ImmigrationDBVerified immigration data
On this page

Living in Siegen

In Siegen, rents across existing tenancies average €6.62 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 7.4% (2022).

Siegen is in Germany; its population was 105,388 at the end of 2024. The foreign population count was 15,935 in May 2022. Gigabit broadband availability was 83.2% in 2025. Car density was 588 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-1938 sources

Population105,388people31 Dec 2024Official source · Siegen municipal data 2025
Median gross salary (region)4,000EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)
Average net rent6.62EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 14% aboveOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)
Unemployment rate7.42%country median 5.1% — 45% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Recorded crime8,031incidents per 100,000country median 9,397 — 15% belowOfficial source · PKS 2024 T01 Grundtabelle - Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl (HZ) - Städte
PM2.5, annual mean5µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Netphen Rothaargebirge)

Pricier rent than 72% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 89% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 72% of German cities that publish it.

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

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 Siegen.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €9.37 per m² per month in May 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Siegen?

Average net cold rent is 6.62 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): 6.62 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)6
What recurs every month5 published recurring costs, € per month
Siegen recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Utilities, 85 m² flat€252
Transport pass€90
Mobile plan, 10 GB€50
Internet, 60 Mbps€35
Fitness club€35

Supplemental estimate lane, not official statistics: Utilities, 85 m² flat, Transport pass, Fitness club, Internet, 60 Mbps. The others are published prices.

Net rent across major citiesSiegen highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Siegen highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38
Hamburg€9.94
Stuttgart€9.72
Siegen€6.62
Leipzig€6.27
Dortmund€6.00
Show the other 6 cities
Augsburg€9.10
Mannheim€9.09
Berlin€7.71
Dresden€7.20
Bielefeld€6.72
Duisburg€6.66
MetricValuePeriodSource
Fitness club membership, monthly34.58 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v237Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited35.42 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v237Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant7.96 EUR31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v237Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB49.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telekom MagentaMobil M23Official · national market
Monthly transport pass89.57 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v237Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home251.8 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v237Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Average net rent (nettokalt)6.62 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.8115 May 2022Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)6Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate9.37 EUR/m²/month1 May 2026wohnungsboerse Mietspiegel Siegen38Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Siegen 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 worker46%strong on work, weak on safety · range 37–55%
Skilled employee52%strong on work, weak on education · range 44–60%
Student50%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 41–59%
Family42%strong on family, weak on education · range 34–50%
Retirement49%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 39–59%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 397 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.62 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

The unemployment rate was 7.42% in May 2022.

What is the unemployment rate in Siegen?

The unemployment rate is about 7.4 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 7.42 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities27
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Siegen is 7.4%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability34.58 %31 Dec 2025data.bundesnetzagentur.de4Official
Gigabit broadband availability83.21 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Median gross salary (regional)4,000 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)1Official · regional context
Unemployment rate7.42 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities27Official
Unemployment rate over time12 published observations, 2011–2025

Unemployment rate rose 35.4% between 2011 and 2025, from 5.9% to 8.0%.

What does a salary buy in Siegen?

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

regional median gross pay: €4,000 (Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€1,613of €2,602 take-home
  • Rent
  • Utilities
  • Transport
  • 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.€2,602
Rent, 60 m²€9.37/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · wohnungsboerse Mietspiegel Siegen · 2026-05-01). Official average for existing leases: €6.62/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).− €562
Public transport pass€90 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31− €90
Utilities, 85 m²€252 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31− €252
Internet€35 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31− €35
Mobile plan€50 · official · Telekom MagentaMobil M · 2026-09-30− €50
Left over€1,613
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Siegen Salary needed to live in Siegen

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Siegen. 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 Siegen. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents1,390 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)2Official
Hospitals5 count31 Dec 2024Krankenhausverzeichnis 202415Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents135 per 100,0002024BBSR INKAR — physicians per 100,000 residents (indicator 8102)13Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Siegen 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
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents1,390 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Siegen?

