Living in Suhl

In Suhl, rents across existing tenancies average €5.29 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 5.3% (2022).

The regional median gross salary was €3,200 per month at the end of 2024. Suhl had a population of 34,685 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-1934 sources

Population34,685people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)3,200EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)

Average net rent5.29EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 9% belowOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate5.28%country median 5.1% — 4% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime16,969incidents per 100,000country median 9,397 — 81% aboveOfficial source · Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG)

PM2.5, annual mean7.31µg/m³country median 8.0 — 9% belowOfficial source · Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.

Cheaper rent than 68% of German cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 97% of German cities that publish it and cleaner air than 73% of German cities that publish it.

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

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Housing and cost

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €7.1 per m² per month in June 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Suhl?

Average net cold rent is 5.29 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): 5.29 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁷

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesSuhl highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Augsburg€9.10

Dortmund€6.00

Suhl€5.29

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Mannheim€9.09

Berlin€7.71

Dresden€7.20

Bielefeld€6.72

Duisburg€6.66

Leipzig€6.27

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	48.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps¹³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M²⁰Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5.29 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁷Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate	7.1 EUR/m²/month	4 Jun 2026	miet-check Mietspiegel Suhl³⁴Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Suhl 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 45–61%

Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on education · range 48–64%

Student55%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 46–64%

Family46%strong on family, weak on education · range 38–54%

Retirement58%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 49–67%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 317 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.29 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 5.28% in May 2022. Regional disposable income was €26,673 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Suhl?

The unemployment rate is about 5.3 % (May 2022).

Unemployment rate: 5.28 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁴

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Suhl is 5.3%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Suhl 5.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	10.61 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas⁴Official
Gigabit broadband availability	86.26 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas⁴Official
Disposable income per resident	26,673 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²¹Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita	35,816 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²¹Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)	3,200 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)¹Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate	5.28 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁴Official

What does a salary buy in Suhl?

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

Left over each month€1,639of €2,164 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.	€2,164
Rent, 60 m²€7.10/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Suhl · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €5.29/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €426
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	€1,639

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Suhl. 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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Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	1,379 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)³Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	198.9 per 100,000	2024	BBSR INKAR — physicians per 100,000 residents (indicator 8102)¹¹Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Suhl 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 residents1,379 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Suhl?

Police recorded about 16,969 incidents per 100,000 (2023). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG)²

Recorded crime across major citiesSuhl highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Suhl16,969

Bremen15,424

Frankfurt14,600

Berlin13,900

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	16,969 incidents per 100,000country median 9,397	31 Dec 2023	Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG)²Official
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residentsAlternative estimate	13,198 incidents per 100,000	2022	INKAR — Indikatoren und Karten zur Raum- und Stadtentwicklung, district (Kreis) indicator table¹¹Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	6 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁶Official
Nearest airport	ERF	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁷Official
Distance to nearest airport	45 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁷Official

Language courses and integration

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

Is the air quality good in Suhl?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.3 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: 7.31 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

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4°-2°

9°2°

13°6°

16°9°

19°11°

14°7°

8°4°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

134

104

106

130

111

120

143

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

110

161

183

191

188

135

JFMAMJJASOND

hours

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

PM2.57.3WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1010.3WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂8.4WHO 10 · EU 40

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 Suhl is 7.3 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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164

101

3–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1111–1212–1313–14

Suhl 7.3

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	8.35 µg/m³country median 13.7	2024	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹⁵Official
NO₂ — latest reading	3.09 µg/m³	15 Jul 2026	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹⁵Official
PM10 — annual mean	10.3 µg/m³country median 13.5	2024	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹⁵Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	7.31 µg/m³country median 8.0	2024	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹⁵Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan -0.8 · Feb 0 · Mar 3.6 · Apr 8.9 · May 13.3 · Jun 16.4 · Jul 18.5 · Aug 18.5 · Sep 13.7 · Oct 8.5 · Nov 3.5 · Dec 0.2 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Schm�cke²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -4.7 · Feb -4.4 · Mar -1.9 · Apr 1.8 · May 5.6 · Jun 8.7 · Jul 10.9 · Aug 11 · Sep 7.4 · Oct 3.6 · Nov -0.5 · Dec -3.7 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Schm�cke²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -2.8 · Feb -2.3 · Mar 0.6 · Apr 5 · May 9.2 · Jun 12.3 · Jul 14.3 · Aug 14.3 · Sep 10.2 · Oct 5.8 · Nov 1.3 · Dec -1.8 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Schm�cke²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 133.6 · Feb 104.1 · Mar 106 · Apr 73.4 · May 96.5 · Jun 90.9 · Jul 129.9 · Aug 96.2 · Sep 111 · Oct 110.9 · Nov 119.7 · Dec 142.5 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Schm�cke²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 44.3 · Feb 65.4 · Mar 109.9 · Apr 161.2 · May 183.4 · Jun 182.8 · Jul 190.8 · Aug 188.4 · Sep 135 · Oct 89.9 · Nov 46.2 · Dec 38.8 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Schm�cke²²Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	8.4 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)¹⁰Official · land

Similar climate. In Germany: Bad Berleburg ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±1.3 °C, Barrie (Canada) ±3.4 °C, Gentofte (Denmark) ±3.5 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±3.5 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±3.5 °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

The city covered 141.6 km² in 2024. Population density was 244.9 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Suhl?

