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Living in Alsózsolca

In Alsózsolca, unemployment is 9.2% (2022).

Residents of Alsózsolca numbered 5,594 at the end of 2022. An unemployment rate of 9.24% was measured at the end of 2022. Foreign residents numbered 21 at the end of 2022.

Last checked 2026-10-0725 sources

Population5,594people31 Dec 2022Official source · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database
Average gross salary1,436EUR/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 rent2.66EUR/m²/month31 Oct 2018Regional figureOfficial source · Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei
Unemployment rate9.24%country median 4.6% — 99% aboveOfficial source · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database
Recorded crime1,877incidents 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 Alsózsolca?

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 HungaryNational rates and thresholds that apply in Alsózsolca.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Housing vacancy measured 2.72% at the end of 2022. At the end of 2022, the dwelling count totalled 1,876.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Alsózsolca recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€26
Mobile plan, 10 GB€18
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited26.04 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telekom home internet17Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB17.81 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telekom Domino Next16Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)2.72 %31 Dec 2022Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)3Official
Dwellings1,876 dwellings31 Dec 2022Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)4Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)2.66 EUR/m²/month31 Oct 2018Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei10Official · regional context
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)141.1 EUR/month31 Oct 2018Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei10Official · regional context

Is Alsózsolca 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 39–61%
Skilled employee47%strong on work, weak on education · range 38–56%
Student49%strong on cost, weak on work · range 39–59%
Family42%strong on safety, weak on education · range 31–53%
Retirement58%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 44–72%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Alsózsolca?

The unemployment rate is about 9.2 % (2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 9.24 % · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database8
Unemployment across cities in HungaryUnemployment in Alsózsolca is 9.2%. Of 277 cities with data, 124 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings1,436 EUR/month31 Dec 2025KSH STADAT 20.1.2.7 — Average gross earnings of full-time employees by location of employer head office, counties and regions9Official · county
Unemployment rate9.24 %country median 4.6%31 Dec 2022Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database8Official

What does a salary buy in Alsózsolca?

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

Hungary median gross pay: €1,005 (2022-12-31).
Left over each month€468of €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€2.66/m² · official · Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei · 2018-10-31− €159
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€468
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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Alsózsolca. 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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Safety

How safe is Alsózsolca?

Police recorded about 1,877 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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents1,877 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 202511.1.2.1. Registered crimes by county and region1Official · county

Mobility and administration

Alsózsolca's nearest airport was DEB, 85 km away and offered 2 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport2 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights14Official
Distance to the nearest major airport85 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports15Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)DEB3 Aug 2026OurAirports15Official

Language courses and integration

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

Alsózsolca's monthly mean temperatures were −2.9°C in January and 21.9°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 28 mm in January and 91.1 mm in July.

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
MetricValuePeriodSource
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 13.4 · Feb 15.97 · Mar 22.17 · Apr 28.94 · May 30.99 · Jun 36.31 · Jul 39.74 · Aug 37.86 · Sep 34.48 · Oct 26.91 · Nov 21.5 · Dec 12.34 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center11Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -21.3 · Feb -19.73 · Mar -16.03 · Apr -4.8 · May -1.56 · Jun 3.83 · Jul 8 · Aug 7.26 · Sep 2.43 · Oct -5.29 · Nov -10.17 · Dec -16.47 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center11Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by monthJan -2.87 · Feb -0.73 · Mar 4.43 · Apr 10.77 · May 15.73 · Jun 19.69 · Jul 21.85 · Aug 21.58 · Sep 16.16 · Oct 9.98 · Nov 4.34 · Dec -1.33 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center11Official · coordinate grid
Average precipitation by monthJan 28 · Feb 35.3 · Mar 31.3 · Apr 47.4 · May 67 · Jun 85 · Jul 91.1 · Aug 64.6 · Sep 53.8 · Oct 56.8 · Nov 44.6 · Dec 39 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO12Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

How many people live in Alsózsolca?

The published population was 5,594 people in 2022. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database8

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign residents21 people31 Dec 2022Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)2Official
Population5,594 people31 Dec 2022Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database8Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
No religion or other, share7.88 %31 Dec 2022Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)6Official

International community in Alsózsolca

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 groupPeopleShare
Citizenship5,594100.0%
Citizen of Hungary5,57399.6%
Foreign national210.4%
EU foreign national160.3%
Non-EU foreign national50.1%

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 groupPeopleShare
Language spoken with family members or friends5,594100.0%
Hungarian language spoken with family members or friends4,83186.4%
No answer to question about language spoken with family members or friends75913.6%
Other language spoken with family members or friends961.7%
Language spoken with family members or friends by domestic ethnic groups220.4%
German language spoken with family members or friends110.2%
Slovakian language spoken with family members or friends60.1%
Romanian language spoken with family members or friends30.1%

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 groupPeopleShare
Belong to ethnic groups5,594100.0%
Belong to Hungarian ethnic group4,93688.2%
No answer to questions about belong to ethnic groups65211.7%
Belong to domestic ethnic groups59410.6%
Belong to Gipsy (Romani) ethnic group56010.0%
Belong to Other ethnic groups1021.8%
Belong to German ethnic group150.3%
Belong to Slovakian ethnic group70.1%
Belong to Ruthenian ethnic group50.1%
Belong to Bulgarian ethnic group30.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Belong to Romanian ethnic group30.1%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher9.78 %31 Dec 2022Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)5Official

Alternatives for people set on Alsózsolca

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.

Érd as an Alsózsolca alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 165 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: 71,253 Érd vs 5,594 Alsózsolca+1174%
  • Unemployment: 3.6% Érd vs 9.2% Alsózsolca−61%
  • Rent: €2.93/m² Érd vs €2.66/m² Alsózsolcano percentage
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 462 Érd vs 1,877 Alsózsolcano percentage
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Cities near Alsózsolca

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

Alternative cities in Hungary

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

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Szikszó5,579 residentsIzsák5,616 residentsTápiószentmárton5,618 residentsMezőcsát5,650 residentsBerhida5,660 residentsHosszúpályi5,514 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Alsózsolca 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; Alsózsolca's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Alsózsolca part of Miskolc?

Alsózsolca is identified as a satellite of Miskolc. It is about 9.6 km away by straight-line distance. Miskolc city profile

Relationship type: Satellite Of. Source13

Common questions

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

How many people live in Alsózsolca?

The published population was 5,594 people in 2022. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database.

How safe is Alsózsolca?

Police recorded about 1,877 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 region.

What is the unemployment rate in Alsózsolca?

The unemployment rate is about 9.2 % (2022). Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database.

How many foreign residents live in Alsózsolca?

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

Is Alsózsolca a good place to live?

Alsózsolca 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 Alsózsolca part of Miskolc?

Alsózsolca is identified as a satellite of Miskolc. It is about 9.6 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Alsózsolca?

Miskolc, Felsőzsolca, Tiszalúc, Szikszó, Emőd are near Alsózsolca. 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 Alsózsolca?

The official citizenship distribution records 5,594 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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