ImmigrationDBVerified immigration data
On this page

Living in Oberhausen

In Oberhausen, the median gross salary is €4,171 a month (2025), the official rent index for existing tenancies is €6.65 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 10.9% (2024).

The city covered 77.1 km² in 2024. Population density was 2,771.4 people per km² in 2024. Gigabit broadband availability was 82.7% in 2025. Car density was 538 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2026. The unemployment rate was 10.9% in 2024. Oberhausen had a population of 213,646 at the end of 2024. In 2024, annual NO₂ was 29 µg/m³.

Last checked 2026-09-2443 sources

Population213,646people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Median gross salary4,171EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Sozialversicherungspflichtige Bruttoarbeitsentgelte – Deutschland, West/Ost, Länder und Kreise (Jahreszahlen), Stichtag 31.12.2025
Average net rent6.65EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 14% aboveOfficial source · Stadt Oberhausen — Bereich Geoinformation und Kataster, Fachbereich Grundstücksbewertung, Fachbereich Statistik, Bereich Wohnen; unter Mitwirkung von Arbeitsgemeinschaft Oberhausener Wohnungsgenossenschaften, Haus-, Wohnungs- und Grundeigentümerverein Oberhausen e.V., IVD Region West e.V., Mieterbund Rhein-Ruhr, Mieterschutzbund Mülheim — Mietspiegel für nicht preisgebundene Wohnungen in Oberhausen, Stand 01.03.2025
Unemployment rate10.9%country median 5.1% — 114% aboveOfficial source · Arbeitslosenquoten — Länder, Kreise und Gemeinden, Gesamt, 2024 annual average
Recorded crime8,351incidents per 100,000country median 9,397 — 11% belowOfficial source · PKS 2024 T01 Grundtabelle - Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl (HZ) - Städte
PM2.5, annual mean9.94µg/m³country median 8.0 — 24% aboveOfficial source · Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.

Pricier rent than 73% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than any other German city that publishes it and less recorded crime than 67% of German cities that publish it.

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

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 Oberhausen.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €6.65 per m² per month in March 2025.

How much does it cost to rent in Oberhausen?

Average net cold rent is 6.65 EUR/m² per month (March 2025), 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): 6.65 EUR/m²/month · Stadt Oberhausen — Bereich Geoinformation und Kataster, Fachbereich Grundstücksbewertung, Fachbereich Statistik, Bereich Wohnen; unter Mitwirkung von Arbeitsgemeinschaft Oberhausener Wohnungsgenossenschaften, Haus-, Wohnungs- und Grundeigentümerverein Oberhausen e.V., IVD Region West e.V., Mieterbund Rhein-Ruhr, Mieterschutzbund Mülheim — Mietspiegel für nicht preisgebundene Wohnungen in Oberhausen, Stand 01.03.202525
What recurs every month6 published recurring costs, € per month
Oberhausen recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Utilities, 85 m² flat€203
Private kindergarten€89
Transport pass€81
Internet, 60 Mbps€30
Fitness club€19
Mobile plan, 10 GB€13

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Net rent across major citiesOberhausen highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Oberhausen highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38
Hamburg€9.94
Stuttgart€9.72
Oberhausen€6.65
Leipzig€6.27
Dortmund€6.00
Show the other 6 cities
Augsburg€9.10
Mannheim€9.09
Berlin€7.71
Dresden€7.20
Bielefeld€6.72
Duisburg€6.66
MetricValuePeriodSource
Fitness club membership, monthly19.08 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v243Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited29.61 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v243Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly88.57 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v243Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant12.44 EUR31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v243Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB13.08 EUR/month31 Jul 2026Cost of Living in Oberhausen. Jan 2026. Prices in Oberhausen42Commercial estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass81.1 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v243Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home202.8 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v243Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Dwellings111,530 dwellings31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder28Official
Housing vacancy rate3.67 %31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder28Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)6.65 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.811 Mar 2025Stadt Oberhausen — Bereich Geoinformation und Kataster, Fachbereich Grundstücksbewertung, Fachbereich Statistik, Bereich Wohnen; unter Mitwirkung von Arbeitsgemeinschaft Oberhausener Wohnungsgenossenschaften, Haus-, Wohnungs- und Grundeigentümerverein Oberhausen e.V., IVD Region West e.V., Mieterbund Rhein-Ruhr, Mieterschutzbund Mülheim — Mietspiegel für nicht preisgebundene Wohnungen in Oberhausen, Stand 01.03.202525Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate8 EUR/m²/month2024BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)14Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Cost of living

