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Living in Monschau

The population of Monschau, in Germany, was 12,389 at the end of 2024. Gigabit broadband availability was 92.3% in 2025. Car density was 692 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2026. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €9.68 per m² per month in June 2026. Regional disposable income was €25,577 per person per year at the end of 2023.

Lower unemployment than 64% of German cities that publish it and dirtier air than 71% of German cities that publish it.

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

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 Monschau.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Monschau?

Average net cold rent is 9.68 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), 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): 9.68 EUR/m²/month · Miet-Check.de Mietspiegel Monschau22

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Monschau yet.

Net rent across major citiesMonschau highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Monschau highlighted€9.94Hamburg€9.72Stuttgart€9.10Augsburg€9.09Mannheim€7.71Berlin€7.20Dresden€6.79Braunschweig€6.72Bielefeld€6.66Duisburg€6.27Leipzig€6.00Dortmund€5.99Halle (Saale)net rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average net rent (nettokalt)9.68 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Miet-Check.de Mietspiegel Monschau22Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 581 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 9.68 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: June 2026

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 4.33% in May 2022. The regional median gross salary was €4,100 per month at the end of 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Monschau?

The unemployment rate is about 4.3 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 4.33 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities21
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Monschau is 4.3%. Of 2,973 cities with data, 1,290 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Germany per band801 cities: 2% to under 4%8012–41290 cities: 4% to under 6%12904–6Monschau 4.3%624 cities: 6% to under 8%6246–8228 cities: 8% to under 10%2288–1024 cities: 10% to under 12%2410–124 cities: 12% to under 14%412–142 cities: 14% to under 16%214–16

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability92.25 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas2Official
Gigabit broadband availability92.25 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas2Official
Disposable income per resident25,577 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts19Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita46,266 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts19Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)4,100 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)1Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate4.33 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities21Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Monschau. 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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Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport10 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat14Official
Nearest airportMST13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official
Distance to nearest airport52.5 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Monschau?

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: European Environment Agency10

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Monschau average monthly precipitation, mm04080120160133110101718490101105100100109152JFMAMJJASONDmm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Monschau annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5259.0PM2.5154013.0PM1010405.0NO₂µg/m³

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 Monschau is 9.0 µg/m³. Of 444 cities with data, 155 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Germany per band1 city: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³13–410 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³104–54 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³45–643 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³436–7102 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³1027–8155 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³1558–990 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³909–10Monschau 9.030 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³3010–115 cities: 11 µg/m³ to under 12 µg/m³511–122 cities: 12 µg/m³ to under 13 µg/m³212–132 cities: 13 µg/m³ to under 14 µg/m³213–14

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean5 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Simmerath (Eifel))8Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean13 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Stolberg Brauereistraße)9Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean9 µg/m³country median 8.031 Dec 2024European Environment Agency10Official
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 10.93 · Feb 16.77 · Mar 19.63 · Apr 23.96 · May 27.45 · Jun 30.85 · Jul 38.38 · Aug 35.89 · Sep 32.29 · Oct 24.06 · Nov 17.04 · Dec 12.28 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -15.56 · Feb -20.53 · Mar -13.49 · Apr -6.15 · May -2.26 · Jun 2.92 · Jul 4.49 · Aug 4.04 · Sep 1.23 · Oct -5.06 · Nov -7.02 · Dec -17.96 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official
Average temperature by monthJan 0 · Feb 0.42 · Mar 3.58 · Apr 7.72 · May 11.56 · Jun 15.09 · Jul 17.15 · Aug 16.74 · Sep 13.08 · Oct 8.95 · Nov 4.57 · Dec 1.13 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 133.3 · Feb 109.7 · Mar 100.8 · Apr 71.2 · May 83.6 · Jun 89.5 · Jul 101.2 · Aug 104.7 · Sep 99.9 · Oct 99.7 · Nov 109.1 · Dec 151.9 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO13Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature9.8 °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 in Monschau by year, µg/m³8.510.813.215.5201420172019202220249.0µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 fell 18.2% between 2014 and 2024, from 11.0 to 9.0.

Cities of a similar size in Germany

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Germany cities
Niefern-Öschelbronn12,402 residentsWasserburg a.Inn12,375 residentsEbersberg12,408 residentsGladenbach12,415 residentsBad Wünnenberg12,418 residentsTholey12,358 residents

Population and city profile

Population density was 131 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Monschau?

