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Living in Murnau am Staffelsee

In Murnau am Staffelsee, rents across existing tenancies average €9.72 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 3.4% (2024).

Murnau am Staffelsee had a population of 11,994 at the end of 2024. The regional median gross salary was €3,750 per month at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2320 sources

Population11,994people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)
Median gross salary (region)3,750EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)
Average net rent9.72EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 67% aboveOfficial source · Destatis
Unemployment rate3.4%country median 5.1% — 33% belowOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik
Recorded crime4,500incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

Pricier rent than 98% of German cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 88% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than any other German city that publishes it.

Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Murnau am Staffelsee?

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

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Murnau am Staffelsee?

Average net cold rent is 9.72 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): 9.72 EUR/m²/month · Destatis4
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Murnau am Staffelsee recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50
Internet, 60 Mbps€49
Net rent across major citiesMurnau am Staffelsee highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Murnau am Staffelsee highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38
Hamburg€9.94
Stuttgart€9.72
Augsburg€9.10
Leipzig€6.27
Dortmund€6.00
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Mannheim€9.09
Berlin€7.71
Dresden€7.20
Brunswick€6.79
Bielefeld€6.72
Duisburg€6.66
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited48.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps5Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB49.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telekom MagentaMobil M12Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)9.72 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.8115 May 2022Destatis4Official

Is Murnau am Staffelsee a good place to live?

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Remote worker58%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 49–67%
Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on education · range 56–74%
Student52%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 42–62%
Family60%strong on family, weak on education · range 50–70%
Retirement54%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 42–66%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 583 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 9.72 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

What is the unemployment rate in Murnau am Staffelsee?

The unemployment rate is 3.4 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Murnau am Staffelsee is 3.4%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)3,750 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)1Official · regional context
Unemployment rate3.4 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2Official

What does a salary buy in Murnau am Staffelsee?

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

regional median gross pay: €3,750 (Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€1,785of €2,467 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.€2,467
Rent, 60 m²€9.72/m² · official · Destatis · 2022-05-15− €583
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€1,785
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Murnau am Staffelsee Salary needed to live in Murnau am Staffelsee

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Murnau am Staffelsee. 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

Job Search

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Murnau am Staffelsee. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Hospital capacity in Murnau am Staffelsee was 3,662.8 beds per 100,000 residents at the end of 2024.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents3,663 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)3Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Murnau am Staffelsee 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 residents3,663 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesMurnau am Staffelsee highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Murnau am Staffelsee highlighted

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents4,500 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise8Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Murnau am Staffelsee's nearest airport was FMM, 80 km away and offered 21 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport21 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights6Official
Distance to the nearest major airport80 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports7Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)FMM3 Aug 2026OurAirports7Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Murnau am Staffelsee. 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

BAMF job-related German courses — Job-related language course

Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)

For migrants needing job-related German.

GermanIn Person
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Murnau am Staffelsee.

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Climate and air quality

Murnau am Staffelsee's monthly mean temperatures were −0.5°C in January and 16.3°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 58 mm in January and 151.7 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 92.7 hours in January and 233.4 hours in July.

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average daytime high by monthJan 2.4 · Feb 3 · Mar 6.8 · Apr 11.5 · May 15.5 · Jun 18.9 · Jul 20.8 · Aug 20.6 · Sep 15.9 · Oct 11.9 · Nov 6.8 · Dec 3.5 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI13Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -3 · Feb -2.8 · Mar 0 · Apr 3.4 · May 7.3 · Jun 10.7 · Jul 12.5 · Aug 12.7 · Sep 9.1 · Oct 5.5 · Nov 1 · Dec -1.9 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI14Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -0.5 · Feb -0.1 · Mar 3 · Apr 7 · May 11.1 · Jun 14.5 · Jul 16.3 · Aug 16.4 · Sep 12.1 · Oct 8.3 · Nov 3.6 · Dec 0.6 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI15Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 58 · Feb 52.9 · Mar 67.5 · Apr 73.1 · May 135.7 · Jun 153.7 · Jul 151.7 · Aug 161.3 · Sep 104.9 · Oct 78.2 · Nov 67.2 · Dec 62.6 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI16Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 92.7 · Feb 105.9 · Mar 148 · Apr 178.7 · May 198.2 · Jun 210.9 · Jul 233.4 · Aug 223.6 · Sep 163.4 · Oct 130.8 · Nov 95 · Dec 83.9 hours31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI17Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Germany: Heide ±1.4 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.3 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.3 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±1.3 °C, Jönköping (Sweden) ±1.9 °C, Cork (Ireland) ±2.8 °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 Murnau am Staffelsee?

