Living in Oberhausen-Rheinhausen

In Oberhausen-Rheinhausen, rents across existing tenancies average €6.58 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 3.8% (2024).

The population of Oberhausen-Rheinhausen totalled 9,565 at the end of 2024. The regional median gross salary was €4,300 per month at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 levels for Oberhausen-Rheinhausen stood at 12 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2313 sources

Population9,565people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)

Median gross salary (region)4,300EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)

Average net rent6.58EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 13% aboveOfficial source · Destatis

Unemployment rate3.8%country median 5.1% — 25% belowOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik

Recorded crime3,452incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean12µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Pricier rent than 71% of German cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 80% 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 Oberhausen-Rheinhausen?

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 Oberhausen-Rheinhausen?

Average net cold rent is 6.58 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): 6.58 EUR/m²/month · Destatis³

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesOberhausen-Rheinhausen 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 M¹³Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	6.58 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis³Official

Is Oberhausen-Rheinhausen a good place to live?

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Remote worker59%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 49–69%

Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on education · range 55–73%

Student57%strong on cost, weak on education · range 46–68%

Family60%strong on family, weak on education · range 49–71%

Retirement54%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 41–67%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 395 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.58 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 Oberhausen-Rheinhausen?

The unemployment rate is 3.8 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Oberhausen-Rheinhausen is 3.8%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Oberhausen-Rheinhausen 3.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	4,300 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	3.8 %country median 5.1%	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²Official

What does a salary buy in Oberhausen-Rheinhausen?

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

Left over each month€2,268of €2,762 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.	€2,762
Rent, 60 m²€6.58/m² · official · Destatis · 2022-05-15	− €395
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	€2,268

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

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Oberhausen-Rheinhausen. 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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Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesOberhausen-Rheinhausen 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	3,452 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise⁹Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Oberhausen-Rheinhausen's nearest airport was MHG, 22 km away and offered 1 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	1 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁷Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	22 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	MHG	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official

Language courses and integration

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

Monthly mean temperatures were 0.2°C in January and 20.6°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Oberhausen-Rheinhausen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 12 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency⁴

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

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

PM2.512WHO 5 · EU 25

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 Oberhausen-Rheinhausen is 12.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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

Oberhausen-Rheinhausen 12.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	12 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 12.61 · Feb 16.23 · Mar 21.75 · Apr 28.61 · May 31.19 · Jun 36.54 · Jul 39.17 · Aug 39.48 · Sep 32.76 · Oct 26.4 · Nov 20.81 · Dec 14.44 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -20.78 · Feb -17.7 · Mar -14.81 · Apr -4.83 · May -1.57 · Jun 4.49 · Jul 7.31 · Aug 6.54 · Sep 0.77 · Oct -5.16 · Nov -5.94 · Dec -17.48 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan 0.21 · Feb 1.19 · Mar 4.89 · Apr 9.66 · May 14.04 · Jun 18.32 · Jul 20.57 · Aug 19.98 · Sep 15.33 · Oct 10.21 · Nov 4.95 · Dec 1.24 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

How many people live in Oberhausen-Rheinhausen?

The published population was 9,565 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹²

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	9,565 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹²Official

