Living in Esztergom

In Esztergom, unemployment is 3.8% (2022).

Residents of Esztergom numbered 28,612 at the end of 2022. At the end of 2022, unemployment in Esztergom reached 3.8%. Esztergom had a foreign population of 747 at the end of 2022.

Last checked 2026-10-0726 sources

Population28,612people31 Dec 2022Official source · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database

Average gross salary1,752EUR/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 rent3.78EUR/m²/month31 Oct 2018Regional figureOfficial source · Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei

Unemployment rate3.8%country median 4.6% — 18% belowOfficial source · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database

Recorded crime1,491incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · 11.1.2.1. Registered crimes by county and region

PM2.5, annual mean13µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

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

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

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Housing and cost

At the end of 2022, Esztergom recorded a vacancy rate of 8.19%. At the end of 2022, the dwelling count totalled 12,391.

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)	8.19 %	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)⁴Official
Dwellings	12,391 dwellings	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)⁵Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	3.78 EUR/m²/month	31 Oct 2018	Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei¹¹Official · regional context
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	191.3 EUR/month	31 Oct 2018	Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei¹¹Official · regional context

Is Esztergom a good place to live?

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Remote worker57%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 46–68%

Skilled employee61%strong on work, weak on safety · range 52–70%

Student50%strong on cost, weak on work · range 40–60%

Family52%strong on family, weak on cost · range 41–63%

Retirement53%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 39–67%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Esztergom?

The unemployment rate is about 3.8 % (2022). Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database⁹

Unemployment across cities in HungaryUnemployment in Esztergom is 3.8%. Of 277 cities with data, 124 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Esztergom 3.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,752 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	3.8 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database⁹Official

What does a salary buy in Esztergom?

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

Left over each month€401of €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€3.78/m² · official · Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei · 2018-10-31	− €227
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	€401

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Public employment service

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

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Safety

How safe is Esztergom?

Police recorded about 1,491 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	1,491 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	11.1.2.1. Registered crimes by county and region¹Official · county

Mobility and administration

Esztergom's nearest airport was BUD, 56 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	56 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 Esztergom. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

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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

Annual PM2.5 was 13 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Esztergom's monthly mean temperatures were −2.2°C in January and 22°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Esztergom?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 13 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency²

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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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

PM2.513WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	13 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency²Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 13.76 · Feb 16.73 · Mar 21.28 · Apr 29.46 · May 30.94 · Jun 35.86 · Jul 39.38 · Aug 38.43 · Sep 33.14 · Oct 27.78 · Nov 20.23 · Dec 14.23 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹²Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -24.45 · Feb -16.78 · Mar -14.77 · Apr -5.24 · May -0.05 · Jun 2.96 · Jul 7.23 · Aug 6.71 · Sep 1.93 · Oct -6.57 · Nov -13.19 · Dec -16.57 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹²Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -2.23 · Feb -0.2 · Mar 4.65 · Apr 10.86 · May 15.71 · Jun 19.78 · Jul 22.03 · Aug 21.7 · Sep 16.29 · Oct 10.25 · Nov 4.61 · Dec -0.93 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹²Official · coordinate grid
Average precipitation by month	Jan 34.7 · Feb 33.1 · Mar 39.2 · Apr 30.7 · May 61.6 · Jun 63.9 · Jul 65 · Aug 60.1 · Sep 50.8 · Oct 42.6 · Nov 40.7 · Dec 38.1 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO¹³Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

How many people live in Esztergom?