Fixed monthly costs for one person in an 85 m² flat were about €892 in the latest published figures. From a median gross salary of €4,171, that leaves €3,279 before income tax and social contributions.

Where a Oberhausen salary goesfixed monthly costs, share of the €892 basket · median gross salary €4,171/month
  • Net rent, 85 m² · 63%€565
  • Utilities, 85 m² · 23%€203
  • Transport pass · 9%€81
  • Internet and mobile · 5%€43

One person, 85 m² flat; the ring splits the €892 fixed basket before income tax and social contributions, latest published figures (checked 2026-09-24).

Is Oberhausen 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.

Try your profile
Remote worker49%strong on work, weak on safety · range 41–57%
Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 50–66%
Student60%strong on education, weak on safety · range 53–67%
Family48%strong on education, weak on cost · range 41–55%
Retirement44%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 35–53%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 399 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.65 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: March 2025

Is rent affordable on a local salary?

A 60 m² flat at the published average rent is about 399 EUR a month, which is 10% of the published median gross salary of 4,171 (2025). Gross, not take-home, and before heating and operating charges.

Source period: March 2025

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Oberhausen?

The median gross salary is about 4,171 EUR/month (2025). The regional series (home-region basis, 2024) is a separate labelled row in the table.

City-scope median, gross, before tax and social contributions.

  • Median gross salary: 4,171 EUR/month · Sozialversicherungspflichtige Bruttoarbeitsentgelte – Deutschland, West/Ost, Länder und Kreise (Jahreszahlen), Stichtag 31.12.202524
  • Median gross salary (regional): 4,000 EUR/month · 2026-07-29 · BA Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich — Medianentgelt Kreise Wohnort 20243

What is the unemployment rate in Oberhausen?

The unemployment rate is 10.9 % (2024). Source: Arbeitslosenquoten — Länder, Kreise und Gemeinden, Gesamt, 2024 annual average2

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Oberhausen is 10.9%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability44.76 %31 Dec 2025data.bundesnetzagentur.de8Official
Gigabit broadband availability82.69 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas7Official
Public employment offices1 count15 Sept 2026Agentur für Arbeit Oberhausen — official office page1Official
People in employment92,190 people31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder29Official
Median gross salary4,171 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Sozialversicherungspflichtige Bruttoarbeitsentgelte – Deutschland, West/Ost, Länder und Kreise (Jahreszahlen), Stichtag 31.12.202524Official
Median gross salary (regional)4,000 EUR/month31 Dec 2024BA Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich — Medianentgelt Kreise Wohnort 20243Official · regional context
Unemployment rate10.9 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Arbeitslosenquoten — Länder, Kreise und Gemeinden, Gesamt, 2024 annual average2Official
Unemployment rate over time12 published observations, 2011–2025

Unemployment rate rose 20.5% between 2011 and 2025, from 9.5% to 11.4%.

What does a salary buy in Oberhausen?