Police recorded about 8,031 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: PKS 2024 T01 Grundtabelle - Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl (HZ) - Städte19

Recorded crime across major citiesSiegen highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Siegen 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
Siegen8,031
Munich6,214
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents8,031 incidents per 100,000country median 9,39731 Dec 2024PKS 2024 T01 Grundtabelle - Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl (HZ) - Städte19Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport92 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat17Official
Nearest airportCGN13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv18Official
Distance to nearest airport61.3 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv18Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Siegen. 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 Siegen.

Find courses near Siegen

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Siegen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Netphen Rothaargebirge)10

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 Siegen is 5.0 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
NO₂ — annual mean4 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Westerwald-Herdorf)8Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean10 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Westerwald-Herdorf)9Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean5 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Netphen Rothaargebirge)10Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 1.9 · Feb 2.9 · Mar 7.1 · Apr 12.1 · May 15.9 · Jun 19 · Jul 21.1 · Aug 20.8 · Sep 16.4 · Oct 11.3 · Nov 5.9 · Dec 2.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Marienberg24Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -2.3 · Feb -1.9 · Mar 0.7 · Apr 4 · May 7.6 · Jun 10.6 · Jul 12.8 · Aug 12.7 · Sep 9.5 · Oct 5.6 · Nov 1.7 · Dec -1.2 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Marienberg24Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -0.2 · Feb 0.4 · Mar 3.6 · Apr 7.8 · May 11.6 · Jun 14.6 · Jul 16.6 · Aug 16.4 · Sep 12.6 · Oct 8.1 · Nov 3.7 · Dec 0.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Marienberg24Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 99.5 · Feb 83.6 · Mar 86 · Apr 57.9 · May 79.2 · Jun 82.2 · Jul 104.5 · Aug 88.2 · Sep 86.3 · Oct 92.1 · Nov 94.8 · Dec 110.4 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Marienberg24Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 46.2 · Feb 70.4 · Mar 121.6 · Apr 177.5 · May 198.1 · Jun 200.9 · Jul 211.2 · Aug 200.2 · Sep 146 · Oct 96.9 · Nov 43.8 · Dec 34.5 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Marienberg24Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature9.8 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)7Official · land

Similar climate. In Germany: Lorch ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.1 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.1 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±1.1 °C, Jönköping (Sweden) ±2.0 °C, Cork (Ireland) ±2.7 °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

Population density was 895.3 people per km² in 2024. An estimate placed the city area at 114.7 km² in 2024.

How many people live in Siegen?

The published population was 105,388 people in 2024. Source: Siegen municipal data 202520

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents588 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality14Official
City area114.7 km²31 Dec 2024Siegen municipal data 202520Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Foreign-resident share17 %31 Dec 2024Eurostat11Official
Foreign residents15,935 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities26Official
Population density895.3 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.16Official
Population105,388 people31 Dec 2024Siegen municipal data 202520Official
Population over time13 published observations, 2012–2024

Population rose 6.2% between 2012 and 2024, from 99,230 to 105,388.

Foreign residents over time11 published observations, 2012–2025

Foreign residents rose 106.9% between 2012 and 2025, from 8,792 to 18,194.

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents18,730 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Catholic share18.3 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
No religion or other46,687 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
No religion or other, share45.6 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Protestant residents36,859 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Protestant share36 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official