The published population was 28,612 people in 2022. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database⁹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport97.4%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Foreign residents	747 people	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)³Official
Population	28,612 people	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database⁹Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
No religion or other, share	13.24 %	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)⁷Official

International community in Esztergom

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	28,612	100.0%
Citizen of Hungary	27,865	97.4%
Foreign national	747	2.6%
EU foreign national	390	1.4%
Non-EU foreign national	356	1.2%

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	28,612	100.0%
Hungarian language spoken with family members or friends	23,132	80.8%
No answer to question about language spoken with family members or friends	5,260	18.4%
Other language spoken with family members or friends	943	3.3%
Language spoken with family members or friends by domestic ethnic groups	613	2.1%
Gipsy (Romani, Boyash) language spoken with family members or friends	283	1.0%
Gipsy (Romani) language spoken with family members or friends	278	1.0%
German language spoken with family members or friends	147	0.5%
Slovakian language spoken with family members or friends	92	0.3%
Ukrainian language spoken with family members or friends	35	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Romanian language spoken with family members or friends	34	0.1%
Polish language spoken with family members or friends	9	0.0%
Gipsy (Boyash) language spoken with family members or friends	7	0.0%
Croatian language spoken with family members or friends	5	0.0%
Greek language spoken with family members or friends	4	0.0%
Bulgarian language spoken with family members or friends	3	0.0%
Serbian 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
Belong to ethnic groups	28,612	100.0%
Belong to Hungarian ethnic group	23,863	83.4%
No answer to questions about belong to ethnic groups	4,569	16.0%
Belong to domestic ethnic groups	1,245	4.4%
Belong to Other ethnic groups	1,005	3.5%
Belong to Gipsy (Romani) ethnic group	439	1.5%
Belong to German ethnic group	399	1.4%
Belong to Slovakian ethnic group	222	0.8%
Belong to Romanian ethnic group	64	0.2%
Belong to Ukrainian ethnic group	54	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Belong to Polish ethnic group	32	0.1%
Belong to Croatian ethnic group	17	0.1%
Belong to Bulgarian ethnic group	11	0.0%
Belong to Ruthenian ethnic group	11	0.0%
Belong to Greek ethnic group	9	0.0%
Belong to Serbian ethnic group	8	0.0%
Belong to Armenian ethnic group	7	0.0%
Belong to Slovenian ethnic group	5	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	21.73 %	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)⁶Official

Alternatives for people set on Esztergom

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.

Nyergesújfalu as an Esztergom alternative in the same region

14 km away, better on 1 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Unemployment: 2.6% Nyergesújfalu vs 3.8% Esztergom−32%
Residents: 7,376 Nyergesújfalu vs 28,612 Esztergom−74%
Rent: €3.78/m² Nyergesújfalu vs €3.78/m² Esztergomsame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,491 Nyergesújfalu vs 1,491 Esztergomsame level
Annual PM2.5: 13.0 µg/m³ Nyergesújfalu vs 13.0 µg/m³ Esztergomsame level

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Veszprém as an Esztergom alternative in the same country

98 km away, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 55,910 Veszprém vs 28,612 Esztergom+95%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 202 Veszprém vs 1,491 Esztergomno percentage
Unemployment: 3.3% Veszprém vs 3.8% Esztergom−14%
Annual PM2.5: 12.0 µg/m³ Veszprém vs 13.0 µg/m³ Esztergom−8%
Rent: €3.78/m² Veszprém vs €3.78/m² Esztergomsame level

Full comparison More about Veszprém

Cities near Esztergom

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

Alternative cities in Hungary

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

All Hungary cities

Szentendre28,524 residents Kiskunfélegyháza28,872 residents Pápa29,019 residents Budaörs29,024 residents Gyula27,933 residents Hajdúböszörmény29,374 residents

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Esztergom in rankings

#20 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in Hungary #25 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Hungary

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

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

Is Esztergom part of Budapest?

Esztergom is near Budapest, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 36.0 km away by straight-line distance. Budapest city profile

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Common questions

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

How many people live in Esztergom?

The published population was 28,612 people in 2022. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database.

Is the air quality good in Esztergom?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 13 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.

How safe is Esztergom?

What is the unemployment rate in Esztergom?

The unemployment rate is about 3.8 % (2022). Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database.

How many foreign residents live in Esztergom?

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

Is Esztergom a good place to live?

Esztergom 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 Esztergom part of Budapest?

Esztergom is near Budapest, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 36.0 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Esztergom?

Štúrovo, Dorog, Tát, Nyergesújfalu, Piliscsaba are near Esztergom. 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 Esztergom?

The official citizenship distribution records 28,612 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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