Living in Vechta

In Vechta, rents across existing tenancies average €7.23 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 7.3% (2022).

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €10 per m² per month in June 2026. Vechta had a population of 33,728 at the end of 2024. In May 2022, the foreign population was 5,576.

Last checked 2026-09-2334 sources

Population33,728people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)3,550EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)

Average net rent7.23EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 24% aboveOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate7.28%country median 5.1% — 43% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime4,276incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean9µg/m³country median 8.0 — 13% aboveOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Pricier rent than 82% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 87% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than any other German city that publishes it.

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

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 Vechta?

Average net cold rent is 7.23 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): 7.23 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁶

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesVechta highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Vechta€7.23

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

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)	7.23 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁶Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate	10 EUR/m²/month	4 Jun 2026	miet-check Mietspiegel Vechta³⁴Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Vechta 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 worker50%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 41–59%

Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on education · range 47–65%

Student55%strong on cost, weak on education · range 45–65%

Family50%strong on family, weak on education · range 40–60%

Retirement54%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 44–64%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 434 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7.23 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 7.28% in May 2022. The regional median gross salary was €3,550 per month at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €30,312 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Vechta?

The unemployment rate is about 7.3 % (May 2022).

Unemployment rate: 7.28 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁴

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Vechta is 7.3%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Vechta 7.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	89.73 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Gigabit broadband availability	93.57 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Disposable income per resident	30,312 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²¹Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita	57,750 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²¹Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)	3,550 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)¹Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate	7.28 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁴Official

What does a salary buy in Vechta?

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

Left over each month€1,659of €2,358 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.	€2,358
Rent, 60 m²€10.00/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Vechta · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €7.23/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €600
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	€1,659

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Vechta Salary needed to live in Vechta

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Vechta. 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

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Vechta. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	1,157 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)²Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	137.8 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 Vechta 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 residents1,157 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesVechta 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	4,276 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise¹⁷Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	43 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁵Official
Nearest airport	BRE	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁶Official
Distance to nearest airport	48.6 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁶Official

Language courses and integration

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

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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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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Vechta.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Vechta?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency¹⁰

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

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

119

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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

PM2.59WHO 5 · EU 25

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 Vechta is 9.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Vechta 9.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	9 µg/m³country median 8.0	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency¹⁰Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 4.6 · Feb 5.7 · Mar 9.5 · Apr 14.5 · May 18.5 · Jun 21.4 · Jul 23.7 · Aug 23.4 · Sep 19.3 · Oct 14.1 · Nov 8.6 · Dec 5.4 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Diepholz²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -0.6 · Feb -0.4 · Mar 1.4 · Apr 4.1 · May 7.7 · Jun 10.8 · Jul 12.9 · Aug 12.4 · Sep 9.2 · Oct 5.9 · Nov 2.7 · Dec 0.4 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Diepholz²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 2.2 · Feb 2.7 · Mar 5.4 · Apr 9.5 · May 13.4 · Jun 16.4 · Jul 18.5 · Aug 18 · Sep 14.2 · Oct 9.9 · Nov 5.8 · Dec 3.1 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Diepholz²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 59.9 · Feb 48.4 · Mar 47.5 · Apr 38.4 · May 49.3 · Jun 63.1 · Jul 68.7 · Aug 74 · Sep 60.2 · Oct 59.7 · Nov 55.8 · Dec 65.5 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Diepholz²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 45.9 · Feb 71.4 · Mar 118.5 · Apr 179.1 · May 204.9 · Jun 201.9 · Jul 210.9 · Aug 197.8 · Sep 149.7 · Oct 109.2 · Nov 52.8 · Dec 40.9 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Diepholz²²Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	9.4 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)⁹Official · land

Annual PM2.5 over time9 published observations, 2014–2024

7.4

10.1

12.9

15.6

9.020142017201920222024

Annual PM2.5 fell 40.0% between 2014 and 2024, from 15.0 to 9.0.

Similar climate. In Germany: Achim ±0.1 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.0 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.0 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±1.0 °C, Reims (France) ±1.1 °C, Metz (France) ±0.9 °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 87.9 km² in 2024.

How many people live in Vechta?