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

Oberhausen median gross pay: €4,171 (Sozialversicherungspflichtige Bruttoarbeitsentgelte – Deutschland, West/Ost, Länder und Kreise (Jahreszahlen), Stichtag 31.12.2025, 2025-12-31).
Left over each month€1,886of €2,693 take-home
  • Rent
  • Utilities
  • Transport
  • 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.€2,693
Rent, 60 m²€8.00/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · INKAR · 2024). Official average for existing leases: €6.65/m² (official · Stadt Oberhausen · 2025-03-01).− €480
Public transport pass€81 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31− €81
Utilities, 85 m²€203 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31− €203
Internet€30 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31− €30
Mobile plan€13 · market price · Cost of Living in Oberhausen. Jan 2026. Prices in Oberhausen · 2026-07-31− €13
Left over€1,886
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Oberhausen Salary needed to live in Oberhausen

Public employment offices in Oberhausen

Agentur für Arbeit Oberhausen lists 1 public employment office in Oberhausen (checked 2026-09-16). Use the official office finder for addresses and appointments; registration and job search are also available online through the national service below.

Office count verified

Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Public employment service

Bundesagentur für Arbeit

Job Search
Search jobs
Open the Germany service overview

The office count comes from the service's own directory. Individual addresses and opening hours are not listed here yet. Sources checked through 16 Sept 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Public language course providers8 count9 Aug 2026Official accepted language-service location records18Official

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's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents511.9 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)6Official
Hospitals5 count31 Dec 2024Krankenhausverzeichnis 202416Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Oberhausen 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.

Open the official coverage guide
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents511.9 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Oberhausen?

Police recorded 8,351 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: PKS 2024 T01 Grundtabelle - Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl (HZ) - Städte23

Recorded crime across major citiesOberhausen highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Oberhausen highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Bremen15,424
Frankfurt14,600
Berlin13,900
Cologne12,343
Dortmund12,283
Dusseldorf12,172
Leipzig11,129
Essen9,619
Dresden8,853
Stuttgart8,552
Oberhausen8,351
Munich6,214
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents8,351 incidents per 100,000country median 9,39731 Dec 2024PKS 2024 T01 Grundtabelle - Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl (HZ) - Städte23Official
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residentsAlternative estimate7,787 incidents per 100,0002022INKAR — Indikatoren und Karten zur Raum- und Stadtentwicklung, district (Kreis) indicator table14Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure
Months covered by crime statistics12 months/year31 Dec 2025BKA PKS T01 Staedte-Falltabelle5Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport147 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat21Official
Nearest airportDUS13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv22Official
Distance to nearest airport20.9 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv22Official

Language courses and integration in Oberhausen

16 exact course-location records are linked to this city. Check the linked source for dates, availability and enrolment.

Verified locally
16verified local records
8publicly funded course providers
Check courses in OberhausenHow the country programme works
Exact city-linked records checked 2026-08-09. Showing 3 representative locations from 16 verified records. Provider-supplied records are supplemental and are not presented as official accreditation.

Find courses near Oberhausen

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 9.94 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Oberhausen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 9.9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

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

  • PM2.5 — annual mean: 9.94 µg/m³ · Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.20
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
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

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 is 9.9 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean28.99 µg/m³country median 13.72024Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.20Official
NO₂ — latest reading17.33 µg/m³15 Jul 2026Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.20Official
PM10 — annual mean14.81 µg/m³country median 13.52024Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.20Official
PM2.5 — annual mean9.94 µg/m³country median 8.02024Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.20Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 5.1 · Feb 6.1 · Mar 10 · Apr 14.5 · May 18.2 · Jun 21.1 · Jul 23.5 · Aug 23 · Sep 19 · Oct 14.2 · Nov 9.1 · Dec 5.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Essen-Bredeney30Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 0.6 · Feb 0.8 · Mar 3.1 · Apr 5.9 · May 9.2 · Jun 12 · Jul 14.3 · Aug 14.2 · Sep 11.3 · Oct 7.9 · Nov 4.3 · Dec 1.6 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Essen-Bredeney30Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 2.9 · Feb 3.4 · Mar 6.4 · Apr 10.2 · May 13.8 · Jun 16.6 · Jul 18.7 · Aug 18.4 · Sep 14.9 · Oct 10.8 · Nov 6.7 · Dec 3.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Essen-Bredeney30Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 84.8 · Feb 66.7 · Mar 65.6 · Apr 52.5 · May 67 · Jun 79.1 · Jul 85.6 · Aug 92.2 · Sep 74 · Oct 77.3 · Nov 79.4 · Dec 94 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Essen-Bredeney30Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 55.4 · Feb 72.8 · Mar 125.9 · Apr 172.9 · May 204.7 · Jun 197.7 · Jul 208.2 · Aug 193 · Sep 149.7 · Oct 109.7 · Nov 60.6 · Dec 45.1 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Essen-Bredeney30Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature9.8 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)11Official · land
Annual PM2.5 over time9 published observations, 2014–2024

