Living in Fót

In Fót, unemployment is 3.7% (2022).

The population of Fót totalled 21,431 at the end of 2022. An unemployment rate of 3.74% was measured at the end of 2022. Fót's foreign population totalled 266 at the end of 2022.

Last checked 2026-10-0727 sources

Population21,431people31 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 rate3.74%country median 4.6% — 19% belowOfficial 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

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

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

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, the vacancy rate reached 2.4%. Fót counted 7,715 dwellings at the end of 2022.

How much does it cost to rent in Fót?

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 eredményei¹¹

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)	2.4 %	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)⁴Official
Dwellings	7,715 dwellings	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)⁵Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	2.93 EUR/m²/month	31 Oct 2018	Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei¹¹Official · county
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	175.6 EUR/month	31 Oct 2018	Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei¹¹Official · county

Is Fót a good place to live?

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

Skilled employee62%strong on work, weak on safety · range 53–71%

Student51%strong on cost, weak on work · range 41–61%

Family53%strong on family, weak on cost · range 42–64%

Retirement52%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 38–66%

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 Fót?

The unemployment rate is about 3.7 % (2022).

Unemployment rate: 3.74 % · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database⁹

Unemployment across cities in HungaryUnemployment in Fót is 3.7%. Of 277 cities with data, 124 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

124

2–44–66–88–1010–1212–1424–26

Fót 3.7%

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 regions¹⁰Official · county
Unemployment rate	3.74 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database⁹Official

What does a salary buy in Fót?

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 Fót. 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 Fót. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Fót?

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

Fót's nearest airport was BUD, 22 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	22 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 Fót. 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

Annual PM2.5 was 13 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Monthly mean temperature moved from −1.7°C in January to 23°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Fót?

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

JFMAMJJASOND

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 14.28 · Feb 17.7 · Mar 22.16 · Apr 30.23 · May 32.72 · Jun 37.49 · Jul 40.79 · Aug 39.06 · Sep 34.48 · Oct 27.98 · Nov 21.17 · Dec 15.27 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹²Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -20.15 · Feb -19.94 · Mar -14.15 · Apr -4.76 · May 0.74 · Jun 4 · Jul 9.19 · Aug 7.98 · Sep 2.87 · Oct -6.29 · Nov -8.93 · Dec -16.83 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹²Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.68 · Feb 0.3 · Mar 5.33 · Apr 11.58 · May 16.65 · Jun 20.8 · Jul 23.04 · Aug 22.62 · Sep 17 · Oct 10.92 · Nov 5.08 · Dec -0.46 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹²Official · coordinate grid
Average precipitation by month	Jan 33 · Feb 30.2 · Mar 31.2 · Apr 32.5 · May 57.3 · Jun 60 · Jul 53.7 · Aug 54.2 · Sep 46.1 · Oct 44.1 · Nov 46.2 · Dec 37.7 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO¹³Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

How many people live in Fót?

The published population was 21,431 people in 2022. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database⁹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport98.8%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Foreign residents	266 people	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)³Official
Population	21,431 people	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database⁹Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
No religion or other, share	17.53 %	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)⁷Official

International community in Fót

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	21,431	100.0%
Citizen of Hungary	21,165	98.8%
Foreign national	266	1.2%
Non-EU foreign national	145	0.7%
EU foreign national	119	0.6%

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	21,431	100.0%
Hungarian language spoken with family members or friends	18,092	84.4%
No answer to question about language spoken with family members or friends	3,255	15.2%
Other language spoken with family members or friends	987	4.6%
Language spoken with family members or friends by domestic ethnic groups	183	0.9%
German language spoken with family members or friends	51	0.2%
Gipsy (Romani, Boyash) language spoken with family members or friends	49	0.2%
Gipsy (Romani) language spoken with family members or friends	42	0.2%
Romanian language spoken with family members or friends	23	0.1%
Bulgarian language spoken with family members or friends	14	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Slovakian language spoken with family members or friends	13	0.1%
Ukrainian language spoken with family members or friends	12	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%
Ruthenian language spoken with family members or friends	4	0.0%
Serbian language spoken with family members or friends	4	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	21,431	100.0%
Hungarian	18,085	84.4%
No answer to ethnic groups	3,180	14.8%
Domestic ethnic groups	356	1.7%
Other ethnic groups	139	0.6%
Gipsy (Romani)	122	0.6%
German	91	0.4%
Romanian	45	0.2%
Slovakian	21	0.1%
Ukrainian	20	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Greek	16	0.1%
Bulgarian	11	0.1%
Polish	11	0.1%
Armenian	7	0.0%
Serbian	6	0.0%
Croatian	5	0.0%
Ruthenian	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	23.32 %	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)⁶Official

Alternatives for people set on Fót

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.

Kistarcsa as a Fót alternative in the same region

9 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Annual PM2.5: 7.0 µg/m³ Kistarcsa vs 13.0 µg/m³ Fót−46%
Residents: 13,879 Kistarcsa vs 21,431 Fót−35%
Unemployment: 3.4% Kistarcsa vs 3.7% Fót−8%
Rent: €2.93/m² Kistarcsa vs €2.93/m² Fótsame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,557 Kistarcsa vs 1,557 Fótsame level

Full comparison More about Kistarcsa

Veszprém as a Fót alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 112 km, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 55,910 Veszprém vs 21,431 Fót+161%
Rent: €3.78/m² Veszprém vs €2.93/m² Fótno percentage
Recorded crime, per 100k: 202 Veszprém vs 1,557 Fótno percentage
Unemployment: 3.3% Veszprém vs 3.7% Fót−12%
Annual PM2.5: 12.0 µg/m³ Veszprém vs 13.0 µg/m³ Fót−8%

Full comparison More about Veszprém

Cities near Fót

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

Alternative cities in Hungary

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

All Hungary cities

Vecsés21,134 residents Makó21,878 residents Göd21,897 residents Komló21,917 residents Veresegyház20,764 residents Gyömrő20,231 residents

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Fót in rankings

#21 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in Hungary #22 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Hungary

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

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

Is Fót part of Budapest?

Fót is identified as a satellite of Budapest. It is about 16.5 km away by straight-line distance. Budapest city profile

Relationship type: Satellite Of. Source²⁷

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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 Fót?

The published population was 21,431 people in 2022. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database.

How much does it cost to rent in Fót?

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.

Is the air quality good in Fót?

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 Fót?

What is the unemployment rate in Fót?

The unemployment rate is about 3.7 % (2022). Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database.

How many foreign residents live in Fót?

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

Is Fót a good place to live?

Fót 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 Fót part of Budapest?

Fót is identified as a satellite of Budapest. It is about 16.5 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Fót?

Dunakeszi, Csömör, Kerepes, Kistarcsa, Veresegyház are near Fót. 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 Fót?

The official citizenship distribution records 21,431 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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  title = {Fót, Hungary: population, rent, salary, cost of living, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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