Living in Prien am Chiemsee
In Prien am Chiemsee, rents across existing tenancies average €8.92 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 2.8% (2024).
Prien am Chiemsee numbered 10,915 residents at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, the regional median gross salary stood at €4,150 per month. Prien am Chiemsee recorded annual PM2.5 of 8 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.
Pricier rent than 97% of German cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 96% 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 Prien am Chiemsee?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
How much does it cost to rent in Prien am Chiemsee?
Average net cold rent is 8.92 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges.
Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.
- Average net rent (nettokalt): 8.92 EUR/m²/month · Destatis4
| 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 M13Official · national market |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 8.92 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 | 15 May 2022 | Destatis4Official |
Is Prien am Chiemsee 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.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 535 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 8.92 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Prien am Chiemsee?
The unemployment rate is 2.8 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2
Prien am Chiemsee 2.8%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross salary (regional) | 4,150 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)1Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 2.8 %country median 5.1% | 31 Dec 2024 | Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2Official |
What does a salary buy in Prien am Chiemsee?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft 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. | €2,682 |
| Rent, 60 m²€8.92/m² · official · Destatis · 2022-05-15 | − €535 |
| 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 | €2,048 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Prien am Chiemsee. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Prien am Chiemsee. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
The availability of hospital beds in Prien am Chiemsee was 1,475 beds per 100,000 residents at the end of 2024.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 100,000 residents | 1,475 beds per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)3Official |
Yes — migrants receive medical care in Prien am Chiemsee 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 guideSafety
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 3,800 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise9Official · district-level figure |
Mobility and administration
Prien am Chiemsee's nearest airport was MUC, 69 km away and offered 191 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Prien am Chiemsee. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
BAMF Integrationskurse — Integration course
Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)
For eligible migrants.
BAMF job-related German courses — Job-related language course
Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)
For migrants needing job-related German.
Climate and air quality
Monthly mean temperature moved from −0.2°C in January to 18.6°C in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 70.9 hours in January and 241.1 hours in July.
Is the air quality good in Prien am Chiemsee?
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 Agency5
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Night-time low to daytime high
hours
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Prien am Chiemsee 8.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 8 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency5Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 3.3 · Feb 5.1 · Mar 9.6 · Apr 15 · May 18.5 · Jun 22.5 · Jul 24.1 · Aug 23.5 · Sep 18.9 · Oct 14.5 · Nov 8.3 · Dec 4.7 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI14Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -3.4 · Feb -2.7 · Mar 0.4 · Apr 3.8 · May 7.9 · Jun 12 · Jul 13.2 · Aug 12.8 · Sep 9.2 · Oct 5.4 · Nov 1 · Dec -2.1 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI15Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -0.2 · Feb 0.6 · Mar 4.5 · Apr 9.4 · May 13.1 · Jun 17.2 · Jul 18.6 · Aug 18 · Sep 13.7 · Oct 9.7 · Nov 4.5 · Dec 1 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI16Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 70.9 · Feb 95.9 · Mar 143.7 · Apr 202.3 · May 195.9 · Jun 224.7 · Jul 241.1 · Aug 230.1 · Sep 172.9 · Oct 130.9 · Nov 80.1 · Dec 72.4 hours | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI17Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In Germany: Gunzenhausen ±0.5 °C. Elsewhere: Winterthur (Switzerland) ±0.4 °C, Bytom (Poland) ±0.7 °C, Chorzów (Poland) ±0.7 °C, Ruda Śląska (Poland) ±0.7 °C, Sosnowiec (Poland) ±0.7 °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 Prien am Chiemsee?