Annual PM2.5 fell 37.9% between 2014 and 2024, from 16.0 to 9.9.

Similar climate. In Germany: Bremerhaven ±0.7 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±1.2 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±1.3 °C, Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.3 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.3 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±1.3 °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 Oberhausen?

The published population was 213,646 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis10

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents538 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality15Official
City area77.09 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis10Official
Foreign-resident share17.6 %31 Dec 2024Eurostat12Official
Foreign residents34,021 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities32Official
Population density2,771 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.19Official
Female residents108,902 people31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder32Official
Male residents103,225 people31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder32Official
Population213,646 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis10Official
Population covered by crime statistics213,646 people31 Dec 2025BKA PKS Bevölkerungsdaten (04-KR-BV-insg, Quelle Statistisches Bundesamt)4Official
Population over time13 published observations, 2012–2024

Population rose 1.6% between 2012 and 2024, from 210,256 to 213,646.

Foreign residents over time10 published observations, 2016–2025

Foreign residents rose 40.7% between 2016 and 2025, from 27,586 to 38,825.

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents69,714 people31 Dec 2022Destatis9Official
Catholic share32.9 %31 Dec 2022Destatis9Official
No religion or other95,243 people31 Dec 2022Destatis9Official
No religion or other, share44.9 %31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)9Official
Protestant residents47,174 people31 Dec 2022Destatis9Official
Protestant share22.2 %31 Dec 2022Destatis9Official

International community in Oberhausen

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
Total212,127100.0%
Germany171,98181.1%
Turkey6,4793.1%
Poland6,1152.9%
Syrian Arab Republic3,0711.4%
Serbia1,5770.7%
Italy1,4220.7%
Russian Federation1,3430.6%
Ukraine1,1720.6%
Romania1,1460.5%
Bosnia and Herzegovina1,0840.5%
Show 138 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Kosovo1,0700.5%
Kazakhstan9160.4%
Iraq7840.4%
Afghanistan7690.4%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of7380.3%
Not stated6690.3%
Croatia5760.3%
Ghana5310.3%
Greece5090.2%
Nigeria5090.2%
Bulgaria4660.2%
Albania4450.2%
Sri Lanka4240.2%
Morocco4120.2%
Viet Nam4060.2%
Lebanon3970.2%
Austria3920.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of3810.2%
India3670.2%
Spain3040.1%
Czech Republic2610.1%
Netherlands2580.1%
Tunisia2320.1%
Philippines2210.1%
Slovenia2080.1%
United Kingdom2060.1%
France2010.1%
China1860.1%
Thailand1800.1%
Eritrea1590.1%
Pakistan1580.1%
Hungary1500.1%
Cameroon1490.1%
Portugal1390.1%
Moldova, Republic of1270.1%
Egypt1240.1%
Lithuania1210.1%
Azerbaijan1020.0%
Algeria1010.0%
Armenia900.0%
Slovakia890.0%
Brazil880.0%
Guinea830.0%
Somalia830.0%
United States820.0%
Angola790.0%
Libya770.0%
Uzbekistan770.0%
Latvia700.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the680.0%
Switzerland620.0%
Belgium530.0%
Korea, Republic of530.0%
Belarus510.0%
Kyrgyzstan480.0%
Montenegro470.0%
Indonesia470.0%
Togo450.0%
Georgia450.0%
Bangladesh440.0%
Tajikistan420.0%
Peru400.0%
Sierra Leone350.0%
Dominican Republic350.0%
Cambodia350.0%
Sweden330.0%
Chad320.0%
Saudi Arabia290.0%
Kenya280.0%
Colombia280.0%
South Africa270.0%
Japan260.0%
Denmark240.0%
Cuba240.0%
Jordan240.0%
Gambia230.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of230.0%
Congo220.0%
Chile220.0%
Canada190.0%
Israel190.0%
United Arab Emirates190.0%
Côte D'Ivoire170.0%
Kuwait160.0%
Taiwan, Province of China160.0%
Ireland150.0%
Yemen150.0%
Palestinian territories150.0%
Argentina140.0%
Ecuador140.0%
Estonia130.0%
Luxembourg120.0%
Mauritius110.0%
Malta100.0%
Ethiopia100.0%
Benin100.0%
Sudan100.0%
Australia100.0%
Cyprus90.0%
Myanmar90.0%
Malaysia90.0%
Finland80.0%
Burundi80.0%
Norway70.0%
Liberia70.0%
Mali70.0%
Senegal70.0%
Suriname70.0%
Nepal70.0%
Turkmenistan70.0%
Zimbabwe60.0%
Niger60.0%
Namibia60.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of60.0%
Costa Rica50.0%
Guatemala50.0%
Mexico50.0%
Paraguay50.0%
Gabon40.0%
Madagascar40.0%
Rwanda40.0%
Uganda40.0%
Jamaica40.0%
Singapore40.0%
Botswana30.0%
Zambia30.0%
Burkina Faso30.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of30.0%
Dominica30.0%
El Salvador30.0%
Grenada30.0%
Haiti30.0%
Honduras30.0%
Panama30.0%
Qatar30.0%
Lao People'S Democratic Republic30.0%
Mongolia30.0%
New Zealand30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source27