The published population was 33,728 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport83.5%
Foreign residents16.5%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	631 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹²Official
City area	87.89 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official
Foreign residents	5,576 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²³Official
Population density	383.8 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹⁴Official
Population	33,728 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	16,214 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Catholic share	48.9 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
No religion or other	11,186 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
No religion or other, share	33.8 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Protestant residents	5,726 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Protestant share	17.3 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official

International community in Vechta

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	33,126	100.0%
Germany	25,176	76.0%
Russian Federation	1,155	3.5%
Syrian Arab Republic	821	2.5%
Kazakhstan	783	2.4%
Poland	751	2.3%
Turkey	638	1.9%
Romania	467	1.4%
Kosovo	392	1.2%
Iraq	305	0.9%
Ukraine	296	0.9%

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Published group	People	Share
Bulgaria	287	0.9%
Viet Nam	273	0.8%
Afghanistan	116	0.4%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	91	0.3%
Serbia	88	0.3%
Lithuania	81	0.2%
Albania	80	0.2%
Italy	79	0.2%
Pakistan	78	0.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	64	0.2%
Egypt	47	0.1%
Latvia	46	0.1%
Spain	43	0.1%
Not stated	42	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	40	0.1%
Kyrgyzstan	37	0.1%
United Kingdom	35	0.1%
Morocco	35	0.1%
Netherlands	32	0.1%
India	32	0.1%
Greece	31	0.1%
Nigeria	29	0.1%
Belarus	27	0.1%
Slovenia	26	0.1%
Lebanon	26	0.1%
Czech Republic	25	0.1%
Brazil	25	0.1%
Austria	24	0.1%
France	23	0.1%
United States	23	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	21	0.1%
China	21	0.1%
Uzbekistan	20	0.1%
Philippines	19	0.1%
Portugal	17	0.1%
Hungary	15	0.0%
Georgia	15	0.0%
Nepal	14	0.0%
Bangladesh	14	0.0%
Croatia	13	0.0%
Guinea	12	0.0%
Eritrea	11	0.0%
Gambia	11	0.0%
Cameroon	11	0.0%
Sudan	11	0.0%
Sweden	10	0.0%
Somalia	10	0.0%
Togo	10	0.0%
Colombia	10	0.0%
Belgium	9	0.0%
Libya	9	0.0%
Canada	9	0.0%
Denmark	8	0.0%
Mexico	8	0.0%
Israel	8	0.0%
Thailand	8	0.0%
Montenegro	7	0.0%
Switzerland	7	0.0%
South Africa	7	0.0%
Kenya	6	0.0%
Cuba	6	0.0%
Armenia	6	0.0%
Japan	6	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	5	0.0%
Ghana	5	0.0%
Liberia	5	0.0%
Chad	5	0.0%
Tajikistan	5	0.0%
Estonia	4	0.0%
Slovakia	4	0.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	4	0.0%
Mali	4	0.0%
Tunisia	4	0.0%
Jordan	4	0.0%
Luxembourg	3	0.0%
Cyprus	3	0.0%
Algeria	3	0.0%
Rwanda	3	0.0%
Sierra Leone	3	0.0%
Uganda	3	0.0%
Chile	3	0.0%
Ecuador	3	0.0%
Peru	3	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	3	0.0%
Trinidad and Tobago	3	0.0%
Azerbaijan	3	0.0%
Indonesia	3	0.0%
Lao People'S Democratic Republic	3	0.0%
Mongolia	3	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	3	0.0%
Turkmenistan	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	33,126	100.0%
Germany	27,554	83.2%
Syrian Arab Republic	845	2.6%
Turkey	629	1.9%
Poland	576	1.7%
Romania	507	1.5%
Kosovo	456	1.4%
Bulgaria	331	1.0%
Iraq	305	0.9%
Ukraine	248	0.7%
Viet Nam	213	0.6%

