ImmigrationDBVerified immigration data
On this page

Living in Opladen

At the end of 2024, the regional median gross salary stood at €4,200 per month. The city faced an unemployment rate of 7.4% at the end of 2024. The annual PM2.5 concentration measured 8 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2422 sources

Population26,159people31 Aug 2025Official source · Leverkusen city council source, Opladen population
Median gross salary (region)4,200EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · BA Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich — Medianentgelt Kreise Wohnort 2024
Average net rent11EUR/m²/month2024Municipality figureOfficial source · INKAR — Indikatoren und Karten zur Raum- und Stadtentwicklung, district (Kreis) indicator table
Unemployment rate7.4%31 Dec 2024Municipality figureOfficial source · Arbeitslosenquoten — Länder, Kreise und Gemeinden, Gesamt, 2024 annual average
Recorded crime7,053incidents per 100,000country median 9,397 — 25% belowOfficial source · Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG)
PM2.5, annual mean8µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency (EEA)

Higher unemployment than 88% of German cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 88% of German cities that publish it and cleaner air than 64% of German cities that publish it.

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

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 Opladen.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Opladen?

Average net cold rent is 11 EUR/m² per month (2024), 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): 11 EUR/m²/month · INKAR — Indikatoren und Karten zur Raum- und Stadtentwicklung, district (Kreis) indicator table7
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Opladen recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50
Internet, 60 Mbps€49
Net rent across major citiesOpladen highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Opladen highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38
Hamburg€9.94
Stuttgart€9.72
Augsburg€9.10
Leipzig€6.27
Dortmund€6.00
Show the other 6 cities
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 Mbps9Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB49.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telekom MagentaMobil M12Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)11 EUR/m²/month2024BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)7Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · parent municipality

Is Opladen 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 worker53%strong on work, weak on safety · range 39–67%
Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on education · range 45–69%
Student52%strong on cost, weak on education · range 39–65%
Family41%strong on family, weak on education · range 30–52%
Retirement50%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 37–63%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 660 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 11 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: 2024

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Opladen?

The unemployment rate is 7.4 % (2024). Source: Arbeitslosenquoten — Länder, Kreise und Gemeinden, Gesamt, 2024 annual average1

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Opladen is 7.4%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)4,200 EUR/month31 Dec 2024BA Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich — Medianentgelt Kreise Wohnort 20242Official · parent municipality
Unemployment rate7.4 %31 Dec 2024Arbeitslosenquoten — Länder, Kreise und Gemeinden, Gesamt, 2024 annual average1Official · parent municipality

What does a salary buy in Opladen?

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

regional median gross pay: €4,200 (BA Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€1,950of €2,709 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.€2,709
Rent, 60 m²€11.00/m² · market price · INKAR · 2024− €660
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€1,950
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Opladen Salary needed to live in Opladen

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Opladen. 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
Search jobs
Open the Germany service overview

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

Safety

At the end of 2023, the crime rate reached 7,053.5 incidents per 100,000 residents.

How safe is Opladen?

Police recorded about 7,053 incidents per 100,000 (2023). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG)3

Recorded crime across major citiesOpladen highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Opladen 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
Opladen7,053
Munich6,214
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents7,053 incidents per 100,000country median 9,39731 Dec 2023Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG)3Official

Mobility and administration

Opladen's nearest airport was CGN, 25 km away and offered 92 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport92 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights10Official
Distance to the nearest major airport25 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports11Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)CGN3 Aug 2026OurAirports11Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Opladen. 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
Open official information

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

Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)

For migrants needing job-related German.

GermanIn Person
Open official information
Open the full Germany section
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Opladen.

Find courses near Opladen

Climate and air quality

Opladen's monthly mean temperatures were 3°C in January and 19°C in July. Opladen's monthly precipitation totalled 61.7 mm in January and 87.4 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 54.3 hours in January and 207.2 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Opladen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 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 (EEA)5

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

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 Opladen is 8.0 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
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024European Environment Agency (EEA)5Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 5.9 · Feb 7.2 · Mar 11.4 · Apr 16.1 · May 19.7 · Jun 22.7 · Jul 24.9 · Aug 24.5 · Sep 20.4 · Oct 15.2 · Nov 9.8 · Dec 6.5 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station K�ln-Bonn13Official · parent municipality
Average night-time low by monthJan 0 · Feb 0.1 · Mar 2 · Apr 4.5 · May 8.1 · Jun 11.2 · Jul 13.3 · Aug 12.8 · Sep 9.7 · Oct 6.8 · Nov 3.5 · Dec 1 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station K�ln-Bonn13Official · parent municipality
Average temperature by monthJan 3 · Feb 3.6 · Mar 6.7 · Apr 10.4 · May 14.1 · Jun 17.1 · Jul 19 · Aug 18.5 · Sep 14.8 · Oct 10.8 · Nov 6.7 · Dec 3.8 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station K�ln-Bonn13Official · parent municipality
Average precipitation by monthJan 61.7 · Feb 53.8 · Mar 55 · Apr 48.2 · May 62.1 · Jun 86.3 · Jul 87.4 · Aug 83.3 · Sep 66.9 · Oct 64.7 · Nov 63.5 · Dec 69.2 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station K�ln-Bonn13Official · parent municipality
Average sunshine by monthJan 54.3 · Feb 74.8 · Mar 124.8 · Apr 172.6 · May 198.7 · Jun 201.3 · Jul 207.2 · Aug 196.6 · Sep 149.5 · Oct 104.6 · Nov 58.9 · Dec 45.3 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station K�ln-Bonn13Official · parent municipality

