Living in Kartal

In Kartal, unemployment is 3.9% (2022).

Residents of Kartal numbered 5,869 at the end of 2022. At the end of 2022, unemployment in Kartal reached 3.9%. Foreign residents numbered 22 at the end of 2022.

Last checked 2026-10-0725 sources

Population5,869people31 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 rate3.9%country median 4.6% — 16% 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

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

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 Kartal.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Kartal had a vacancy rate of 1.82% at the end of 2022. The number of dwellings in Kartal reached 2,035 at the end of 2022.

How much does it cost to rent in Kartal?

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 internet¹⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	17.81 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom Domino Next¹⁴Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)	1.82 %	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)³Official
Dwellings	2,035 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 Kartal 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 worker56%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 45–67%

Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on education · range 49–67%

Student44%strong on cost, weak on work · range 34–54%

Family46%strong on safety, weak on education · range 35–57%

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

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 Kartal?

The unemployment rate is about 3.9 % (2022). Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database⁸

Unemployment across cities in HungaryUnemployment in Kartal is 3.9%. Of 277 cities with data, 124 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

124

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Kartal 3.9%

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	3.9 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database⁸Official

What does a salary buy in Kartal?

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

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Kartal Salary needed to live in Kartal

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Kartal. 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

National Employment Service of Hungary

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

Safety

How safe is Kartal?

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

Kartal's nearest airport was BUD, 34 km away and offered 77 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	77 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹²Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	34 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹³Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	BUD	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹³Official

Language courses and integration

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

HungarianIn Person

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Kartal.

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Climate and air quality

Kartal's monthly mean temperatures were −1.7°C in January and 23°C in July.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
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 Center¹¹Official · 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 Center¹¹Official · 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 Center¹¹Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

How many people live in Kartal?

The published population was 5,869 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	22 people	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)²Official
Population	5,869 people	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database⁸Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
No religion or other, share	8.91 %	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)⁶Official

International community in Kartal

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	5,869	100.0%
Citizen of Hungary	5,847	99.6%
Foreign national	22	0.4%
EU foreign national	16	0.3%
Non-EU foreign national	6	0.1%

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 group	People	Share
Language spoken with family members or friends	5,869	100.0%
Hungarian language spoken with family members or friends	5,349	91.1%
No answer to question about language spoken with family members or friends	504	8.6%
Other language spoken with family members or friends	181	3.1%
Language spoken with family members or friends by domestic ethnic groups	29	0.5%
Gipsy (Romani, Boyash) language spoken with family members or friends	12	0.2%
Gipsy (Romani) language spoken with family members or friends	10	0.2%
German language spoken with family members or friends	9	0.2%
Gipsy (Boyash) language spoken with family members or friends	4	0.1%
Armenian language spoken with family members or friends	3	0.1%

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 group	People	Share
Ethnic groups	5,869	100.0%
Hungarian	5,393	91.9%
No answer to ethnic groups	453	7.7%
Domestic ethnic groups	77	1.3%
Gipsy (Romani)	38	0.6%
German	16	0.3%
Other ethnic groups	10	0.2%
Romanian	10	0.2%
Slovakian	3	0.1%

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	11.22 %	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)⁵Official

Alternatives for people set on Kartal

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.

Veresegyház as a Kartal alternative in the same region

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

Residents: 20,764 Veresegyház vs 5,869 Kartal+254%
Unemployment: 3.5% Veresegyház vs 3.9% Kartal−10%
Rent: €2.93/m² Veresegyház vs €2.93/m² Kartalsame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,557 Veresegyház vs 1,557 Kartalsame level

Full comparison More about Veresegyház

Sopron as a Kartal alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 220 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 5,869 Kartal+928%
Rent: €4.33/m² Sopron vs €2.93/m² Kartalno percentage
Unemployment: 2.9% Sopron vs 3.9% Kartal−25%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 410 Sopron vs 1,557 Kartalno percentage

Full comparison More about Sopron

Cities near Kartal

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

Alternative cities in Hungary

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

All Hungary cities

Sümeg5,879 residents Algyő5,898 residents Újszász5,820 residents Bátaszék5,921 residents Nagyecsed5,927 residents Tápiószele5,943 residents

How does Kartal compare?

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

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

Is Kartal part of Budapest?

Kartal is identified as a satellite of Budapest. It is about 42.4 km away by straight-line distance. Budapest city profile

Relationship type: Satellite Of. Source²⁵

Common questions

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

How many people live in Kartal?

The published population was 5,869 people in 2022. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database.

How much does it cost to rent in Kartal?

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 Kartal?

What is the unemployment rate in Kartal?

The unemployment rate is about 3.9 % (2022). Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database.

How many foreign residents live in Kartal?

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

Is Kartal a good place to live?

Kartal 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 Kartal part of Budapest?

Kartal is identified as a satellite of Budapest. It is about 42.4 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Kartal?

Aszód, Tura, Hatvan, Lőrinci, Gödöllő are near Kartal. 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 Kartal?

The official citizenship distribution records 5,869 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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