International community in Oberhausen-Rheinhausen

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	9,505	100.0%
Germany	8,117	85.4%
Poland	147	1.5%
Romania	144	1.5%
Turkey	126	1.3%
Kazakhstan	98	1.0%
Croatia	72	0.8%
Hungary	68	0.7%
Russian Federation	67	0.7%
Italy	62	0.7%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	43	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Ukraine	41	0.4%
Syrian Arab Republic	37	0.4%
Not stated	24	0.3%
Greece	23	0.2%
Czech Republic	21	0.2%
Austria	19	0.2%
Serbia	18	0.2%
Bulgaria	17	0.2%
Kosovo	17	0.2%
United States	16	0.2%
Iraq	16	0.2%
Thailand	15	0.2%
Lithuania	14	0.1%
France	12	0.1%
Switzerland	12	0.1%
Philippines	12	0.1%
Nigeria	11	0.1%
Cameroon	11	0.1%
Viet Nam	11	0.1%
Portugal	10	0.1%
Brazil	10	0.1%
Afghanistan	10	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	9	0.1%
Spain	8	0.1%
Tunisia	8	0.1%
Mexico	8	0.1%
China	8	0.1%
India	7	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	7	0.1%
Kyrgyzstan	7	0.1%
Slovenia	6	0.1%
Latvia	6	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	6	0.1%
Slovakia	6	0.1%
Morocco	6	0.1%
Lebanon	6	0.1%
Eritrea	5	0.1%
Tajikistan	5	0.1%
Montenegro	4	0.0%
United Kingdom	4	0.0%
Argentina	4	0.0%
Dominican Republic	4	0.0%
Indonesia	4	0.0%
Albania	3	0.0%
Denmark	3	0.0%
Netherlands	3	0.0%
Sweden	3	0.0%
Algeria	3	0.0%
Angola	3	0.0%
Gambia	3	0.0%
Ghana	3	0.0%
Kenya	3	0.0%
Uganda	3	0.0%
Colombia	3	0.0%
Panama	3	0.0%
Peru	3	0.0%
Suriname	3	0.0%
Georgia	3	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	3	0.0%
Australia	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹¹

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	9,505	100.0%
Germany	8,533	89.8%
Turkey	143	1.5%
Romania	138	1.5%
Croatia	99	1.0%
Italy	75	0.8%
Poland	61	0.6%
Hungary	56	0.6%
Syrian Arab Republic	41	0.4%
Ukraine	38	0.4%
Greece	21	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Bosnia and Herzegovina	20	0.2%
Bulgaria	15	0.2%
Kosovo	15	0.2%
Lithuania	14	0.1%
Serbia	14	0.1%
Portugal	12	0.1%
Nigeria	12	0.1%
Afghanistan	12	0.1%
Austria	11	0.1%
Cameroon	11	0.1%
India	11	0.1%
Spain	10	0.1%
Tunisia	9	0.1%
Iraq	9	0.1%
Thailand	9	0.1%
Russian Federation	7	0.1%
Brazil	7	0.1%
Uncertain	7	0.1%
Switzerland	6	0.1%
Mexico	6	0.1%
France	5	0.1%
Montenegro	5	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	5	0.1%
Kazakhstan	5	0.1%
Philippines	5	0.1%
China	5	0.1%
Slovenia	4	0.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	4	0.0%
Netherlands	4	0.0%
United States	4	0.0%
Viet Nam	4	0.0%
Albania	3	0.0%
Latvia	3	0.0%
Slovakia	3	0.0%
United Kingdom	3	0.0%
Angola	3	0.0%
Gambia	3	0.0%
Ghana	3	0.0%
Uganda	3	0.0%
Argentina	3	0.0%
Panama	3	0.0%
Lebanon	3	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	3	0.0%

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

Alternatives for people set on Oberhausen-Rheinhausen

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Böblingen as an Oberhausen-Rheinhausen alternative in the same country

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

Rent: €9.69/m² Böblingen vs €6.58/m² Oberhausen-Rheinhausenno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €4,900 Böblingen vs €4,300 Oberhausen-Rheinhausen+14%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,793 Böblingen vs 3,452 Oberhausen-Rheinhausen+10%

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Alternative cities in Germany

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Yes — migrants receive medical care in Oberhausen-Rheinhausen 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.

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; Oberhausen-Rheinhausen'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 Oberhausen-Rheinhausen?

The published population was 9,565 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).

How much does it cost to rent in Oberhausen-Rheinhausen?

Average net cold rent is 6.58 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 461 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Oberhausen-Rheinhausen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 12 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 Oberhausen-Rheinhausen?

The unemployment rate is 3.8 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Oberhausen-Rheinhausen?

The median gross salary is 4,300 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Oberhausen-Rheinhausen a good place to live?

Oberhausen-Rheinhausen 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 Oberhausen-Rheinhausen?

The official country of birth distribution records 8,117 people (85.4%) 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
Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-10
European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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

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Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany country of birth distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) destatis.de · checked 2026-08-05
Telekom MagentaMobil M telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15

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