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Published group	People	Share
Russian Federation	121	0.4%
Afghanistan	90	0.3%
Albania	82	0.2%
Italy	77	0.2%
Lithuania	74	0.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	65	0.2%
Serbia	57	0.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	53	0.2%
Pakistan	52	0.2%
Latvia	49	0.1%
Spain	48	0.1%
Egypt	42	0.1%
Greece	32	0.1%
Netherlands	30	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	28	0.1%
Nigeria	27	0.1%
Morocco	27	0.1%
Belarus	25	0.1%
Uncertain	25	0.1%
Portugal	22	0.1%
India	21	0.1%
Kazakhstan	21	0.1%
Croatia	20	0.1%
United States	18	0.1%
China	18	0.1%
Slovenia	17	0.1%
France	16	0.0%
United Kingdom	16	0.0%
Austria	15	0.0%
Eritrea	14	0.0%
Somalia	14	0.0%
Sudan	12	0.0%
Brazil	12	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	12	0.0%
Nepal	12	0.0%
Hungary	11	0.0%
Cameroon	11	0.0%
Guinea	9	0.0%
Colombia	8	0.0%
Azerbaijan	8	0.0%
Gambia	7	0.0%
Canada	7	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	6	0.0%
Mexico	6	0.0%
Japan	6	0.0%
Belgium	5	0.0%
Montenegro	5	0.0%
Czech Republic	5	0.0%
Libya	5	0.0%
Israel	5	0.0%
Philippines	5	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	4	0.0%
Sweden	4	0.0%
Liberia	4	0.0%
South Africa	4	0.0%
Togo	4	0.0%
Georgia	4	0.0%
Not stated	4	0.0%
Denmark	3	0.0%
Iceland	3	0.0%
Luxembourg	3	0.0%
Slovakia	3	0.0%
Switzerland	3	0.0%
Cyprus	3	0.0%
Algeria	3	0.0%
Kenya	3	0.0%
Mali	3	0.0%
Sierra Leone	3	0.0%
Tunisia	3	0.0%
Chile	3	0.0%
Ecuador	3	0.0%
Cuba	3	0.0%
Trinidad and Tobago	3	0.0%
Lebanon	3	0.0%
Mongolia	3	0.0%
Bangladesh	3	0.0%
Thailand	3	0.0%
Malaysia	3	0.0%
Australia	3	0.0%
Stateless	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)	100.6 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁵Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 3	41.7 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁵Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier	320 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁸Official
Local property-tax multiplier	280 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Vechta

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.

Damme as a Vechta alternative in the same region

24 km away, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Unemployment: 3.4% Damme vs 7.3% Vechta−53%
Rent: €5.89/m² Damme vs €7.23/m² Vechta−19%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,722.4 Damme vs 1,157.1 Vechta+49%
Residents: 17,508 Damme vs 33,728 Vechta−48%
Nearest airport: 55.3 km Damme vs 48.6 km Vechta+14%
Median gross pay, region: €3,550 Damme vs €3,550 Vechtasame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,276 Damme vs 4,276 Vechtasame level

Full comparison More about Damme

Menden Sauerland as a Vechta alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 148 km, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Rent: €5.63/m² Menden Sauerland vs €7.23/m² Vechta−22%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,948 Menden Sauerland vs 4,276 Vechta+39%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 371.8 Menden Sauerland vs 1,157.1 Vechta−68%
Unemployment: 5.2% Menden Sauerland vs 7.3% Vechta−28%
Nearest airport: 16.1 km Menden Sauerland vs 48.6 km Vechta−67%
Residents: 52,255 Menden Sauerland vs 33,728 Vechta+55%
Median gross pay, region: €3,900 Menden Sauerland vs €3,550 Vechta+10%

Full comparison More about Menden Sauerland

Tallinn as a Vechta alternative in another country

A move, not a commute, at 1259 km, better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Annual PM2.5: 3.0 µg/m³ Tallinn vs 9.0 µg/m³ Vechta−67%
Rent: €7.33/m² (2008) Tallinn vs €7.23/m² (2022) Vechtano percentage
Nearest airport: 5.6 km Tallinn vs 48.6 km Vechta−88%
Median gross pay, region: €2,068 (2025) Tallinn vs €3,550 (2024) Vechtano percentage

Full comparison More about Tallinn

Cities near Vechta

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

Lohne (Oldenburg) 7.9 km away

Rent: 6.27 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Dinklage 13.4 km away

Rent: 5.89 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Diepholz 14.8 km away

Rent: 5.75 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Wildeshausen 20.5 km away

Rent: 6.42 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Cloppenburg 21.0 km away

Rent: 6.39 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Quakenbrück 23.1 km away

Rent: 5.9 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Dötlingen 23.7 km away

Rent: 5.81 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Damme 24.0 km away

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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; Vechta's school authority applies it locally.

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

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How many people live in Vechta?

The published population was 33,728 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Vechta?

Average net cold rent is 7.23 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 506 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Vechta?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.

What is the unemployment rate in Vechta?

The unemployment rate is about 7.3 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Vechta?

The median gross salary is 3,550 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

Is Vechta a good place to live?

Vechta 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 Vechta?

Lohne (Oldenburg), Dinklage, Diepholz, Wildeshausen, Cloppenburg are near Vechta. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Vechta?

The official country of birth distribution records 25,176 people (76.0%) 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). Vechta, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version ded3abd73a9068f66a1d310fe59c4290]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/vechta/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_vechta-germany-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_29efc3ba1576,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Vechta, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {ded3abd73a9068f66a1d310fe59c4290},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/vechta/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort) Bundesagentur für Arbeit · statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-07-14
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
European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-03

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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
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Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise bka.de · checked 2026-09-23
Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany citizenship distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
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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
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Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
miet-check Mietspiegel Vechta miet-check.de · checked 2026-06-04

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