The published population was 10,915 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)12
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 10,915 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)12Official |
International community in Prien am Chiemsee
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 | 10,736 | 100.0% |
| Germany | 8,617 | 80.3% |
| Russian Federation | 182 | 1.7% |
| Austria | 181 | 1.7% |
| Romania | 174 | 1.6% |
| Ukraine | 142 | 1.3% |
| Czech Republic | 125 | 1.2% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 117 | 1.1% |
| Hungary | 115 | 1.1% |
| Kazakhstan | 110 | 1.0% |
| Poland | 106 | 1.0% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 102 | 1.0% |
| Italy | 50 | 0.5% |
| Turkey | 41 | 0.4% |
| United States | 39 | 0.4% |
| Kosovo | 33 | 0.3% |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 32 | 0.3% |
| Afghanistan | 31 | 0.3% |
| Eritrea | 27 | 0.3% |
| Slovakia | 24 | 0.2% |
| Serbia | 24 | 0.2% |
| Bulgaria | 23 | 0.2% |
| India | 23 | 0.2% |
| Nigeria | 22 | 0.2% |
| France | 21 | 0.2% |
| Not stated | 18 | 0.2% |
| Brazil | 17 | 0.2% |
| Spain | 15 | 0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 15 | 0.1% |
| Slovenia | 13 | 0.1% |
| Switzerland | 13 | 0.1% |
| Morocco | 12 | 0.1% |
| Georgia | 12 | 0.1% |
| Thailand | 12 | 0.1% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 11 | 0.1% |
| Greece | 10 | 0.1% |
| China | 10 | 0.1% |
| Iraq | 9 | 0.1% |
| Netherlands | 8 | 0.1% |
| Portugal | 8 | 0.1% |
| Peru | 8 | 0.1% |
| Viet Nam | 8 | 0.1% |
| Philippines | 8 | 0.1% |
| Belgium | 7 | 0.1% |
| Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of | 7 | 0.1% |
| South Africa | 7 | 0.1% |
| Somalia | 7 | 0.1% |
| Mexico | 7 | 0.1% |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 7 | 0.1% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 6 | 0.1% |
| Israel | 6 | 0.1% |
| Pakistan | 6 | 0.1% |
| Luxembourg | 5 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 5 | 0.0% |
| Jamaica | 5 | 0.0% |
| Yemen | 5 | 0.0% |
| Australia | 5 | 0.0% |
| Denmark | 4 | 0.0% |
| Belarus | 4 | 0.0% |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Colombia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Japan | 4 | 0.0% |
| Jordan | 4 | 0.0% |
| Turkmenistan | 4 | 0.0% |
| Estonia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Lithuania | 3 | 0.0% |
| Moldova, Republic of | 3 | 0.0% |
| Sweden | 3 | 0.0% |
| Libya | 3 | 0.0% |
| Mali | 3 | 0.0% |
| Sudan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Tanzania, United Republic of | 3 | 0.0% |
| Egypt | 3 | 0.0% |
| Dominican Republic | 3 | 0.0% |
| Ecuador | 3 | 0.0% |
| El Salvador | 3 | 0.0% |
| Guatemala | 3 | 0.0% |
| Haiti | 3 | 0.0% |
| Armenia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Myanmar | 3 | 0.0% |
| Taiwan, Province of China | 3 | 0.0% |
| Tajikistan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Uzbekistan | 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 | 10,736 | 100.0% |
| Germany | 9,339 | 87.0% |
| Austria | 148 | 1.4% |
| Ukraine | 139 | 1.3% |
| Croatia | 127 | 1.2% |
| Hungary | 118 | 1.1% |
| Romania | 101 | 0.9% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 95 | 0.9% |
| Italy | 51 | 0.5% |
| Kosovo | 46 | 0.4% |
| Eritrea | 40 | 0.4% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Russian Federation | 39 | 0.4% |
| Afghanistan | 35 | 0.3% |
| Poland | 30 | 0.3% |
| Turkey | 30 | 0.3% |
| Nigeria | 28 | 0.3% |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 28 | 0.3% |
| United States | 23 | 0.2% |
| Bulgaria | 22 | 0.2% |
| India | 20 | 0.2% |
| Slovakia | 17 | 0.2% |
| Serbia | 13 | 0.1% |
| Somalia | 12 | 0.1% |
| Spain | 11 | 0.1% |
| France | 10 | 0.1% |
| Kazakhstan | 10 | 0.1% |
| Greece | 9 | 0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 9 | 0.1% |
| Morocco | 9 | 0.1% |
| Thailand | 9 | 0.1% |
| Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of | 8 | 0.1% |
| China | 8 | 0.1% |
| Slovenia | 7 | 0.1% |
| Georgia | 7 | 0.1% |
| Netherlands | 6 | 0.1% |
| Yemen | 6 | 0.1% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 6 | 0.1% |
| Portugal | 5 | 0.0% |
| Switzerland | 5 | 0.0% |
| Czech Republic | 5 | 0.0% |
| Viet Nam | 5 | 0.0% |
| Iraq | 5 | 0.0% |
| Israel | 5 | 0.0% |
| Jordan | 5 | 0.0% |
| Denmark | 4 | 0.0% |
| Moldova, Republic of | 4 | 0.0% |
| Brazil | 4 | 0.0% |
| Mexico | 4 | 0.0% |
| Peru | 4 | 0.0% |
| Pakistan | 4 | 0.0% |
| Belgium | 3 | 0.0% |
| Ireland | 3 | 0.0% |