The published population was 11,994 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)11

MetricValuePeriodSource
Population11,994 people31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)11Official

International community in Murnau am Staffelsee

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
Total12,014100.0%
Germany10,25285.3%
Poland1661.4%
Czech Republic1241.0%
Italy1201.0%
Austria1130.9%
Ukraine1010.8%
Romania930.8%
Turkey910.8%
Croatia630.5%
Portugal540.4%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Bosnia and Herzegovina480.4%
Bulgaria460.4%
Kosovo460.4%
Afghanistan420.3%
Syrian Arab Republic410.3%
Greece400.3%
Russian Federation360.3%
Switzerland330.3%
United Kingdom330.3%
Serbia330.3%
United States330.3%
Slovakia320.3%
Hungary280.2%
France220.2%
Kazakhstan210.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of200.2%
Netherlands160.1%
Nigeria160.1%
Thailand150.1%
Brazil130.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of120.1%
Spain120.1%
Viet Nam110.1%
India110.1%
Not stated100.1%
Belgium80.1%
Eritrea70.1%
Peru70.1%
Iraq70.1%
Slovenia60.0%
Sri Lanka60.0%
Latvia50.0%
Belarus50.0%
Yemen50.0%
Georgia50.0%
Kyrgyzstan50.0%
Albania40.0%
Denmark40.0%
Algeria40.0%
Morocco40.0%
South Africa40.0%
Somalia40.0%
Tunisia40.0%
Canada40.0%
Colombia40.0%
Israel40.0%
Tajikistan40.0%
Montenegro30.0%
Lithuania30.0%
Rwanda30.0%
Senegal30.0%
Egypt30.0%
Chile30.0%
Ecuador30.0%
Cuba30.0%
Paraguay30.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of30.0%
Indonesia30.0%
Philippines30.0%
Turkmenistan30.0%
Saudi Arabia30.0%
Malaysia30.0%
Australia30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source10

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total12,014100.0%
Germany10,62588.4%
Italy1281.1%
Turkey1130.9%
Ukraine1020.8%
Austria850.7%
Croatia840.7%
Poland760.6%
Portugal630.5%
Afghanistan630.5%
Romania580.5%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Kosovo560.5%
Bulgaria510.4%
Greece500.4%
Syrian Arab Republic420.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina400.3%
Nigeria380.3%
Slovakia270.2%
Hungary230.2%
United States190.2%
Serbia180.1%
Switzerland170.1%
Czech Republic160.1%
Russian Federation150.1%
United Kingdom140.1%
France130.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of120.1%
Viet Nam120.1%
Netherlands110.1%
Eritrea100.1%
India100.1%
Spain90.1%
Iraq90.1%
Yemen70.1%
Thailand70.1%
Stateless70.1%
Canada50.0%
Sri Lanka50.0%
Denmark40.0%
Latvia40.0%
Belarus40.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the40.0%
Somalia40.0%
Tunisia40.0%
Brazil40.0%
Uncertain40.0%
Belgium30.0%
Slovenia30.0%
Ireland30.0%
Montenegro30.0%
Moldova, Republic of30.0%
Algeria30.0%
Morocco30.0%
Senegal30.0%
Chile30.0%
Colombia30.0%
Peru30.0%
Georgia30.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of30.0%
Kyrgyzstan30.0%
Philippines30.0%
Turkmenistan30.0%
Saudi Arabia30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source9

Alternatives for people set on Murnau am Staffelsee

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.

Penzberg as a Murnau am Staffelsee alternative in the same region

15 km away, 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.

  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,978 Penzberg vs 4,500 Murnau am Staffelsee−34%
  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,430.4 Penzberg vs 3,662.8 Murnau am Staffelsee−61%
  • Rent: €8.52/m² Penzberg vs €9.72/m² Murnau am Staffelseeno percentage
  • Median gross pay, region: €4,250 Penzberg vs €3,750 Murnau am Staffelseeno percentage

Böblingen as a Murnau am Staffelsee alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 197 km, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 723.8 Böblingen vs 3,662.8 Murnau am Staffelsee−80%
  • Median gross pay, region: €4,900 Böblingen vs €3,750 Murnau am Staffelsee+31%
  • Rent: €9.69/m² Böblingen vs €9.72/m² Murnau am Staffelseeno percentage
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,793 Böblingen vs 4,500 Murnau am Staffelsee−16%

Cities near Murnau am Staffelsee

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

Penzberg 14.5 km away
Rent
8.52 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

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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; Murnau am Staffelsee'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 Murnau am Staffelsee?

The published population was 11,994 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).

How much does it cost to rent in Murnau am Staffelsee?

Average net cold rent is 9.72 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 680 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

What is the unemployment rate in Murnau am Staffelsee?

The unemployment rate is 3.4 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Murnau am Staffelsee?

The median gross salary is 3,750 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Murnau am Staffelsee a good place to live?

Murnau am Staffelsee 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 Murnau am Staffelsee?

Penzberg, Weilheim in Oberbayern are near Murnau am Staffelsee. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Murnau am Staffelsee?

The official country of birth distribution records 10,252 people (85.3%) 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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  title = {Murnau am Staffelsee, Germany: population, rent, salary},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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  3. Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas) bundes-klinik-atlas.de · checked 2026-08-03
  4. Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-10
  5. MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
  6. OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
  7. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
  8. Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise bka.de · checked 2026-09-23
  9. Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany citizenship distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
  10. Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany country of birth distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
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