Similar climate. In Germany: Werl ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±0.4 °C, Nancy (France) ±0.4 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±1.4 °C, Leuven (Belgium) ±0.7 °C, Antwerp (Belgium) ±0.8 °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 Opladen?

The published population was 26,159 people in August 2025. Source: Leverkusen city council source, Opladen population8

MetricValuePeriodSource
Population26,159 people31 Aug 2025Leverkusen city council source, Opladen population8Official

Alternatives for people set on Opladen

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.

Zons as an Opladen alternative in the same region

13 km away, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Median gross pay, region and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Rent: €10.00/m² Zons vs €11.00/m² Opladen−9%
  • Median gross pay, region: €4,350 Zons vs €4,200 Opladenno percentage
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,291 (2025) Zons vs 7,053 (2023) Opladenno percentage
  • Annual PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³ Zons vs 8.0 µg/m³ Opladen+13%
Full comparisonMore about Zons

Cities near Opladen

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

Leverkusen Commuting Zone · 4.1 km away
Rent
7.03 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Bergisch Gladbach Commuting Zone · 12.6 km away
Rent
8.12 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Burscheid 8.0 km away
Rent
6.64 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Monheim am Rhein 8.0 km away
Rent
7.97 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Dormagen 11.8 km away
Rent
7.35 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Hilden 12.3 km away
Rent
7.79 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Remseck am Neckar26,188 residentsLauf a. d. Pegnitz26,106 residentsWetter (Ruhr)26,090 residentsZirndorf26,243 residentsHeiligenhaus26,252 residentsSchloß Holte-Stukenbrock26,297 residents

How does Opladen compare?

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

Open the full comparison

Opladen in rankings

#21 of 30 in German cities with the lowest recorded crime rate #21 of 30 in Safest cities in Germany by recorded crime

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Opladen 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
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; Opladen's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Opladen part of Leverkusen?

Opladen is in the published commuting zone of Leverkusen; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Leverkusen city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source6

Put Opladen'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.

How many people live in Opladen?

The published population was 26,159 people in August 2025. Source: Leverkusen city council source, Opladen population.

How much does it cost to rent in Opladen?

Average net cold rent is 11 EUR/m² per month (2024), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 770 EUR a month before utilities. Source: BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113).

Is the air quality good in Opladen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 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 (EEA).

How safe is Opladen?

Police recorded about 7,053 incidents per 100,000 (2023). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG).

What is the unemployment rate in Opladen?

The unemployment rate is 7.4 % (2024). Source: Arbeitslosenquoten — Länder, Kreise und Gemeinden, Gesamt, 2024 annual average.

What is the typical salary around Opladen?

The median gross salary is 4,200 EUR/month. Source: BA Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich — Medianentgelt Kreise Wohnort 2024.

Is Opladen a good place to live?

Opladen 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.

Is Opladen part of Leverkusen?

Opladen is in the published commuting zone of Leverkusen; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Opladen?

Leverkusen, Bergisch Gladbach, Leichlingen (Rheinland), Burscheid, Monheim am Rhein are near Opladen. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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). Opladen, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 67ce908f1307e584e4eca4cdab3843d1]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/opladen/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
BibTeX citation
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_opladen-germany-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_9954c57540d5,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Opladen, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {67ce908f1307e584e4eca4cdab3843d1},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/opladen/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
Markdown citation
[Opladen, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/opladen/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 67ce908f1307e584e4eca4cdab3843d1; 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. Arbeitslosenquoten — Länder, Kreise und Gemeinden, Gesamt, 2024 annual average Arbeitslosenquoten · statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-07-26
  2. BA Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich — Medianentgelt Kreise Wohnort 2024 BA Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich · statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-07-29
  3. Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG) tigis.bkg.bund.de · checked 2026-08-05
  4. Destatis Zensus 2022 — Regionaltabelle Gebäude und Wohnungen Destatis Zensus 2022 · destatis.de · checked 2026-08-30
  5. European Environment Agency (EEA) air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-06
  6. 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
  7. INKAR — Indikatoren und Karten zur Raum- und Stadtentwicklung, district (Kreis) indicator table INKAR · inkar.de · checked 2026-07-16
  8. Leverkusen city council source, Opladen population ris.leverkusen.de · checked 2026-09-24
  9. MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
  10. OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
Show 12 more sources
  1. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
  2. Telekom MagentaMobil M telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
  3. WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station K�ln-Bonn WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
  4. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  5. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  6. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  7. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  8. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  9. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  10. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  11. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  12. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06

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.