Living in Abony

In Abony, unemployment is 5.2% (2022).

Residents of Abony numbered 14,841 at the end of 2022. Abony registered an unemployment rate of 5.18% at the end of 2022. The foreign population count was 65 at the end of 2022.

Last checked 2026-10-0726 sources

Population14,841people31 Dec 2022Official source · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database

Average gross salary1,624EUR/month31 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · KSH STADAT 20.1.2.7 — Average gross earnings of full-time employees by location of employer head office, counties and regions

Average net rent2.93EUR/m²/month31 Oct 2018District figureOfficial source · Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei

Unemployment rate5.18%country median 4.6% — 12% aboveOfficial source · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database

Recorded crime1,557incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · 11.1.2.1. Registered crimes by county and region

Which Hungary-wide rules apply when you move to Abony?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

Abony had a vacancy rate of 7.12% at the end of 2022. Abony counted 5,953 dwellings at the end of 2022.

How much does it cost to rent in Abony?

Average net cold rent is about 2.93 EUR/m² per month (2018-10), 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): 2.93 EUR/m²/month · Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei¹⁰

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€26

Mobile plan, 10 GB€18

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	26.04 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom home internet¹⁷Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	17.81 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom Domino Next¹⁶Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)	7.12 %	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)³Official
Dwellings	5,953 dwellings	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)⁴Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	2.93 EUR/m²/month	31 Oct 2018	Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei¹⁰Official · county
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	175.6 EUR/month	31 Oct 2018	Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei¹⁰Official · county

Is Abony a good place to live?

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Remote worker54%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 43–65%

Skilled employee53%strong on work, weak on education · range 44–62%

Student46%strong on cost, weak on work · range 36–56%

Family44%strong on safety, weak on education · range 33–55%

Retirement55%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 41–69%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 176 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 2.93 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: 2018-10

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Abony?

The unemployment rate is about 5.2 % (2022).

Unemployment rate: 5.18 % · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database⁸

Unemployment across cities in HungaryUnemployment in Abony is 5.2%. Of 277 cities with data, 124 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

124

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Abony 5.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,624 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	KSH STADAT 20.1.2.7 — Average gross earnings of full-time employees by location of employer head office, counties and regions⁹Official · county
Unemployment rate	5.18 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database⁸Official

What does a salary buy in Abony?

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

Left over each month€452of €672 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; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€672
Rent, 60 m²€2.93/m² · official · Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei · 2018-10-31	− €176
Internet€26 · official · Telekom home internet · 2026-09-30	− €26
Mobile plan€18 · official · Telekom Domino Next · 2026-09-30	− €18
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€452

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Abony. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

National Employment Service — Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Abony?

Police recorded about 1,557 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: 11.1.2.1. Registered crimes by county and region¹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	1,557 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	11.1.2.1. Registered crimes by county and region¹Official · county

Mobility and administration

Abony's nearest airport was BUD, 62 km away and offered 77 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	77 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁴Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	62 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁵Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	BUD	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁵Official

Language courses and integration

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

Country-level information

Care and integration support for persons granted international or national protection — Newcomer Adaptation

National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing — Refugee Affairs Directorate

For persons granted international protection, persons granted national protection.

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were −1.1°C in January and 23.8°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 25.4 mm in January and 65.5 mm in July.

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 15.18 · Feb 18.97 · Mar 22.87 · Apr 30.77 · May 32.99 · Jun 38.45 · Jul 41.6 · Aug 40.23 · Sep 36.3 · Oct 29.14 · Nov 22.81 · Dec 16.81 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹¹Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -20.45 · Feb -20.4 · Mar -12.91 · Apr -4.53 · May 1.28 · Jun 4.61 · Jul 9.33 · Aug 8.88 · Sep 3.8 · Oct -4.52 · Nov -5.63 · Dec -16.5 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹¹Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.14 · Feb 0.93 · Mar 6.04 · Apr 12.07 · May 17.26 · Jun 21.47 · Jul 23.78 · Aug 23.55 · Sep 17.89 · Oct 11.8 · Nov 5.81 · Dec 0.14 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹¹Official · coordinate grid
Average precipitation by month	Jan 25.4 · Feb 30.1 · Mar 25.8 · Apr 37.9 · May 55.3 · Jun 69 · Jul 65.5 · Aug 52.2 · Sep 51.3 · Oct 41.9 · Nov 38.4 · Dec 38.9 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO¹²Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

How many people live in Abony?