The published population was 12,389 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Monschau residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport90.4%Foreign residents 9.6%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area94.6 km²31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)18Official
Cars per 1,000 residents692 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality11Official
City area94.6 km²31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)5Official
Foreign residents1,190 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20Official
Population density131 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.18Official
Population12,389 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents8,041 people31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
Catholic share65.6 %31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
No religion or other3,254 people31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
No religion or other, share26.6 %31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
Protestant residents967 people31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
Protestant share7.9 %31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official

International community in Monschau

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
Total12,256100.0%
Germany10,80388.1%
Poland2562.1%
Belgium1821.5%
Ukraine1221.0%
Netherlands860.7%
Romania800.7%
Syrian Arab Republic560.5%
Italy370.3%
Russian Federation260.2%
Croatia250.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Spain250.2%
Turkey250.2%
Serbia250.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina230.2%
Albania220.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of220.2%
Kazakhstan210.2%
Czech Republic200.2%
Austria180.1%
Guinea180.1%
Kosovo170.1%
Afghanistan170.1%
Not stated160.1%
Portugal150.1%
United Kingdom150.1%
Lebanon150.1%
France130.1%
Greece130.1%
Eritrea120.1%
Morocco120.1%
United States120.1%
Thailand120.1%
Somalia110.1%
India100.1%
Hungary90.1%
China90.1%
Pakistan80.1%
Algeria70.1%
Nigeria70.1%
Brazil70.1%
Armenia70.1%
Chile60.0%
Sri Lanka60.0%
Mexico50.0%
Viet Nam50.0%
Philippines50.0%
Bulgaria40.0%
Slovakia40.0%
Tajikistan40.0%
Denmark30.0%
Iceland30.0%
Lithuania30.0%
Luxembourg30.0%
Switzerland30.0%
Belarus30.0%
Benin30.0%
Côte D'Ivoire30.0%
Ghana30.0%
Congo30.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the30.0%
South Africa30.0%
Tunisia30.0%
Argentina30.0%
Dominican Republic30.0%
Colombia30.0%
Cuba30.0%
Paraguay30.0%
Myanmar30.0%
Georgia30.0%
Iraq30.0%
Jordan30.0%
Mongolia30.0%
Bangladesh30.0%
Uzbekistan30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source17

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total12,256100.0%
Germany11,06990.3%
Poland1581.3%
Belgium1311.1%
Ukraine1291.1%
Netherlands920.8%
Romania650.5%
Syrian Arab Republic640.5%
Italy400.3%
Spain350.3%
Croatia320.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Albania270.2%
Guinea220.2%
Turkey210.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina200.2%
Portugal180.1%
Greece170.1%
Somalia170.1%
Russian Federation160.1%
Czech Republic140.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of140.1%
United Kingdom130.1%
Afghanistan130.1%
Kosovo120.1%
Hungary120.1%
Eritrea120.1%
United States110.1%
France100.1%
Lebanon100.1%
Thailand100.1%
Austria90.1%
Serbia90.1%
Algeria90.1%
Pakistan90.1%
Nigeria80.1%
Morocco80.1%
Uncertain80.1%
India70.1%
China70.1%
Chile60.0%
Brazil50.0%
Mexico50.0%
Lithuania40.0%
Congo40.0%
Armenia40.0%
Philippines40.0%
Bulgaria30.0%
Iceland30.0%
Montenegro30.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of30.0%
Slovakia30.0%
Sweden30.0%
Switzerland30.0%
Belarus30.0%
Benin30.0%
Ghana30.0%
Tunisia30.0%
Egypt30.0%
Dominican Republic30.0%
Canada30.0%
Colombia30.0%
Cuba30.0%
Myanmar30.0%
Sri Lanka30.0%
Iraq30.0%
Kazakhstan30.0%
Jordan30.0%
Mongolia30.0%
Bangladesh30.0%
Australia30.0%
Stateless30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source16

Is Monschau 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 worker51%strong on work, weak on safety · range 41–61%
Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–68%
Student54%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 42–66%
Family56%strong on family, weak on safety · range 44–68%
Retirement52%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 40–64%
Foreign residents1,190 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population12,389 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)9.68 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Commercial source · Miet-Check.de Mietspiegel Monschau
Fibre-to-the-building availability92.25 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Gigabit broadband availability92.25 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Disposable income per resident25,577 EUR/year31 Dec 2023Official source · VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Childcare coverage, ages 3–694.2 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional4Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 335.8 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional4Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier499 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich6Official
Local property-tax multiplier820 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich6Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Monschau 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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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Common questions

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

How many people live in Monschau?

The published population was 12,389 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Monschau?

Average net cold rent is 9.68 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 678 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Miet-Check.de Mietspiegel Monschau.

Is the air quality good in Monschau?

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: European Environment Agency.

What is the unemployment rate in Monschau?

The unemployment rate is about 4.3 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Monschau?

The median gross salary is 4,100 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

How many foreign residents live in Monschau?

1,190 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Monschau a good place to live?

Monschau 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 Monschau?

The official country of birth distribution records 12,256 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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  2. Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV · gigabitgrundbuch.bund.de · checked 2026-07-14
  3. Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-08
  4. Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional Destatis · destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
  5. Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
  6. Destatis Realsteuervergleich destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
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  9. EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Stolberg Brauereistraße) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
  10. European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-03
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  1. Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt · kba.de · checked 2026-07-14
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  3. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
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