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Living in Ratingen

In Ratingen, rents across existing tenancies average €7.78 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 6.6% (2022).

Ratingen is in Germany; its population was 89,368 at the end of 2024. The unemployment rate was 6.61% in May 2022. Gigabit broadband availability was 96.9% in 2025. Car density was 623 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2336 sources

Population89,368people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Median gross salary (region)4,250EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)
Average net rent7.78EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 34% aboveOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)
Unemployment rate6.61%country median 5.1% — 30% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Recorded crime6,554incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise
PM2.5, annual mean8.74µg/m³country median 8.0 — 9% aboveOfficial source · Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.

Pricier rent than 88% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 81% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 95% of German cities that publish it.

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

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Housing and cost

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €12.48 per m² per month in May 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Ratingen?

Average net cold rent is 7.78 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): 7.78 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)6
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Ratingen recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38
Hamburg€9.94
Stuttgart€9.72
Ratingen€7.78
Leipzig€6.27
Dortmund€6.00
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Augsburg€9.10
Mannheim€9.09
Berlin€7.71
Dresden€7.20
Bielefeld€6.72
Duisburg€6.66
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited48.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps12Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB49.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telekom MagentaMobil M22Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)7.78 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.8115 May 2022Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)6Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate12.48 EUR/m²/month1 May 2026wohnungsboerse Mietspiegel Ratingen36Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Ratingen 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.

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Remote worker53%strong on work, weak on safety · range 44–62%
Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on education · range 47–65%
Student56%strong on cost, weak on education · range 46–66%
Family50%strong on family, weak on education · range 40–60%
Retirement51%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 41–61%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 467 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7.78 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 Ratingen?

The unemployment rate is about 6.6 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 6.61 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities26
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Ratingen is 6.6%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability82.97 %31 Dec 2025data.bundesnetzagentur.de4Official
Gigabit broadband availability96.93 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Median gross salary (regional)4,250 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)1Official · regional context
Unemployment rate6.61 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities26Official

What does a salary buy in Ratingen?

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

regional median gross pay: €4,250 (Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€1,888of €2,735 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
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  • 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.€2,735
Rent, 60 m²€12.48/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · wohnungsboerse Mietspiegel Ratingen · 2026-05-01). Official average for existing leases: €7.78/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).− €749
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€1,888
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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Ratingen. 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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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Ratingen. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents83 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)2Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Ratingen 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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Hospital beds per 100,000 residents83 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
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Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesRatingen highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Ratingen highlighted

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents6,554 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise18Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport147 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat16Official
Nearest airportDUS13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv17Official
Distance to nearest airport5.9 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv17Official

Language courses and integration

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

Country-level information

BAMF Integrationskurse — Integration course

Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)

For eligible migrants.

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

Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)

For migrants needing job-related German.

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 8.74 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual NO₂ was 15.4 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Ratingen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.7 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: 8.74 µg/m³ · Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.15
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 Ratingen is 8.7 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 mean15.39 µg/m³country median 13.72024Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.15Official
NO₂ — latest reading8.5 µg/m³15 Jul 2026Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.15Official
PM10 — annual mean12.62 µg/m³country median 13.52024Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.15Official
PM2.5 — annual mean8.74 µg/m³country median 8.02024Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.15Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 6 · Feb 7.2 · Mar 11.1 · Apr 15.6 · May 19.4 · Jun 22.5 · Jul 24.7 · Aug 24.2 · Sep 20.1 · Oct 15.2 · Nov 10 · Dec 6.6 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station D�sseldorf23Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 0.5 · Feb 0.7 · Mar 2.6 · Apr 5 · May 8.7 · Jun 11.7 · Jul 14 · Aug 13.7 · Sep 10.7 · Oct 7.5 · Nov 3.9 · Dec 1.5 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station D�sseldorf23Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 3.4 · Feb 4 · Mar 6.9 · Apr 10.5 · May 14.3 · Jun 17.3 · Jul 19.4 · Aug 18.9 · Sep 15.3 · Oct 11.2 · Nov 7.1 · Dec 4.2 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station D�sseldorf23Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 61.5 · Feb 56.5 · Mar 54.1 · Apr 46.4 · May 61.1 · Jun 65.7 · Jul 73.2 · Aug 77 · Sep 60.3 · Oct 61.2 · Nov 63.8 · Dec 70 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station D�sseldorf23Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 56.9 · Feb 73.1 · Mar 125 · Apr 172.6 · May 202 · Jun 199.3 · Jul 208.2 · Aug 193.9 · Sep 149.5 · Oct 109.8 · Nov 62.5 · Dec 47.1 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station D�sseldorf23Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature9.8 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)8Official · land
Annual PM2.5 over time9 published observations, 2014–2024

Annual PM2.5 fell 37.6% between 2014 and 2024, from 14.0 to 8.7.

Similar climate. In Germany: Werl ±0.5 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±0.5 °C, Leuven (Belgium) ±0.3 °C, Ghent (Belgium) ±0.4 °C, Antwerp (Belgium) ±0.3 °C, Lille (France) ±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

The city covered 88.7 km² in 2024. Population density was 1,007.1 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Ratingen?