International community in Siegen

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
Total102,275100.0%
Germany78,29376.6%
Turkey2,5072.5%
Poland2,1052.1%
Russian Federation2,0852.0%
Kazakhstan1,8521.8%
Syrian Arab Republic1,8341.8%
Romania1,2311.2%
Kosovo9250.9%
Ukraine8250.8%
Not stated7500.7%
Show 131 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Italy6120.6%
India4040.4%
Iran, Islamic Republic of3900.4%
Serbia3700.4%
Afghanistan3580.4%
Morocco3520.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina3250.3%
Croatia2960.3%
Iraq2900.3%
Moldova, Republic of2710.3%
Hungary2690.3%
China2600.3%
Czech Republic2560.3%
Spain2530.2%
Kyrgyzstan2420.2%
Bulgaria2230.2%
Tunisia2140.2%
Lebanon2020.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of1980.2%
Albania1710.2%
France1680.2%
Greece1630.2%
Uzbekistan1460.1%
Eritrea1440.1%
Pakistan1340.1%
Austria1260.1%
Azerbaijan1190.1%
Nigeria1160.1%
Belgium1080.1%
United Kingdom1050.1%
United States970.1%
Viet Nam960.1%
Egypt920.1%
Cameroon820.1%
Bangladesh820.1%
Philippines740.1%
Lithuania730.1%
Brazil730.1%
Thailand720.1%
Algeria640.1%
Ghana640.1%
Jordan610.1%
Guinea600.1%
Montenegro570.1%
Georgia570.1%
Belarus560.1%
Netherlands550.1%
Tajikistan540.1%
Switzerland530.1%
Somalia520.1%
Latvia510.0%
Slovenia500.0%
Portugal470.0%
Ethiopia440.0%
Libya440.0%
Armenia440.0%
Sri Lanka360.0%
Kenya330.0%
Mexico330.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the300.0%
Colombia300.0%
Saudi Arabia300.0%
Slovakia290.0%
Mongolia290.0%
Nepal250.0%
Indonesia240.0%
Japan230.0%
Taiwan, Province of China230.0%
Korea, Republic of230.0%
Angola210.0%
United Arab Emirates210.0%
Cuba200.0%
Sweden190.0%
Estonia180.0%
Chile180.0%
Yemen180.0%
Togo170.0%
Dominican Republic170.0%
Canada170.0%
Finland160.0%
Argentina160.0%
Denmark150.0%
South Africa150.0%
Kuwait150.0%
Ireland130.0%
Senegal130.0%
Ecuador120.0%
Peru120.0%
Palestinian territories120.0%
Luxembourg110.0%
Norway110.0%
Côte D'Ivoire110.0%
Niger110.0%
Chad110.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of110.0%
Israel110.0%
Mali100.0%
Cyprus90.0%
Zimbabwe90.0%
Congo90.0%
Rwanda90.0%
Namibia90.0%
Madagascar80.0%
Gabon70.0%
Burundi70.0%
Myanmar70.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of60.0%
Uganda60.0%
Australia50.0%
Honduras40.0%
Cambodia40.0%
Qatar40.0%
Turkmenistan40.0%
Malta30.0%
Benin30.0%
Gambia30.0%
Mozambique30.0%
Malawi30.0%
Sudan30.0%
Barbados30.0%
Costa Rica30.0%
Guatemala30.0%
Jamaica30.0%
Paraguay30.0%
Korea, Democratic People'S Republic of30.0%
Lao People'S Democratic Republic30.0%
Oman30.0%
Singapore30.0%
Malaysia30.0%
Vanuatu30.0%
New Zealand30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source22