The published population was 14,841 people in 2022. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database⁸

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport99.6%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Foreign residents	65 people	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)²Official
Population	14,841 people	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database⁸Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
No religion or other, share	17.55 %	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)⁶Official

International community in Abony

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Citizenship

Population enumerated in the 2022 Hungarian Census; settlement data, population; all sexes and ages as source table defines · 2022 Census

Published group	People	Share
Citizenship	14,841	100.0%
Citizen of Hungary	14,776	99.6%
Foreign national	65	0.4%
EU foreign national	41	0.3%
Non-EU foreign national	24	0.2%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁷

Language spoken at home

Population enumerated in the 2022 Hungarian Census; settlement data, population; all sexes and ages as source table defines · 2022 Census

Published group	People	Share
Language spoken with family members or friends	14,841	100.0%
Hungarian language spoken with family members or friends	13,023	87.8%
No answer to question about language spoken with family members or friends	1,791	12.1%
Other language spoken with family members or friends	241	1.6%
Language spoken with family members or friends by domestic ethnic groups	119	0.8%
Gipsy (Romani, Boyash) language spoken with family members or friends	66	0.4%
Gipsy (Romani) language spoken with family members or friends	62	0.4%
Romanian language spoken with family members or friends	22	0.1%
German language spoken with family members or friends	15	0.1%
Gipsy (Boyash) language spoken with family members or friends	5	0.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Greek language spoken with family members or friends	4	0.0%
Slovakian language spoken with family members or friends	3	0.0%
Ukrainian language spoken with family members or friends	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁷

Ancestry or ethnicity

Population enumerated in the 2022 Hungarian Census; settlement data, population; all sexes and ages as source table defines · 2022 Census

Published group	People	Share
Belong to ethnic groups	14,841	100.0%
Belong to Hungarian ethnic group	13,337	89.9%
No answer to questions about belong to ethnic groups	1,481	10.0%
Belong to domestic ethnic groups	493	3.3%
Belong to Gipsy (Romani) ethnic group	388	2.6%
Belong to Other ethnic groups	250	1.7%
Belong to Romanian ethnic group	45	0.3%
Belong to German ethnic group	20	0.1%
Belong to Ukrainian ethnic group	15	0.1%
Belong to Serbian ethnic group	8	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Belong to Bulgarian ethnic group	6	0.0%
Belong to Slovakian ethnic group	6	0.0%
Belong to Greek ethnic group	5	0.0%
Belong to Croatian ethnic group	3	0.0%
Belong to Polish ethnic group	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁷

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher	10.38 %	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)⁵Official

Alternatives for people set on Abony

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.

Cegléd as an Abony alternative in the same region

16 km away, better on 1 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Residents: 36,200 Cegléd vs 14,841 Abony+144%
Unemployment: 4.4% Cegléd vs 5.2% Abony−15%
Rent: €2.93/m² Cegléd vs €2.93/m² Abonysame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,557 Cegléd vs 1,557 Abonysame level

Full comparison More about Cegléd

Sopron as an Abony alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 263 km, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 60,334 Sopron vs 14,841 Abony+307%
Unemployment: 2.9% Sopron vs 5.2% Abony−43%
Rent: €4.33/m² Sopron vs €2.93/m² Abonyno percentage
Recorded crime, per 100k: 410 Sopron vs 1,557 Abonyno percentage

Full comparison More about Sopron

Cities near Abony

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

Alternative cities in Hungary

Other cities in Hungary to compare with Abony, nearest in population first.

All Hungary cities

Biatorbágy15,002 residents Kalocsa15,013 residents Kisvárda15,095 residents Törökbálint14,525 residents Szarvas14,473 residents Pilisvörösvár14,468 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Abony under the national coverage rules.

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 3 to 16, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Hungarian as a second language (második idegen nyelvként) support programmes. How to enrol a child (kormany.hu).

A country-wide rule for Hungary; Abony's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Abony part of Budapest?

Abony belongs to the same official metropolitan area as Budapest; that does not by itself make it an administrative part of the hub. It is about 80.6 km away by straight-line distance. Budapest city profile

Relationship type: Metro Member Of. Source²⁶

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Abony?

The published population was 14,841 people in 2022. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database.

How much does it cost to rent in Abony?

Average net cold rent is about 2.93 EUR/m² per month (2018-10), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 205 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei.

How safe is Abony?

What is the unemployment rate in Abony?

The unemployment rate is about 5.2 % (2022). Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database.

How many foreign residents live in Abony?

65 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH).

Is Abony a good place to live?

Abony may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Is Abony part of Budapest?

Abony belongs to the same official metropolitan area as Budapest; that does not by itself make it an administrative part of the hub. It is about 80.6 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Abony?

Szolnok, Újszász, Cegléd, Tápiószele, Rákóczifalva are near Abony. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people are in the Citizenship citizenship group in Abony?

The official citizenship distribution records 14,841 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2022 Census. This is a citizenship measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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