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total212,127100.0%
Germany178,10684.0%
Turkey7,6413.6%
Syrian Arab Republic3,5261.7%
Serbia2,1341.0%
Italy1,9330.9%
Poland1,6290.8%
Bosnia and Herzegovina1,3500.6%
Ukraine1,0520.5%
Romania9410.4%
Kosovo8890.4%
Show 127 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of8610.4%
Croatia8470.4%
Iraq7600.4%
Afghanistan7370.3%
Nigeria6960.3%
Greece6030.3%
Bulgaria4630.2%
Uncertain4620.2%
Ghana4460.2%
Netherlands4440.2%
Albania4170.2%
Russian Federation3990.2%
Spain3350.2%
Morocco2750.1%
India2610.1%
Viet Nam2580.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of2530.1%
Lebanon2510.1%
Sri Lanka2380.1%
Eritrea2290.1%
Austria2060.1%
Tunisia1740.1%
Portugal1550.1%
Thailand1470.1%
China1290.1%
Hungary1210.1%
Azerbaijan1150.1%
Cameroon1130.1%
Pakistan1130.1%
Armenia1120.1%
France1100.1%
Egypt1040.0%
Montenegro1000.0%
Somalia970.0%
Guinea930.0%
Slovenia920.0%
Lithuania910.0%
United Kingdom860.0%
Stateless830.0%
Kazakhstan720.0%
Angola700.0%
Belgium630.0%
United States620.0%
Philippines550.0%
Latvia500.0%
Algeria500.0%
Bangladesh500.0%
Slovakia470.0%
Libya460.0%
Belarus450.0%
Brazil450.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the390.0%
Togo350.0%
Georgia330.0%
Tajikistan310.0%
Indonesia300.0%
Korea, Republic of280.0%
Switzerland260.0%
Sweden250.0%
Czech Republic250.0%
Congo240.0%
Kenya230.0%
Moldova, Republic of220.0%
Peru210.0%
Japan210.0%
Sierra Leone190.0%
Gambia180.0%
Ireland170.0%
Uzbekistan170.0%
Dominican Republic160.0%
Jordan160.0%
Benin120.0%
Mali120.0%
Palestinian territories120.0%
Ethiopia110.0%
Canada110.0%
Cambodia110.0%
Denmark100.0%
South Africa100.0%
Ecuador100.0%
Colombia100.0%
Estonia90.0%
Norway90.0%
Senegal90.0%
Nepal90.0%
Côte D'Ivoire80.0%
Chile80.0%
Cuba80.0%
Myanmar80.0%
Mauritius70.0%
Uganda70.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of70.0%
Israel70.0%
Kyrgyzstan70.0%
Saudi Arabia70.0%
Malaysia70.0%
Australia60.0%
Finland50.0%
Luxembourg50.0%
Yemen50.0%
New Zealand50.0%
Malta40.0%
Madagascar40.0%
Mexico40.0%
Korea, Democratic People'S Republic of40.0%
Taiwan, Province of China40.0%
Cyprus30.0%
Botswana30.0%
Liberia30.0%
Niger30.0%
Zambia30.0%
Burkina Faso30.0%
Rwanda30.0%
Namibia30.0%
South Sudan30.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of30.0%
Burundi30.0%
Costa Rica30.0%
Guatemala30.0%
Jamaica30.0%
Panama30.0%
Paraguay30.0%
Suriname30.0%
Mongolia30.0%
Turkmenistan30.0%
Singapore30.0%
Not stated30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source26