The published population was 89,368 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents623 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality11Official
City area88.74 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7Official
Foreign-resident share14.8 %31 Dec 2024Eurostat9Official
Foreign residents11,996 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities25Official
Population density1,007 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.14Official
Population89,368 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents26,385 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Catholic share29.8 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
No religion or other42,363 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
No religion or other, share47.9 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Protestant residents19,681 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Protestant share22.3 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official

International community in Ratingen

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
Total88,425100.0%
Germany69,63378.7%
Poland3,5314.0%
Turkey1,8542.1%
Kazakhstan1,2051.4%
Russian Federation1,0581.2%
Ukraine8190.9%
Syrian Arab Republic7600.9%
Iraq5090.6%
Greece4900.6%
Serbia4790.5%
Show 128 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Romania4640.5%
Italy3870.4%
Morocco3530.4%
Iran, Islamic Republic of3400.4%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of3360.4%
Afghanistan2850.3%
Czech Republic2560.3%
China2520.3%
Spain2250.3%
Austria2210.2%
United Kingdom2170.2%
France2150.2%
Kosovo2110.2%
Netherlands2100.2%
Not stated2010.2%
India1900.2%
Croatia1860.2%
Albania1630.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina1580.2%
United States1400.2%
Bulgaria1390.2%
Sri Lanka1210.1%
Viet Nam1130.1%
Brazil1080.1%
Pakistan1030.1%
Hungary920.1%
Thailand880.1%
Lebanon810.1%
Belgium790.1%
Tunisia780.1%
Korea, Republic of730.1%
Kyrgyzstan680.1%
Azerbaijan670.1%
Portugal640.1%
Philippines630.1%
Tajikistan630.1%
Lithuania620.1%
Switzerland620.1%
Nigeria620.1%
Ghana590.1%
Japan560.1%
Egypt550.1%
Mexico510.1%
Slovenia480.1%
Colombia480.1%
Uzbekistan470.1%
Finland410.0%
Latvia370.0%
Indonesia370.0%
Australia370.0%
Slovakia360.0%
Algeria360.0%
South Africa360.0%
Georgia350.0%
Taiwan, Province of China330.0%
Sweden320.0%
Moldova, Republic of300.0%
Chile300.0%
Denmark290.0%
Belarus290.0%
Armenia290.0%
Argentina280.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of280.0%
Dominican Republic270.0%
Bangladesh270.0%
Eritrea260.0%
Peru260.0%
Guinea240.0%
Jordan240.0%
Lao People'S Democratic Republic220.0%
Kenya210.0%
Somalia180.0%
Israel180.0%
Libya170.0%
Canada170.0%
Mongolia170.0%
Togo160.0%
Ireland140.0%
Montenegro140.0%
Saudi Arabia140.0%
Luxembourg130.0%
Gambia130.0%
Paraguay120.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of110.0%
Côte D'Ivoire100.0%
Cameroon100.0%
Estonia90.0%
Burkina Faso80.0%
Kuwait80.0%
Ecuador70.0%
Nepal70.0%
Turkmenistan70.0%
Norway60.0%
Zimbabwe60.0%
Liberia60.0%
Madagascar60.0%
United Arab Emirates60.0%
Ethiopia40.0%
Mali40.0%
Sudan40.0%
Cuba40.0%
Singapore40.0%
Malaysia40.0%
Malta30.0%
Gabon30.0%
Cape Verde30.0%
Congo30.0%
Mauritius30.0%
Mozambique30.0%
Niger30.0%
Rwanda30.0%
Namibia30.0%
Senegal30.0%
Equatorial Guinea30.0%
South Sudan30.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of30.0%
Chad30.0%
Uganda30.0%
Costa Rica30.0%
El Salvador30.0%
Haiti30.0%
Jamaica30.0%
Yemen30.0%
Bahrain30.0%
Myanmar30.0%
Korea, Democratic People'S Republic of30.0%
Qatar30.0%
New Zealand30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source21