The published population was 34,685 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁸

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport91.1%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	554 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹²Official
City area	141.6 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁸Official
Foreign residents	3,072 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²³Official
Population density	244.9 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹⁴Official
Population	34,685 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁸Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	905 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Catholic share	2.6 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
No religion or other	30,917 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
No religion or other, share	87.3 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Protestant residents	3,588 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Protestant share	10.1 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official

International community in Suhl

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	35,410	100.0%
Germany	31,582	89.2%
Romania	538	1.5%
Poland	498	1.4%
Ukraine	334	0.9%
Czech Republic	296	0.8%
Syrian Arab Republic	230	0.6%
Afghanistan	202	0.6%
Russian Federation	190	0.5%
Bulgaria	134	0.4%
Viet Nam	92	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Serbia	71	0.2%
Kazakhstan	67	0.2%
Turkey	65	0.2%
Moldova, Republic of	62	0.2%
Albania	61	0.2%
Hungary	58	0.2%
Kosovo	56	0.2%
Slovakia	51	0.1%
Iraq	50	0.1%
Georgia	48	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	40	0.1%
Libya	37	0.1%
Greece	33	0.1%
Latvia	26	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	25	0.1%
Not stated	25	0.1%
Lithuania	23	0.1%
Austria	23	0.1%
Egypt	20	0.1%
Italy	18	0.1%
India	18	0.1%
Morocco	17	0.0%
Portugal	16	0.0%
Somalia	15	0.0%
Croatia	14	0.0%
Armenia	14	0.0%
China	14	0.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	13	0.0%
Spain	13	0.0%
Algeria	13	0.0%
Eritrea	13	0.0%
Uzbekistan	13	0.0%
Netherlands	12	0.0%
Azerbaijan	11	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	10	0.0%
Tunisia	10	0.0%
Cuba	10	0.0%
United Kingdom	9	0.0%
Pakistan	9	0.0%
Mozambique	8	0.0%
Tajikistan	8	0.0%
Thailand	8	0.0%
Kenya	7	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	7	0.0%
South Africa	6	0.0%
Brazil	6	0.0%
United States	6	0.0%
Japan	6	0.0%
Philippines	6	0.0%
Switzerland	5	0.0%
Belarus	5	0.0%
Haiti	5	0.0%
Colombia	5	0.0%
Indonesia	5	0.0%
Jordan	5	0.0%
Cambodia	5	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	5	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	5	0.0%
Slovenia	4	0.0%
Nigeria	4	0.0%
Uganda	4	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	4	0.0%
Israel	4	0.0%
Finland	3	0.0%
France	3	0.0%
Montenegro	3	0.0%
Gambia	3	0.0%
Ghana	3	0.0%
Madagascar	3	0.0%
Namibia	3	0.0%
Dominican Republic	3	0.0%
Ecuador	3	0.0%
Nicaragua	3	0.0%
Jamaica	3	0.0%
Paraguay	3	0.0%
Peru	3	0.0%
Sri Lanka	3	0.0%
Kuwait	3	0.0%
Mongolia	3	0.0%
Bangladesh	3	0.0%
Malaysia	3	0.0%
Australia	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁹

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	35,410	100.0%
Germany	32,339	91.3%
Romania	618	1.7%
Poland	320	0.9%
Ukraine	320	0.9%
Afghanistan	239	0.7%
Syrian Arab Republic	228	0.6%
Bulgaria	131	0.4%
Viet Nam	96	0.3%
Serbia	73	0.2%
Czech Republic	59	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Albania	57	0.2%
Turkey	56	0.2%
Kosovo	55	0.2%
Russian Federation	51	0.1%
Iraq	51	0.1%
Slovakia	48	0.1%
Greece	46	0.1%
Hungary	44	0.1%
Georgia	41	0.1%
Libya	38	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	35	0.1%
Uncertain	29	0.1%
Latvia	20	0.1%
Croatia	19	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	17	0.0%
Lithuania	15	0.0%
Spain	14	0.0%
Morocco	14	0.0%
Somalia	14	0.0%
Armenia	14	0.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	13	0.0%
Eritrea	13	0.0%
China	13	0.0%
Italy	12	0.0%
Austria	12	0.0%
Egypt	12	0.0%
Kazakhstan	11	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	10	0.0%
Portugal	10	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	10	0.0%
Tunisia	10	0.0%
Azerbaijan	10	0.0%
India	10	0.0%
Netherlands	8	0.0%
Cambodia	8	0.0%
Algeria	7	0.0%
Nigeria	7	0.0%
Thailand	7	0.0%
Tajikistan	6	0.0%
United Kingdom	5	0.0%
Kenya	5	0.0%
Haiti	5	0.0%
United States	5	0.0%
Stateless	5	0.0%
Belarus	4	0.0%
Uganda	4	0.0%
Cuba	4	0.0%
Japan	4	0.0%
Finland	3	0.0%
France	3	0.0%
Montenegro	3	0.0%
Gambia	3	0.0%
Ghana	3	0.0%
Madagascar	3	0.0%
Mozambique	3	0.0%
Namibia	3	0.0%
Brazil	3	0.0%
Chile	3	0.0%
Canada	3	0.0%
Nicaragua	3	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	3	0.0%
Sri Lanka	3	0.0%
Indonesia	3	0.0%
Israel	3	0.0%
Jordan	3	0.0%
Mongolia	3	0.0%
Bangladesh	3	0.0%
Pakistan	3	0.0%
Australia	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁸