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Owner-occupied homes31.89 %31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder28Official
Labour force102,440 people31 Dec 2022Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder29Official
Local business-tax multiplier580 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de31Official
Local property-tax multiplier670 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de31Official

Alternatives for people set on Oberhausen

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.

Krefeld as an Oberhausen alternative in the same region

25 km away, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

  • Rent: €6.66/m² (2022) Krefeld vs €6.65/m² (2025) Oberhausenno percentage
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 9,310 Krefeld vs 7,787 Oberhausen+20%
  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 691.2 Krefeld vs 511.9 Oberhausen+35%
  • Nearest airport: 14.7 km Krefeld vs 20.9 km Oberhausen−30%
  • Empty flats: 4.0% Krefeld vs 3.7% Oberhausen+9%
  • Foreign residents: 19.4% Krefeld vs 17.6% Oberhausen+10%
  • Residents: 231,406 Krefeld vs 213,646 Oberhausen+8%
Full comparisonMore about Krefeld

Brunswick as an Oberhausen alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 267 km, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3.

  • Nearest airport: 60.6 km Brunswick vs 20.9 km Oberhausen+190%
  • Unemployment: 5.7% Brunswick vs 10.9% Oberhausen−48%
  • Rent: €9.00/m² Brunswick vs €8.00/m² Oberhausen+13%
  • Median gross pay, city: €4,755 Brunswick vs €4,171 Oberhausen+14%
  • Median gross pay, region: €4,550 Brunswick vs €4,000 Oberhausen+14%
  • Foreign residents: 12.6% Brunswick vs 17.6% Oberhausen−28%
  • A meal out: €8 Brunswick vs €12 Oberhausen−38%
Full comparisonMore about Brunswick

Valencia as an Oberhausen alternative in another country

A move, not a commute, at 1447 km, 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.

  • Rent: €8.20/m² (2024) Valencia vs €6.65/m² (2025) Oberhausenno percentage
  • Median gross pay, region: €1,888 Valencia vs €4,000 Oberhausenno percentage
  • Nearest airport: 9.2 km Valencia vs 20.9 km Oberhausen−56%
  • Foreign residents: 15.7% Valencia vs 17.6% Oberhausen−11%
Full comparisonMore about Valencia

Alternatives with a better balance

same official-source families, comparable grain — left of gross salary after the same fixed costs
Oberhausen€3,279this cityStuttgart€3,901+€622Brunswick€3,782+€503Mainz€3,509+€230Mannheim€3,412+€133Dortmund€3,270−€9

Nearby is not always better: the greyed row leaves less than Oberhausen at the same fixed-cost basket. Every alternative publishes the same metric families, each with its own source and date.

