Living in Oberammergau

In Oberammergau, rents across existing tenancies average €8.42 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 3.4% (2024).

Oberammergau numbered 5,132 residents at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, the regional median gross salary stood at €3,750 per month.

Last checked 2026-09-2317 sources

Population5,132people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)

Median gross salary (region)3,750EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)

Average net rent8.42EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 45% 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 93% 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 Oberammergau?

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 Oberammergau.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Oberammergau?

Average net cold rent is 8.42 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): 8.42 EUR/m²/month · Destatis⁴

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesOberammergau highlighted among comparable cities

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	48.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M¹²Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	8.42 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis⁴Official

Is Oberammergau a good place to live?

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Remote worker59%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 50–68%

Skilled employee66%strong on work, weak on education · range 57–75%

Student54%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 44–64%

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 505 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 8.42 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 Oberammergau?

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

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

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Oberammergau 3.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	3,750 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	3.4 %country median 5.1%	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²Official

What does a salary buy in Oberammergau?

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

Left over each month€1,863of €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€8.42/m² · official · Destatis · 2022-05-15	− €505
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	€1,863

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Public employment service

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

Healthcare

Oberammergau had 1,684.1 beds per 100,000 residents at the end of 2024.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	1,684 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)³Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Oberammergau 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 residents1,684 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesOberammergau 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	4,500 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise⁸Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Oberammergau's nearest airport was FMM, 76 km away and offered 21 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	21 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁶Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	76 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	FMM	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Oberammergau. 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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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from −2.1°C in January to 17.1°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 77.3 mm in January and 172.6 mm in July. Oberammergau's average monthly sunshine was 74.6 hours in January and 201.1 hours in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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6°-5°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

143

180

173

192

115

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

106

149

169

172

176

201

200

164

135

JFMAMJJASOND

hours

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan 3.2 · Feb 5.7 · Mar 10 · Apr 14.5 · May 18.4 · Jun 21.5 · Jul 23.4 · Aug 23.1 · Sep 18.7 · Oct 14.5 · Nov 8.2 · Dec 3.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -5.8 · Feb -5 · Mar -1.7 · Apr 1.7 · May 5.9 · Jun 9.6 · Jul 11.2 · Aug 11.1 · Sep 7.5 · Oct 3.6 · Nov -1.1 · Dec -4.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -2.1 · Feb -0.5 · Mar 3.5 · Apr 7.8 · May 12.1 · Jun 15.5 · Jul 17.1 · Aug 16.6 · Sep 12.5 · Oct 8.2 · Nov 2.7 · Dec -1.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 77.3 · Feb 65.5 · Mar 90.3 · Apr 87.2 · May 143.4 · Jun 179.7 · Jul 172.6 · Aug 191.9 · Sep 115.4 · Oct 91 · Nov 80.8 · Dec 77.8 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 74.6 · Feb 106.1 · Mar 148.6 · Apr 168.8 · May 172.1 · Jun 176.2 · Jul 201.1 · Aug 199.5 · Sep 163.7 · Oct 135.3 · Nov 80.2 · Dec 55.7 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Germany: Traunreut ±1.3 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±2.2 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±2.2 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±2.2 °C, Jönköping (Sweden) ±2.2 °C, Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±2.6 °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 Oberammergau?

The published population was 5,132 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹¹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	5,132 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹¹Official

International community in Oberammergau

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	5,312	100.0%
Germany	4,391	82.7%
Romania	69	1.3%
Czech Republic	66	1.2%
Italy	56	1.1%
Poland	54	1.0%
Turkey	48	0.9%
United States	43	0.8%
Not stated	38	0.7%
Hungary	37	0.7%
Austria	36	0.7%