| Lithuania | 3 | 0.0% |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 0.0% |
| Sweden | 3 | 0.0% |
| Mali | 3 | 0.0% |
| South Africa | 3 | 0.0% |
| Senegal | 3 | 0.0% |
| Tanzania, United Republic of | 3 | 0.0% |
| Egypt | 3 | 0.0% |
| Colombia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Nicaragua | 3 | 0.0% |
| Armenia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Myanmar | 3 | 0.0% |
| Japan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Taiwan, Province of China | 3 | 0.0% |
| Tajikistan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Australia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Uncertain | 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 Prien am Chiemsee
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.
Traunstein as a Prien am Chiemsee alternative in the same region
22 km away, 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.
- Hospital beds, per 100k: 2,540.4 Traunstein vs 1,475.0 Prien am Chiemsee+72%
- Rent: €7.78/m² Traunstein vs €8.92/m² Prien am Chiemseeno percentage
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,945 Traunstein vs 3,800 Prien am Chiemsee−22%
- Median gross pay, region: €4,000 Traunstein vs €4,150 Prien am Chiemseeno percentage
Cities near Prien am Chiemsee
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 8.24 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
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- 6.19 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Alternative cities in Germany
Other cities in Germany to compare with Prien am Chiemsee, nearest in population first.
How does Prien am Chiemsee compare?
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School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 15, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Länder Sprachförderung (e.g. Sprachlernklassen BW/Berlin; vorklassen); Starting Opportunities Programme. How to enrol a child (kmk.org).
A country-wide rule for Germany; Prien am Chiemsee's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Prien am Chiemsee?
The published population was 10,915 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).
How much does it cost to rent in Prien am Chiemsee?
Average net cold rent is 8.92 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 624 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.
Is the air quality good in Prien am Chiemsee?
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.
What is the unemployment rate in Prien am Chiemsee?
The unemployment rate is 2.8 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.
What is the typical salary around Prien am Chiemsee?
The median gross salary is 4,150 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).
Is Prien am Chiemsee a good place to live?
Prien am Chiemsee 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 Prien am Chiemsee?
Rosenheim, Kolbermoor, Traunreut, Traunstein, Wasserburg a.Inn are near Prien am Chiemsee. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Germany live in Prien am Chiemsee?
The official country of birth distribution records 8,617 people (80.3%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Prien am Chiemsee, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version dbae5c54ee4438785835cfc6c429ecea]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/prien-am-chiemsee/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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Sources
- Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA) statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-06
- Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-20
- Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas) bundes-klinik-atlas.de · checked 2026-08-03
- Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-10
- European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
- MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
- OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
- OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
- Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise bka.de · checked 2026-09-23
- Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany citizenship distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
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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
- World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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