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total88,425100.0%
Germany76,42986.4%
Turkey1,7252.0%
Poland9101.0%
Syrian Arab Republic8631.0%
Ukraine6500.7%
Greece6340.7%
Iraq5220.6%
Italy5140.6%
Serbia4330.5%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of3380.4%
Show 113 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Romania2990.3%
Russian Federation2940.3%
Spain2810.3%
Afghanistan2740.3%
Netherlands2530.3%
Croatia2520.3%
Austria2050.2%
France1820.2%
Bulgaria1730.2%
China1670.2%
Morocco1660.2%
Kosovo1610.2%
Albania1560.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of1400.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina1390.2%
India1330.2%
United Kingdom1120.1%
Portugal930.1%
United States910.1%
Hungary900.1%
Pakistan790.1%
Nigeria750.1%
Azerbaijan600.1%
Kazakhstan600.1%
Thailand600.1%
Korea, Republic of580.1%
Sri Lanka570.1%
Belgium540.1%
Tunisia530.1%
Egypt490.1%
Japan490.1%
Switzerland470.1%
Viet Nam450.1%
Lebanon450.1%
Ghana440.0%
Slovenia380.0%
Lithuania380.0%
Czech Republic380.0%
Finland370.0%
Brazil340.0%
Eritrea330.0%
Georgia320.0%
Uncertain320.0%
Latvia280.0%
Tajikistan250.0%
Belarus240.0%
Guinea240.0%
Indonesia240.0%
Sweden220.0%
Philippines220.0%
Algeria210.0%
Slovakia200.0%
Mexico190.0%
Armenia190.0%
Taiwan, Province of China190.0%
Bangladesh180.0%
Denmark160.0%
Somalia160.0%
Australia160.0%
Ireland150.0%
Dominican Republic140.0%
Colombia130.0%
Mongolia130.0%
Kenya120.0%
South Africa120.0%
Togo120.0%
Montenegro110.0%
Israel110.0%
Moldova, Republic of100.0%
Gambia100.0%
Libya100.0%
Kyrgyzstan100.0%
Peru90.0%
Jordan90.0%
Stateless90.0%
Côte D'Ivoire80.0%
Liberia80.0%
Chile80.0%
Canada80.0%
Argentina70.0%
China (Hong Kong)70.0%
Yemen70.0%
Lao People'S Democratic Republic70.0%
Sudan60.0%
Korea, Democratic People'S Republic of60.0%
Senegal50.0%
Paraguay50.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of50.0%
Uzbekistan50.0%
Luxembourg40.0%
Zimbabwe40.0%
Madagascar40.0%
Burkina Faso40.0%
Ecuador40.0%
Estonia30.0%
Liechtenstein30.0%
Norway30.0%
Angola30.0%
Ethiopia30.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the30.0%
Niger30.0%
Cameroon30.0%
Equatorial Guinea30.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of30.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of30.0%
Costa Rica30.0%
Jamaica30.0%
Myanmar30.0%
Kuwait30.0%
Nepal30.0%
Palestinian territories30.0%
Saudi Arabia30.0%
Malaysia30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source20

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Local business-tax multiplier400 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de24Official
Local property-tax multiplier400 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de24Official

Alternatives for people set on Ratingen

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.

Hattingen as a Ratingen alternative in the same region

26 km away, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 634.8 Hattingen vs 83.0 Ratingen+665%
  • Nearest airport: 31.6 km Hattingen vs 5.9 km Ratingen+436%
  • Rent: €6.22/m² Hattingen vs €7.78/m² Ratingen−20%
  • Unemployment: 5.7% Hattingen vs 6.6% Ratingen−14%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,655 Hattingen vs 6,554 Ratingen−14%
  • Residents: 53,044 Hattingen vs 89,368 Ratingen−41%
  • Foreign residents: 11.5% Hattingen vs 14.8% Ratingen−22%
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Ludwigsburg as a Ratingen alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 315 km, better on 5 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 803.6 Ludwigsburg vs 83.0 Ratingen+868%
  • Nearest airport: 23.2 km Ludwigsburg vs 5.9 km Ratingen+293%
  • Rent: €9.38/m² Ludwigsburg vs €7.78/m² Ratingen+21%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,004 Ludwigsburg vs 6,554 Ratingen−39%
  • Foreign residents: 23.5% Ludwigsburg vs 14.8% Ratingen+59%
  • Unemployment: 5.7% Ludwigsburg vs 6.6% Ratingen−13%
  • Median gross pay, region: €4,700 Ludwigsburg vs €4,250 Ratingen+11%
Full comparisonMore about Ludwigsburg

Cities near Ratingen

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

Heiligenhaus Commuting Zone · 8.9 km away
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6.47 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Erkrath Commuting Zone · 9.6 km away
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7 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Dusseldorf Commuting Zone · 9.7 km away
Rent
9.24 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Salary
4,933 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2025-12-31
Mettmann Commuting Zone · 9.8 km away
Rent
7.11 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Wülfrath Commuting Zone · 12.9 km away
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6.36 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Meerbusch Commuting Zone · 13.3 km away
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8.52 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Neuss Commuting Zone · 15.5 km away
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7.35 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Haan Commuting Zone · 16.0 km away
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7.34 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Giessen89,179 residentsVillingen-Schwenningen89,756 residentsZwickau87,410 residentsTuebingen91,403 residentsIserlohn91,811 residentsKonstanz86,919 residents

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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; Ratingen's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Ratingen part of Dusseldorf?

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

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source13

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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 Ratingen?

The published population was 89,368 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Ratingen?

Average net cold rent is 7.78 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 545 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Ratingen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.7 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..

What is the unemployment rate in Ratingen?

The unemployment rate is about 6.6 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Ratingen?

The median gross salary is 4,250 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Ratingen a good place to live?

Ratingen 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 Ratingen part of Dusseldorf?

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

Which cities are near Ratingen?

Heiligenhaus, Erkrath, Dusseldorf, Mettmann, Wülfrath are near Ratingen. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Ratingen?

The official country of birth distribution records 69,633 people (78.7%) 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). Ratingen, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 991d092174e8354ab5b710f6a782b113]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/ratingen/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Ratingen, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {991d092174e8354ab5b710f6a782b113},
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}
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