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Published group	People	Share
Croatia	34	0.6%
Ukraine	34	0.6%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	32	0.6%
Afghanistan	31	0.6%
Slovakia	29	0.5%
Bulgaria	27	0.5%
United Kingdom	24	0.5%
Netherlands	23	0.4%
Russian Federation	23	0.4%
Spain	14	0.3%
Serbia	14	0.3%
Kazakhstan	14	0.3%
Switzerland	12	0.2%
Greece	11	0.2%
Syrian Arab Republic	11	0.2%
Portugal	10	0.2%
Thailand	10	0.2%
France	9	0.2%
Nigeria	9	0.2%
Brazil	7	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	6	0.1%
Sierra Leone	6	0.1%
Canada	6	0.1%
Morocco	5	0.1%
Belgium	4	0.1%
Slovenia	4	0.1%
Colombia	4	0.1%
Myanmar	4	0.1%
Indonesia	4	0.1%
Jordan	4	0.1%
Philippines	4	0.1%
Estonia	3	0.1%
Ireland	3	0.1%
Lithuania	3	0.1%
Sweden	3	0.1%
Ethiopia	3	0.1%
Libya	3	0.1%
Somalia	3	0.1%
Ecuador	3	0.1%
Mexico	3	0.1%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	3	0.1%
Yemen	3	0.1%
Viet Nam	3	0.1%
Iraq	3	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	3	0.1%
Israel	3	0.1%

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

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	5,312	100.0%
Germany	4,556	85.8%
Turkey	62	1.2%
Italy	61	1.1%
Romania	55	1.0%
Croatia	47	0.9%
United States	46	0.9%
Ukraine	40	0.8%
Austria	39	0.7%
Poland	38	0.7%
Afghanistan	36	0.7%

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Published group	People	Share
Slovakia	31	0.6%
Bulgaria	30	0.6%
Hungary	29	0.5%
Netherlands	23	0.4%
Nigeria	18	0.3%
Russian Federation	17	0.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	16	0.3%
Greece	13	0.2%
Spain	13	0.2%
United Kingdom	13	0.2%
Czech Republic	11	0.2%
Syrian Arab Republic	11	0.2%
Serbia	10	0.2%
France	9	0.2%
Portugal	8	0.2%
Sierra Leone	8	0.2%
Switzerland	7	0.1%
Somalia	7	0.1%
Thailand	7	0.1%
Brazil	5	0.1%
Myanmar	5	0.1%
Iraq	5	0.1%
Jordan	5	0.1%
Morocco	4	0.1%
Indonesia	4	0.1%
Belgium	3	0.1%
Estonia	3	0.1%
Slovenia	3	0.1%
Lithuania	3	0.1%
Sweden	3	0.1%
Ethiopia	3	0.1%
Egypt	3	0.1%
Canada	3	0.1%
Mexico	3	0.1%
Viet Nam	3	0.1%
Nepal	3	0.1%
Pakistan	3	0.1%
Philippines	3	0.1%
China	3	0.1%

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

Alternatives for people set on Oberammergau

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.

Böblingen as an Oberammergau alternative in the same country

Better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

Median gross pay, region: €4,900 Böblingen vs €3,750 Oberammergau+31%
Rent: €9.69/m² Böblingen vs €8.42/m² Oberammergauno percentage
Hospital beds, per 100k: 723.8 Böblingen vs 1,684.1 Oberammergau−57%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,793 Böblingen vs 4,500 Oberammergau−16%

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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; Oberammergau's school authority applies it locally.

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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 Oberammergau?

The published population was 5,132 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).

How much does it cost to rent in Oberammergau?

Average net cold rent is 8.42 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 589 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

What is the unemployment rate in Oberammergau?

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

What is the typical salary around Oberammergau?

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

Is Oberammergau a good place to live?

Oberammergau 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 Germany live in Oberammergau?

The official country of birth distribution records 4,391 people (82.7%) 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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Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA) statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-06
Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-20
Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas) bundes-klinik-atlas.de · checked 2026-08-03
Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-10
MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise bka.de · checked 2026-09-23
Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany citizenship distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany country of birth distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28

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Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) destatis.de · checked 2026-08-05
Telekom MagentaMobil M telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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