesia	3	0.0%
Israel	3	0.0%
Japan	3	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	3	0.0%
Uzbekistan	3	0.0%
Malaysia	3	0.0%
Not stated	3	0.0%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Pre-primary attendance per 100 children aged 3–6 (can exceed 100)	91.2 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁵Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 3	42.6 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁵Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier	425 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁸Official
Local property-tax multiplier	470 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Merzig

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.

Lebach as a Merzig alternative in the same region

20 km away, better on 5 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,042.7 Lebach vs 549.5 Merzig+90%
Unemployment: 5.0% Lebach vs 7.0% Merzig−29%
Rent: €5.43/m² Lebach vs €6.16/m² Merzig−12%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,746 Lebach vs 4,867 Merzig+18%
Residents: 19,468 Lebach vs 31,697 Merzig−39%
Nearest airport: 26.1 km Lebach vs 36.9 km Merzig−29%
Median gross pay, region: €4,050 Lebach vs €3,900 Merzig+4%

Full comparison More about Lebach

Ibbenbueren as a Merzig alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 324 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 7.0% Merzig−34%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 852.2 Ibbenbueren vs 549.5 Merzig+55%
Residents: 51,803 Ibbenbueren vs 31,697 Merzig+63%
Median gross pay, region: €3,800 Ibbenbueren vs €3,900 Merzigno percentage
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,722 Ibbenbueren vs 4,867 Merzig+18%
Nearest airport: 16.7 km Ibbenbueren vs 36.9 km Merzig−55%
Rent: €5.88/m² Ibbenbueren vs €6.16/m² Merzig−5%

Full comparison More about Ibbenbueren

Cities near Merzig

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

Beckingen 7.2 km away

Rent: 5.5 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Dillingen/ Saar 11.1 km away

Rent: 5.72 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Wallerfangen 14.1 km away

Rent: 5.88 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Saarlouis 16.2 km away

Rent: 6.62 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Weiskirchen 18.3 km away

Rent: 5.27 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Saarburg 19.6 km away

Rent: 6.88 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Lebach 20.0 km away

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

Wadern 21.2 km away

Rent: 5.35 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

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Merzig in rankings

#6 of 30 in German cities with the lowest annual NO2

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; Merzig'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 Merzig?

The published population was 31,697 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Merzig?

Average net cold rent is 6.16 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 431 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Merzig?

What is the unemployment rate in Merzig?

The unemployment rate is about 7 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Merzig?

The median gross salary is 3,900 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

Is Merzig a good place to live?

Merzig 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 Merzig?

Beckingen, Dillingen/ Saar, Wallerfangen, Saarlouis, Weiskirchen are near Merzig. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Merzig?

The official country of birth distribution records 25,683 people (81.2%) 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). Merzig, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version ada4684c6fa6044da4ee789fcfd7bad5]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/merzig/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_merzig-germany-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_bbe5b680902e,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Merzig, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {ada4684c6fa6044da4ee789fcfd7bad5},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/merzig/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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