Living in Dombóvár

In Dombóvár, unemployment is 4.8% (2022).

Dombóvár had a population of 17,259 at the end of 2022. An unemployment rate of 4.82% was measured at the end of 2022. Dombóvár had a foreign population of 227 at the end of 2022.

Last checked 2026-10-0718 sources

Population17,259people31 Dec 2022Official source · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database

Average gross salary1,667EUR/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 rent3.88EUR/m²/month31 Oct 2018Regional figureOfficial source · Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei

Unemployment rate4.82%country median 4.6% — 4% aboveOfficial source · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database

Recorded crime1,876incidents 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 Dombóvár?

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 Dombóvár.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

A vacancy rate of 12.77% was recorded at the end of 2022. The dwelling count was 8,830 at the end of 2022.

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 internet¹⁶Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	17.81 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom Domino Next¹⁵Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)	12.77 %	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)⁴Official
Dwellings	8,830 dwellings	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)⁵Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	3.88 EUR/m²/month	31 Oct 2018	Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei¹¹Official · regional context
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	181.9 EUR/month	31 Oct 2018	Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei¹¹Official · regional context

Is Dombóvár a good place to live?

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

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

Student48%strong on cost, weak on work · range 38–58%

Family47%strong on safety, weak on education · range 36–58%

Retirement54%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 40–68%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Dombóvár?

The unemployment rate is about 4.8 % (2022).

Unemployment rate: 4.82 % · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database⁹

Unemployment across cities in HungaryUnemployment in Dombóvár is 4.8%. Of 277 cities with data, 124 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Dombóvár 4.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,667 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 regions¹⁰Official · county
Unemployment rate	4.82 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database⁹Official

What does a salary buy in Dombóvár?

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

Left over each month€395of €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€3.88/m² · official · Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei · 2018-10-31	− €233
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	€395

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Dombóvár. 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 Dombóvár?

Police recorded about 1,876 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	1,876 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	11.1.2.1. Registered crimes by county and region¹Official · county

Mobility and administration

Dombóvár's nearest major airport was 44 km away.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Distance to the nearest major airport	44 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	PEV	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Dombóvár. 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 temperature moved from −0.9°C in January to 23.1°C in July. Dombóvár's monthly precipitation totalled 31.4 mm in January and 71.4 mm in July.

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 14.92 · Feb 19.08 · Mar 21.6 · Apr 29.79 · May 32.49 · Jun 37.14 · Jul 40.41 · Aug 39.32 · Sep 34.37 · Oct 28.82 · Nov 21.32 · Dec 17.17 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹²Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -20.46 · Feb -15.62 · Mar -16.33 · Apr -4.39 · May 0.79 · Jun 4.18 · Jul 9.23 · Aug 8.28 · Sep 2.98 · Oct -5.7 · Nov -5.96 · Dec -16.1 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹²Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -0.89 · Feb 1.01 · Mar 5.77 · Apr 11.49 · May 16.28 · Jun 20.66 · Jul 23.08 · Aug 22.76 · Sep 17.1 · Oct 11.44 · Nov 5.7 · Dec 0.3 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹²Official · coordinate grid
Average precipitation by month	Jan 31.4 · Feb 37.5 · Mar 34.5 · Apr 43.1 · May 67.7 · Jun 76.5 · Jul 71.4 · Aug 67.1 · Sep 71 · Oct 62.6 · Nov 54.2 · Dec 47.7 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO¹³Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

How many people live in Dombóvár?

The published population was 17,259 people in 2022. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database⁹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport98.7%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Foreign residents	227 people	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)³Official
Population	17,259 people	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database⁹Official

People and communities

Dombóvár had 12.25% of residents with other or no religious affiliation at the end of 2022.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
No religion or other, share	12.25 %	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)⁷Official

International community in Dombóvár

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	17,259	100.0%
Citizen of Hungary	17,032	98.7%
Foreign national	227	1.3%
Non-EU foreign national	136	0.8%
EU foreign national	90	0.5%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁸

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	17,259	100.0%
Hungarian language spoken with family members or friends	15,019	87.0%
No answer to question about language spoken with family members or friends	2,144	12.4%
Other language spoken with family members or friends	342	2.0%
Language spoken with family members or friends by domestic ethnic groups	317	1.8%
German language spoken with family members or friends	160	0.9%
Gipsy (Romani, Boyash) language spoken with family members or friends	90	0.5%
Gipsy (Romani) language spoken with family members or friends	73	0.4%
Ukrainian language spoken with family members or friends	26	0.2%
Gipsy (Boyash) language spoken with family members or friends	19	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Croatian language spoken with family members or friends	11	0.1%
Romanian language spoken with family members or friends	10	0.1%
Greek language spoken with family members or friends	5	0.0%
Slovakian language spoken with family members or friends	5	0.0%
Bulgarian language spoken with family members or friends	4	0.0%
Polish language spoken with family members or friends	4	0.0%
Armenian language spoken with family members or friends	3	0.0%
Ruthenian language spoken with family members or friends	3	0.0%
Slovenian 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 source⁸

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
Ethnic groups	17,259	100.0%
Hungarian	14,909	86.4%
No answer to ethnic groups	2,150	12.5%
Domestic ethnic groups	640	3.7%
Gipsy (Romani)	279	1.6%
German	276	1.6%
Other ethnic groups	32	0.2%
Croatian	28	0.2%
Ukrainian	27	0.2%
Romanian	7	0.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Armenian	6	0.0%
Serbian	6	0.0%
Polish	5	0.0%
Ruthenian	5	0.0%
Greek	4	0.0%
Slovakian	4	0.0%
Slovenian	4	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁸

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher	15.86 %	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)⁶Official

Alternatives for people set on Dombóvár

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.

Békéscsaba as a Dombóvár alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 228 km, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 55,164 Békéscsaba vs 17,259 Dombóvár+220%
Rent: €3.20/m² Békéscsaba vs €3.88/m² Dombóvár−17%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 319 Békéscsaba vs 1,876 Dombóvárno percentage
Unemployment: 4.3% Békéscsaba vs 4.8% Dombóvár−11%

Full comparison More about Békéscsaba

Cities near Dombóvár

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

Alternative cities in Hungary

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

All Hungary cities

Mohács17,239 residents Paks17,417 residents Dabas17,470 residents Balmazújváros16,994 residents Százhalombatta17,535 residents Pécel17,565 residents

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

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

Is Dombóvár part of Pécs?

Dombóvár is near Pécs, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 38.3 km away by straight-line distance. Pécs city profile

Relationship type: Nearby Independent Place. Source²

Common questions

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

How many people live in Dombóvár?

The published population was 17,259 people in 2022. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database.

How safe is Dombóvár?

What is the unemployment rate in Dombóvár?

The unemployment rate is about 4.8 % (2022). Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database.

How many foreign residents live in Dombóvár?

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

Is Dombóvár a good place to live?

Dombóvár 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 Dombóvár part of Pécs?

Dombóvár is near Pécs, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 38.3 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Dombóvár?

Komló is near Dombóvár. 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 Dombóvár?

The official citizenship distribution records 17,259 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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