Living in Ostercappeln

In Ostercappeln, rents across existing tenancies average €5.47 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 3.6% (2024).

Regional median gross salary figures for Ostercappeln showed €3,700 per month at the end of 2024. Ostercappeln recorded annual PM2.5 of 9 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2325 sources

Population9,734people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)3,700EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)

Average net rent5.47EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 6% belowOfficial source · Destatis

Unemployment rate3.6%country median 5.1% — 29% belowOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik

Recorded crime4,248incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean9µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency (EEA)

Cheaper rent than 62% of German cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 84% 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 Ostercappeln?

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 Ostercappeln?

Average net cold rent is 5.47 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): 5.47 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 citiesOstercappeln 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 Mbps⁶Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M¹⁶Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5.47 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis³Official

Is Ostercappeln a good place to live?

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Remote worker64%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 54–74%

Skilled employee67%strong on work, weak on education · range 58–76%

Student60%strong on cost, weak on education · range 49–71%

Family63%strong on family, weak on education · range 52–74%

Retirement57%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 44–70%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 328 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.47 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 Ostercappeln?

The unemployment rate is 3.6 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Ostercappeln is 3.6%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Ostercappeln 3.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	3,700 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)¹Official · parent municipality
Unemployment rate	3.6 %country median 5.1%	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²Official

What does a salary buy in Ostercappeln?

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

Left over each month€2,013of €2,440 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.	€2,440
Rent, 60 m²€5.47/m² · official · Destatis · 2022-05-15	− €328
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	€2,013

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Ostercappeln. 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

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Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesOstercappeln 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	4,248 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise¹⁵Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Ostercappeln's nearest airport was FMO, 44 km away and offered 11 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	11 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹³Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	44 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	FMO	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Ostercappeln. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

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BAMF Integrationskurse — Integration course

Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)

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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 2.3°C in January and 18.5°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 83.3 mm in January and 85.3 mm in July. Ostercappeln's average monthly sunshine was 51.1 hours in January and 211 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Ostercappeln?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 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

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

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104

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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

PM2.59WHO 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 Ostercappeln is 9.0 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

Ostercappeln 9.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	9 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency (EEA)⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 4.5 · Feb 5.6 · Mar 9.4 · Apr 14.4 · May 18.3 · Jun 21.2 · Jul 23.7 · Aug 23.3 · Sep 18.8 · Oct 13.8 · Nov 8.3 · Dec 4.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -0.3 · Feb 0 · Mar 2.2 · Apr 4.8 · May 8.3 · Jun 11.1 · Jul 13.6 · Aug 13.3 · Sep 10.2 · Oct 6.7 · Nov 3.4 · Dec 0.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 2.3 · Feb 2.8 · Mar 5.7 · Apr 9.6 · May 13.4 · Jun 16.2 · Jul 18.5 · Aug 18.1 · Sep 14.2 · Oct 9.9 · Nov 6 · Dec 2.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 83.3 · Feb 62.7 · Mar 66.6 · Apr 46.7 · May 62.8 · Jun 64.7 · Jul 85.3 · Aug 88.7 · Sep 73.2 · Oct 70.2 · Nov 78.2 · Dec 82.7 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 51.1 · Feb 65 · Mar 111.6 · Apr 169.6 · May 199.2 · Jun 195.7 · Jul 211 · Aug 190.4 · Sep 137.2 · Oct 104.1 · Nov 47.1 · Dec 42.4 hours	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO¹¹Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Germany: Werl ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±0.8 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±0.8 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±0.8 °C, Reims (France) ±1.2 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±1.5 °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 Ostercappeln?

The published population was 9,734 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁴

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	9,734 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁴Official

Alternatives for people set on Ostercappeln

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.

Bohmte as an Ostercappeln alternative in the same region

6 km away, better on 0 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Median gross pay, region: €3,700 Bohmte vs €3,700 Ostercappelnno percentage
Rent: €5.38/m² Bohmte vs €5.47/m² Ostercappelnsame level
Unemployment: 3.6% Bohmte vs 3.6% Ostercappelnsame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,248 Bohmte vs 4,248 Ostercappelnsame level

Full comparison More about Bohmte

Gummersbach as an Ostercappeln alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 153 km, better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Rent: €5.93/m² Gummersbach vs €5.47/m² Ostercappelnno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €3,950 Gummersbach vs €3,700 Ostercappelnno percentage
Annual PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³ Gummersbach vs 9.0 µg/m³ Ostercappeln−11%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,977 Gummersbach vs 4,248 Ostercappeln−6%

Full comparison More about Gummersbach

Cities near Ostercappeln

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

Osnabrück Commuting Zone · 15.2 km away

Rent: 7.3 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Bohmte 6.0 km away

Rent: 5.38 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Melle 17.8 km away

Rent: 5.69 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Bramsche 18.9 km away

Rent: 5.62 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Damme 19.3 km away

Rent: 5.89 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Preußisch Oldendorf 19.6 km away

Rent: 5.36 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Georgsmarienhuette 20.8 km away

Rent: 5.76 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Bad Iburg 24.7 km away

Rent: 6.15 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

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

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Visbek9,735 residents Korntal9,729 residents Höchst im Odenwald9,744 residents Erlenbach a.Main9,717 residents Köngen9,716 residents Bad Frankenhausen/Kyffhäuser9,715 residents

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

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

Is Ostercappeln part of Osnabrück?

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

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source¹²

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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 Ostercappeln?

The published population was 9,734 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Ostercappeln?

Average net cold rent is 5.47 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 383 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Ostercappeln?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 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).

What is the unemployment rate in Ostercappeln?

The unemployment rate is 3.6 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Ostercappeln?

The median gross salary is 3,700 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Ostercappeln a good place to live?

Ostercappeln 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 Ostercappeln part of Osnabrück?

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

Which cities are near Ostercappeln?

Osnabrück, Bohmte, Melle, Bramsche, Damme are near Ostercappeln. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  title = {Ostercappeln, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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