Cities near Oberhausen

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

Mülheim an der Ruhr Commuting Zone · 5.2 km away
Rent
6.5 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Dinslaken Commuting Zone · 13.5 km away
Rent
6.3 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Gladbeck Commuting Zone · 14.5 km away
Rent
5.74 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Voerde (Niederrhein) Commuting Zone · 18.6 km away
Rent
5.61 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Rheinberg Commuting Zone · 19.3 km away
Rent
6 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Neukirchen-Vluyn Commuting Zone · 20.5 km away
Rent
6.39 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Kamp-Lintfort Commuting Zone · 22.3 km away
Rent
6.05 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Dorsten Commuting Zone · 22.5 km away
Rent
5.81 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

Other cities in Germany to compare with Oberhausen, nearest in population first.

All Germany cities
Erfurt213,703 residentsRostock211,993 residentsKassel207,622 residentsLübeck223,156 residentsMainz224,030 residentsHagen197,677 residents

How does Oberhausen compare?

Pick a city. The answer appears here and the address bar keeps it, so the comparison can be shared; the page stays Oberhausen's.

Open the full comparison

Oberhausen in rankings

#21 of 30 in Highest salary cities in Germany

Put Oberhausen's key facts on your site — a card with this page's figures and a link back, free under CC BY 4.0.

Common questions

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

Is Oberhausen expensive?

Fixed monthly costs for one person in an 85 m² flat — net rent, utilities, a transport pass, internet and mobile — came to about €892 against a median gross salary of €4,171, leaving about €3,279 before income tax. Sources: the rent, recurring-cost and salary series published on this page, each with its own source and date.

How many people live in Oberhausen?

The published population was 213,646 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Oberhausen?

Average net cold rent is 6.65 EUR/m² per month (March 2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 466 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Stadt Oberhausen — Bereich Geoinformation und Kataster, Fachbereich Grundstücksbewertung, Fachbereich Statistik, Bereich Wohnen; unter Mitwirkung von Arbeitsgemeinschaft Oberhausener Wohnungsgenossenschaften, Haus-, Wohnungs- und Grundeigentümerverein Oberhausen e.V., IVD Region West e.V., Mieterbund Rhein-Ruhr, Mieterschutzbund Mülheim — Mietspiegel für nicht preisgebundene Wohnungen in Oberhausen, Stand 01.03.2025.

Is the air quality good in Oberhausen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 9.9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted..

How safe is Oberhausen?

Police recorded 8,351 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: PKS 2024 T01 Grundtabelle - Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl (HZ) - Städte.

What is the typical salary in Oberhausen?

The median gross salary is about 4,171 EUR/month (2025). The regional series (home-region basis, 2024) is a separate labelled row in the table. Source: Sozialversicherungspflichtige Bruttoarbeitsentgelte – Deutschland, West/Ost, Länder und Kreise (Jahreszahlen), Stichtag 31.12.2025.

What is the unemployment rate in Oberhausen?

The unemployment rate is 10.9 % (2024). Source: Arbeitslosenquoten — Länder, Kreise und Gemeinden, Gesamt, 2024 annual average.

Is Oberhausen a good place to live?

Oberhausen 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 Oberhausen?

Mülheim an der Ruhr, Dinslaken, Gladbeck, Voerde (Niederrhein), Rheinberg are near Oberhausen. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Oberhausen?

The official country of birth distribution records 171,981 people (81.1%) 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.

Cite this page

Open a format to select or copy this ImmigrationDB compilation citation. The native disclosure and text fallback work without JavaScript.

APA citation
ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Oberhausen, Germany: population, cost of living, rent, rent [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 01c06fdb5cc59078dc39be6eab857ec7]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/oberhausen/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
BibTeX citation
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_oberhausen-germany-population-cost-of-living-rent-rent_98accea4ea8f,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Oberhausen, Germany: population, cost of living, rent, rent},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {01c06fdb5cc59078dc39be6eab857ec7},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/oberhausen/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
Markdown citation
[Oberhausen, Germany: population, cost of living, rent, rent](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/oberhausen/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 01c06fdb5cc59078dc39be6eab857ec7; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. View the underlying source records.