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total102,275100.0%
Germany86,33784.4%
Turkey2,1842.1%
Syrian Arab Republic1,9421.9%
Romania9500.9%
Kosovo9010.9%
Ukraine6690.7%
Italy6610.6%
Poland6410.6%
Croatia4290.4%
Russian Federation3940.4%
Show 118 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Spain3770.4%
India3750.4%
Serbia3640.4%
Afghanistan3520.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina3110.3%
Iraq3060.3%
Uncertain3020.3%
Hungary2570.3%
China2260.2%
Bulgaria2230.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of2170.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of1970.2%
Morocco1970.2%
Greece1950.2%
Eritrea1820.2%
Albania1730.2%
Tunisia1280.1%
Azerbaijan1190.1%
Pakistan1120.1%
Lebanon1060.1%
Austria1030.1%
Nigeria1030.1%
Kazakhstan1000.1%
Belgium950.1%
Egypt950.1%
France850.1%
Bangladesh850.1%
Viet Nam710.1%
Cameroon670.1%
Lithuania640.1%
Ghana640.1%
Somalia640.1%
Thailand620.1%
Montenegro600.1%
Guinea580.1%
Netherlands570.1%
Moldova, Republic of520.1%
Portugal490.0%
United States470.0%
Jordan470.0%
Armenia420.0%
Belarus390.0%
United Kingdom380.0%
Brazil370.0%
Mongolia350.0%
Algeria340.0%
Libya340.0%
Philippines330.0%
Czech Republic310.0%
Georgia310.0%
Uzbekistan300.0%
Latvia270.0%
Ethiopia270.0%
Kyrgyzstan260.0%
Mexico230.0%
Stateless210.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the200.0%
Kenya190.0%
Not stated190.0%
Colombia180.0%
Japan180.0%
Sri Lanka170.0%
Nepal170.0%
Switzerland150.0%
Chile150.0%
Senegal140.0%
Togo140.0%
Indonesia140.0%
Sweden130.0%
Angola130.0%
Canada130.0%
Finland120.0%
Slovenia120.0%
Slovakia120.0%
Côte D'Ivoire120.0%
Cuba120.0%
Korea, Republic of120.0%
Luxembourg110.0%
South Africa110.0%
Tajikistan110.0%
Peru100.0%
Australia100.0%
Yemen90.0%
Taiwan, Province of China90.0%
Madagascar80.0%
Mali80.0%
Rwanda80.0%
Denmark70.0%
Ireland70.0%
Norway70.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of70.0%
Zimbabwe60.0%
Niger60.0%
Argentina60.0%
Ecuador50.0%
Israel50.0%
Estonia40.0%
Congo40.0%
Dominican Republic40.0%
Honduras40.0%
Cyprus30.0%
Gabon30.0%
Gambia30.0%
Cape Verde30.0%
Mauritius30.0%
Malawi30.0%
Burkina Faso30.0%
Seychelles30.0%
Sudan30.0%
Burundi30.0%
Barbados30.0%
Costa Rica30.0%
Paraguay30.0%
Lao People'S Democratic Republic30.0%
Palestinian territories30.0%
Saudi Arabia30.0%
Singapore30.0%
Malaysia30.0%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Local business-tax multiplier495 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de25Official
Local property-tax multiplier585 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de25Official

Alternatives for people set on Siegen

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.

Lüdenscheid as a Siegen alternative in the same region

47 km away, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Rent: €5.72/m² Lüdenscheid vs €6.62/m² Siegen−14%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,948 (2025) Lüdenscheid vs 8,031 (2024) Siegenno percentage
  • Nearest airport: 33.2 km Lüdenscheid vs 61.3 km Siegen−46%
  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,132.4 Lüdenscheid vs 1,390.3 Siegen−19%
  • Foreign residents: 19.7% Lüdenscheid vs 17.0% Siegen+16%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,900 Lüdenscheid vs €4,000 Siegensame level
  • Unemployment: 7.6% Lüdenscheid vs 7.4% Siegensame level
Full comparisonMore about Lüdenscheid

Valencia as a Siegen alternative in another country

A move, not a commute, at 1427 km, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent and median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

  • Rent: €8.20/m² (2024) Valencia vs €6.62/m² (2022) Siegenno percentage
  • Nearest airport: 9.2 km Valencia vs 61.3 km Siegen−85%
  • Median gross pay, region: €1,888 Valencia vs €4,000 Siegenno percentage
  • Foreign residents: 15.7% Valencia vs 17.0% Siegen−8%
Full comparisonMore about Valencia