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Pre-primary attendance per 100 children aged 3–6 (can exceed 100)	89.8 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁶Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 3	52.1 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁶Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier	424 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁹Official
Local property-tax multiplier	475 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁹Official

Alternatives for people set on Suhl

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.

Meiningen as a Suhl alternative in the same region

21 km away, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Hospital beds, per 100k: 2,326.2 Meiningen vs 1,379.0 Suhl+69%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,118 (2025) Meiningen vs 16,969 (2023) Suhlno percentage
Unemployment: 6.1% Meiningen vs 5.3% Suhl+15%
Nearest airport: 61.1 km Meiningen vs 45.0 km Suhl+36%
Residents: 25,002 Meiningen vs 34,685 Suhl−28%
Median gross pay, region: €3,300 Meiningen vs €3,200 Suhl+3%
Annual PM2.5: 7.0 µg/m³ Meiningen vs 7.3 µg/m³ Suhl−4%

Full comparison More about Meiningen

Menden Sauerland as a Suhl alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 222 km, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Hospital beds, per 100k: 371.8 Menden Sauerland vs 1,379.0 Suhl−73%
Median gross pay, region: €3,900 Menden Sauerland vs €3,200 Suhl+22%
Nearest airport: 16.1 km Menden Sauerland vs 45.0 km Suhl−64%
Residents: 52,255 Menden Sauerland vs 34,685 Suhl+51%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,948 (2025) Menden Sauerland vs 16,969 (2023) Suhlno percentage
Rent: €5.63/m² Menden Sauerland vs €5.29/m² Suhl+6%
Unemployment: 5.2% Menden Sauerland vs 5.3% Suhlsame level

Full comparison More about Menden Sauerland

Cities near Suhl

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

Zella-Mehlis 5.8 km away

Rent: 5.33 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Oberhof 10.8 km away

Rent: 5.47 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Schleusingen 11.7 km away

Rent: 5.49 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Themar 13.0 km away

Rent: 4.84 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Steinbach-Hallenberg 13.4 km away

Rent: 5.31 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Ilmenau 17.8 km away

Rent: 5.53 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Neuhaus 18.8 km away

Rent: 4.97 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Meiningen 20.6 km away

Rent: 5.35 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

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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; Suhl's school authority applies it locally.

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

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How many people live in Suhl?

The published population was 34,685 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Suhl?

Average net cold rent is 5.29 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 370 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Suhl?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.3 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..

How safe is Suhl?

What is the unemployment rate in Suhl?

The unemployment rate is about 5.3 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Suhl?

The median gross salary is 3,200 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

Is Suhl a good place to live?

Suhl 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 Suhl?

Zella-Mehlis, Oberhof, Schleusingen, Themar, Steinbach-Hallenberg are near Suhl. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Suhl?

The official country of birth distribution records 31,582 people (89.2%) 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). Suhl, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 78120724ef458a140da4cb5a8f171860]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/suhl/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_suhl-germany-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_82aad23b0077,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Suhl, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {78120724ef458a140da4cb5a8f171860},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/suhl/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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[Suhl, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/suhl/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 78120724ef458a140da4cb5a8f171860; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

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Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort) Bundesagentur für Arbeit · statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-07-14
Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG) tigis.bkg.bund.de · checked 2026-08-05
Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas) bundes-klinik-atlas.de · checked 2026-08-03
Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV · gigabitgrundbuch.bund.de · checked 2026-07-14
Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-08
Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional Destatis · destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²) Destatis · destatis.de · checked 2026-09-18
Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
Destatis Realsteuervergleich destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
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

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INKAR — Indikatoren und Karten zur Raum- und Stadtentwicklung, district (Kreis) indicator table INKAR · inkar.de · checked 2026-07-16
Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt · kba.de · checked 2026-07-14
MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row. destatis.de · checked 2024-12-31
Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted. umweltbundesamt.de · checked 2026-07-15
OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany citizenship distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany country of birth distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
Telekom MagentaMobil M telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts VGRdL · statistikportal.de · checked 2026-07-14
WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Schm�cke WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities Zensus 2022 regional tables · destatis.de · checked 2026-07-26
Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities Zensus 2022 regional tables · destatis.de · checked 2026-07-26
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
miet-check Mietspiegel Suhl miet-check.de · checked 2026-06-04

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