Living in Schönau am Königssee

In Schönau am Königssee, rents across existing tenancies average €7.39 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 3.8% (2024).

Schönau am Königssee had a population of 5,315 at the end of 2024. For Schönau am Königssee, the regional median gross salary was €3,800 per month at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2322 sources

Population5,315people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)

Median gross salary (region)3,800EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)

Average net rent7.39EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 27% aboveOfficial source · Destatis

Unemployment rate3.8%country median 5.1% — 25% belowOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik

Recorded crime8,116incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

Pricier rent than 84% of German cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 80% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 71% of German cities that publish it.

Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Schönau am Königssee?

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 Schönau am Königssee?

Average net cold rent is 7.39 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): 7.39 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 citiesSchönau am Königssee 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 Mbps⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M¹³Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	7.39 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis³Official

Is Schönau am Königssee a good place to live?

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Remote worker58%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 48–68%

Skilled employee63%strong on work, weak on education · range 54–72%

Student55%strong on cost, weak on education · range 44–66%

Family58%strong on family, weak on education · range 47–69%

Retirement53%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 40–66%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 443 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7.39 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 Schönau am Königssee?

The unemployment rate is 3.8 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Schönau am Königssee is 3.8%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Schönau am Königssee 3.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	3,800 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	3.8 %country median 5.1%	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²Official

What does a salary buy in Schönau am Königssee?

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

Left over each month€1,952of €2,494 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.	€2,494
Rent, 60 m²€7.39/m² · official · Destatis · 2022-05-15	− €443
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	€1,952

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Schönau am Königssee. 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 citiesSchönau am Königssee 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	8,116 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise⁹Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Schönau am Königssee's nearest airport was MUC, 122 km away and offered 191 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	191 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁷Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	122 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	MUC	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official

Language courses and integration

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

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BAMF Integrationskurse — Integration course

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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

Monthly mean temperature moved from −4.8°C in January to 15.3°C in July.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 10.34 · Feb 14.27 · Mar 20.84 · Apr 24.29 · May 28.78 · Jun 32.37 · Jul 37.01 · Aug 35.38 · Sep 26.25 · Oct 25.75 · Nov 18.98 · Dec 8.91 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -24.72 · Feb -24.53 · Mar -27.14 · Apr -12.56 · May -5.3 · Jun -0.72 · Jul 1.65 · Aug 0.33 · Sep -6.04 · Oct -12.77 · Nov -18.68 · Dec -25.5 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -4.8 · Feb -3.93 · Mar 0.11 · Apr 5.19 · May 9.56 · Jun 13.66 · Jul 15.28 · Aug 15.01 · Sep 10.48 · Oct 6.49 · Nov 1.35 · Dec -3.15 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

How many people live in Schönau am Königssee?

The published population was 5,315 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹²

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	5,315 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹²Official

International community in Schönau am Königssee

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	5,383	100.0%
Germany	4,243	78.8%
Austria	408	7.6%
Bulgaria	84	1.6%
Romania	74	1.4%
Hungary	62	1.2%
Czech Republic	55	1.0%
Ukraine	49	0.9%
Croatia	47	0.9%
Poland	35	0.7%
Slovakia	31	0.6%

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Published group	People	Share
Bosnia and Herzegovina	24	0.4%
Nigeria	22	0.4%
Not stated	22	0.4%
Russian Federation	18	0.3%
United States	16	0.3%
Italy	15	0.3%
United Kingdom	14	0.3%
Turkey	12	0.2%
Serbia	11	0.2%
Latvia	9	0.2%
Iraq	8	0.1%
Afghanistan	7	0.1%
Switzerland	6	0.1%
Myanmar	6	0.1%
China	5	0.1%
Greece	4	0.1%
Netherlands	4	0.1%
Kosovo	4	0.1%
Canada	4	0.1%
Kazakhstan	4	0.1%
Belgium	3	0.1%
Denmark	3	0.1%
Finland	3	0.1%
France	3	0.1%
Slovenia	3	0.1%
Ireland	3	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	3	0.1%
Norway	3	0.1%
Spain	3	0.1%
Belarus	3	0.1%
Eritrea	3	0.1%
Morocco	3	0.1%
Tanzania, United Republic of	3	0.1%
Uganda	3	0.1%
Argentina	3	0.1%
Brazil	3	0.1%
Chile	3	0.1%
Dominican Republic	3	0.1%
Azerbaijan	3	0.1%
Georgia	3	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	3	0.1%
Japan	3	0.1%
Jordan	3	0.1%
Palestinian territories	3	0.1%
Thailand	3	0.1%

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	5,383	100.0%
Germany	4,630	86.0%
Austria	121	2.2%
Bulgaria	101	1.9%
Romania	69	1.3%
Croatia	67	1.2%
Hungary	55	1.0%
Ukraine	50	0.9%
Nigeria	49	0.9%
Slovakia	28	0.5%
Czech Republic	17	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Italy	16	0.3%
Turkey	14	0.3%
Afghanistan	14	0.3%
Poland	13	0.2%
Kosovo	12	0.2%
Myanmar	12	0.2%
United States	10	0.2%
Latvia	9	0.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	8	0.1%
Greece	7	0.1%
Tanzania, United Republic of	7	0.1%
United Kingdom	6	0.1%
Iraq	6	0.1%
Netherlands	5	0.1%
Russian Federation	5	0.1%
Eritrea	5	0.1%
Jordan	5	0.1%
China	4	0.1%
Belgium	3	0.1%
Denmark	3	0.1%
Finland	3	0.1%
France	3	0.1%
Ireland	3	0.1%
Spain	3	0.1%
Serbia	3	0.1%
Argentina	3	0.1%
Chile	3	0.1%
Dominican Republic	3	0.1%
Azerbaijan	3	0.1%
Georgia	3	0.1%
Thailand	3	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁰

Alternatives for people set on Schönau am Königssee

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.

Böblingen as a Schönau am Königssee alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 320 km, better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,793 Böblingen vs 8,116 Schönau am Königssee−53%
Median gross pay, region: €4,900 Böblingen vs €3,800 Schönau am Königssee+29%
Rent: €9.69/m² Böblingen vs €7.39/m² Schönau am Königsseeno percentage

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Cities near Schönau am Königssee

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

Bad Reichenhall 17.2 km away

Rent: 7.74 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Salzburg Austria · 23.7 km away

Rent: 6.92 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2005-12-31

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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).

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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 Schönau am Königssee?

The published population was 5,315 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).

How much does it cost to rent in Schönau am Königssee?

Average net cold rent is 7.39 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 517 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

What is the unemployment rate in Schönau am Königssee?

The unemployment rate is 3.8 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Schönau am Königssee?

The median gross salary is 3,800 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Schönau am Königssee a good place to live?

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Which cities are near Schönau am Königssee?

Hallein, Kuchl, Grödig, Bad Reichenhall, Wals-Siezenheim are near Schönau am Königssee. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Schönau am Königssee?

The official country of birth distribution records 4,243 people (78.8%) 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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  title = {Schönau am Königssee, Germany: population, rent, salary},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-10
Eurostat ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-27
MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
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