Cities near Siegen

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

Netphen Commuting Zone · 7.3 km away
Rent
6.14 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Wilnsdorf Commuting Zone · 8.8 km away
Rent
6.11 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Kreuztal Commuting Zone · 9.8 km away
Rent
5.92 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Kirchen (Sieg) Commuting Zone · 12.0 km away
Rent
5.26 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Hilchenbach Commuting Zone · 15.1 km away
Rent
5.67 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Herdorf 11.7 km away
Rent
5.34 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Betzdorf 14.2 km away
Rent
5.3 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Wenden 14.6 km away
Rent
5.69 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Salzgitter104,970 residentsGütersloh104,921 residentsMoers106,150 residentsHildesheim106,651 residentsJena106,888 residentsHanau107,041 residents

How does Siegen compare?

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

Open the full comparison

Siegen in rankings

#14 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in Germany #14 of 30 in German cities with the lowest annual PM2.5

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; Siegen's school authority applies it locally.

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

Put Siegen'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 Siegen?

The published population was 105,388 people in 2024. Source: Siegen municipal data 2025.

How much does it cost to rent in Siegen?

Average net cold rent is 6.62 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 463 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Siegen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Netphen Rothaargebirge).

How safe is Siegen?

Police recorded about 8,031 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: PKS 2024 T01 Grundtabelle - Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl (HZ) - Städte.

What is the unemployment rate in Siegen?

The unemployment rate is about 7.4 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Siegen?

The median gross salary is 4,000 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Siegen a good place to live?

Siegen 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 Siegen?

Netphen, Wilnsdorf, Kreuztal, Kirchen (Sieg), Hilchenbach are near Siegen. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Siegen?

The official country of birth distribution records 78,293 people (76.6%) 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.

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). Siegen, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 76e6efd997b4873c76dd31c6b15711d8]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/siegen/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
BibTeX citation
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_siegen-germany-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_326a9f0208cf,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Siegen, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {76e6efd997b4873c76dd31c6b15711d8},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/siegen/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
Markdown citation
[Siegen, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/siegen/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 76e6efd997b4873c76dd31c6b15711d8; 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. Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA) statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-06
  2. Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas) bundes-klinik-atlas.de · checked 2026-08-03
  3. Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV · gigabitgrundbuch.bund.de · checked 2026-07-14
  4. data.bundesnetzagentur.de data.bundesnetzagentur.de · checked 2026-08-08
  5. Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-08
  6. Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²) Destatis · destatis.de · checked 2026-09-18
  7. DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster) DWD Climate Data Center · opendata.dwd.de · checked 2026-06-05
  8. EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Westerwald-Herdorf) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
  9. EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Westerwald-Herdorf) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
  10. EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Netphen Rothaargebirge) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
Show 28 more sources
  1. Eurostat ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-02
  2. 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
  3. INKAR — Indikatoren und Karten zur Raum- und Stadtentwicklung, district (Kreis) indicator table INKAR · inkar.de · checked 2026-07-16
  4. Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt · kba.de · checked 2026-07-14
  5. Krankenhausverzeichnis 2024 statistikportal.de · checked 2026-09-19
  6. Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row. destatis.de · checked 2024-12-31
  7. OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
  8. OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
  9. PKS 2024 T01 Grundtabelle - Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl (HZ) - Städte bka.de · checked 2026-07-16
  10. Siegen municipal data 2025 siegen.de · checked 2026-07-14
  11. Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany citizenship distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
  12. Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany country of birth distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
  13. Telekom MagentaMobil M telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
  14. WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Marienberg WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
  15. www.statistikportal.de statistikportal.de · checked 2026-08-08
  16. Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities Zensus 2022 regional tables · destatis.de · checked 2026-07-26
  17. Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities Zensus 2022 regional tables · destatis.de · checked 2026-07-26
  18. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  19. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  20. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  21. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  22. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  23. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  24. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  25. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  26. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  27. Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2 Global Cost of Living · kaggle.com · checked 2026-07-27
  28. wohnungsboerse Mietspiegel Siegen wohnungsboerse.net · checked 2026-06-04

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.