Sources

JSON Markdown
  1. Agentur für Arbeit Oberhausen — official office page Agentur für Arbeit Oberhausen · arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-09-15
  2. Arbeitslosenquoten — Länder, Kreise und Gemeinden, Gesamt, 2024 annual average Arbeitslosenquoten · statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-07-26
  3. BA Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich — Medianentgelt Kreise Wohnort 2024 BA Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich · statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-07-29
  4. BKA PKS Bevölkerungsdaten (04-KR-BV-insg, Quelle Statistisches Bundesamt) bka.de · checked 2026-09-05
  5. BKA PKS T01 Staedte-Falltabelle polizei.de · checked 2026-09-05
  6. Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas) bundes-klinik-atlas.de · checked 2026-08-03
  7. Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV · gigabitgrundbuch.bund.de · checked 2026-07-14
  8. data.bundesnetzagentur.de data.bundesnetzagentur.de · checked 2026-08-08
  9. Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-08
  10. Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
Show 33 more sources
  1. DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster) DWD Climate Data Center · opendata.dwd.de · checked 2026-06-05
  2. Eurostat ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-02
  3. GISCO Urban Audit 2021 — Functional Urban Areas (URAU_RG_100K_2021_4326_FUA) GISCO Urban Audit 2021 · gisco-services.ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-09-19
  4. INKAR — Indikatoren und Karten zur Raum- und Stadtentwicklung, district (Kreis) indicator table INKAR · inkar.de · checked 2026-07-16
  5. Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt · kba.de · checked 2026-07-14
  6. Krankenhausverzeichnis 2024 statistikportal.de · checked 2026-09-15
  7. oecd.org place coordinates oecd.org · checked 2026-08-28
  8. Official accepted language-service location records bamf-navi.bamf.de · checked 2026-09-15
  9. Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row. destatis.de · checked 2024-12-31
  10. Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted. umweltbundesamt.de · checked 2026-07-15
  11. OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
  12. OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
  13. PKS 2024 T01 Grundtabelle - Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl (HZ) - Städte bka.de · checked 2026-07-16
  14. Sozialversicherungspflichtige Bruttoarbeitsentgelte – Deutschland, West/Ost, Länder und Kreise (Jahreszahlen), Stichtag 31.12.2025 statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-09-19
  15. Stadt Oberhausen — Bereich Geoinformation und Kataster, Fachbereich Grundstücksbewertung, Fachbereich Statistik, Bereich Wohnen; unter Mitwirkung von Arbeitsgemeinschaft Oberhausener Wohnungsgenossenschaften, Haus-, Wohnungs- und Grundeigentümerverein Oberhausen e.V., IVD Region West e.V., Mieterbund Rhein-Ruhr, Mieterschutzbund Mülheim — Mietspiegel für nicht preisgebundene Wohnungen in Oberhausen, Stand 01.03.2025 Stadt Oberhausen · oberhausen.de · checked 2026-07-14
  16. Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany citizenship distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
  17. Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany country of birth distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
  18. Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder destatis.de · checked 2026-08-07
  19. Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) / Statistical Offices of the Länder destatis.de · checked 2026-08-07
  20. WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Essen-Bredeney WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
  21. www.statistikportal.de statistikportal.de · checked 2026-08-08
  22. Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities Zensus 2022 regional tables · destatis.de · checked 2026-07-26
  23. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  24. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  25. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  26. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  27. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  28. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  29. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  30. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  31. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  32. Cost of Living in Oberhausen. Jan 2026. Prices in Oberhausen numbeo.com · checked 2026-07-27
  33. Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2 Global Cost of Living · kaggle.com · checked 2026-07-27

Spotted a number that looks wrong? Every value here carries its source and date — tell us what you found and we will re-check it against the source.