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Living in Mezőhegyes

In Mezőhegyes, unemployment is 4.3% (2022).

Residents of Mezőhegyes numbered 4,496 at the end of 2022. Mezőhegyes's unemployment stood at 4.28% at the end of 2022. Mezőhegyes was home to 21 foreign residents at the end of 2022.

Last checked 2026-10-0720 sources

Population4,496people31 Dec 2022Official source · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database
Average gross salary1,350EUR/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 rent3.2EUR/m²/month31 Oct 2018Regional figureOfficial source · Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei
Unemployment rate4.28%country median 4.6% — 8% belowOfficial source · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database
Recorded crime1,886incidents 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 Mezőhegyes?

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 Mezőhegyes.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

At the end of 2022, the vacancy rate reached 24.14%. The number of dwellings in Mezőhegyes reached 2,834 at the end of 2022.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Mezőhegyes 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 internet16Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB17.81 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telekom Domino Next15Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)24.14 %31 Dec 2022Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)4Official
Dwellings2,834 dwellings31 Dec 2022Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)5Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)3.2 EUR/m²/month31 Oct 2018Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei11Official · regional context
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)169.3 EUR/month31 Oct 2018Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei11Official · regional context

Is Mezőhegyes 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 employee57%strong on work, weak on education · range 48–66%
Student46%strong on cost, weak on work · range 36–56%
Family46%strong on safety, weak on education · range 35–57%
Retirement53%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 39–67%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Mezőhegyes?

The unemployment rate is about 4.3 % (2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 4.28 % · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database9
Unemployment across cities in HungaryUnemployment in Mezőhegyes is 4.3%. Of 277 cities with data, 124 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings1,350 EUR/month31 Dec 2025KSH STADAT 20.1.2.7 — Average gross earnings of full-time employees by location of employer head office, counties and regions10Official · county
Unemployment rate4.28 %country median 4.6%31 Dec 2022Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database9Official

What does a salary buy in Mezőhegyes?

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€436of €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€3.20/m² · official · Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei · 2018-10-31− €192
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€436
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Mezőhegyes Salary needed to live in Mezőhegyes

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Mezőhegyes. 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 Mezőhegyes. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Mezőhegyes?

Police recorded about 1,886 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 residents1,886 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 202511.1.2.1. Registered crimes by county and region1Official · county

Mobility and administration

Mezőhegyes's nearest airport was DEB, 144 km away and offered 2 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport2 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights13Official
Distance to the nearest major airport144 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports14Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)DEB3 Aug 2026OurAirports14Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Mezőhegyes. 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 temperatures were −0.9°C in January and 24.2°C in July.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 15.27 · Feb 18.77 · Mar 23.8 · Apr 30.31 · May 34.34 · Jun 38.87 · Jul 40.8 · Aug 41.18 · Sep 37.35 · Oct 30.09 · Nov 24.11 · Dec 17.14 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -23.61 · Feb -19.36 · Mar -12.55 · Apr -4.75 · May 1.71 · Jun 4.96 · Jul 9.59 · Aug 8.82 · Sep 3.77 · Oct -4.39 · Nov -5.93 · Dec -16.55 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by monthJan -0.87 · Feb 1.3 · Mar 6.3 · Apr 12.25 · May 17.59 · Jun 21.84 · Jul 24.19 · Aug 24.11 · Sep 18.38 · Oct 12.16 · Nov 6.22 · Dec 0.47 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

How many people live in Mezőhegyes?

The published population was 4,496 people in 2022. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database9

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)3Official
Population4,496 people31 Dec 2022Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database9Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
No religion or other, share31.47 %31 Dec 2022Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)7Official

International community in Mezőhegyes

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
Citizenship4,496100.0%
Citizen of Hungary4,47599.5%
Foreign national210.5%
EU foreign national170.4%
Non-EU foreign national40.1%

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 groupPeopleShare
Language spoken with family members or friends4,496100.0%
Hungarian language spoken with family members or friends3,97788.5%
No answer to question about language spoken with family members or friends51311.4%
Other language spoken with family members or friends731.6%
Language spoken with family members or friends by domestic ethnic groups330.7%
German language spoken with family members or friends140.3%
Romanian language spoken with family members or friends120.3%

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 groupPeopleShare
Ethnic groups4,496100.0%
Hungarian3,96088.1%
No answer to ethnic groups51911.5%
Domestic ethnic groups631.4%
Romanian230.5%
German130.3%
Slovakian130.3%
Gipsy (Romani)100.2%
Other ethnic groups100.2%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher12.61 %31 Dec 2022Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)6Official

Alternatives for people set on Mezőhegyes

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 a Mezőhegyes alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 186 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 4,496 Mezőhegyes+1485%
  • Rent: €2.93/m² Érd vs €3.20/m² Mezőhegyesno percentage
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 462 Érd vs 1,886 Mezőhegyesno percentage
  • Unemployment: 3.6% Érd vs 4.3% Mezőhegyes−15%
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Cities near Mezőhegyes

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

Alternative cities in Hungary

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

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Kondoros4,541 residentsCsorvás4,432 residentsCsenger4,422 residentsNagyszénás4,403 residentsCsurgó4,387 residentsKemecse4,649 residents

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

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

Is Mezőhegyes part of Szeged?

Mezőhegyes is near Szeged, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 53.2 km away by straight-line distance. Szeged 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 Mezőhegyes?

The published population was 4,496 people in 2022. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database.

How safe is Mezőhegyes?

Police recorded about 1,886 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 Mezőhegyes?

The unemployment rate is about 4.3 % (2022). Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database.

How many foreign residents live in Mezőhegyes?

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

Is Mezőhegyes a good place to live?

Mezőhegyes 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 Mezőhegyes part of Szeged?

Mezőhegyes is near Szeged, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 53.2 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Mezőhegyes?

Mezőkovácsháza, Tótkomlós, Battonya are near Mezőhegyes. 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 Mezőhegyes?

The official citizenship distribution records 4,496 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Mezőhegyes, Hungary: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version e119b2e0b37d0c57b5902aad85fb0eb3]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/hu/mezohegyes/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Mezőhegyes, Hungary: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety},
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