Living in Mohács

In Mohács, unemployment is 5.3% (2022).

At the end of 2022, Mohács had a population of 17,239. Mohács's unemployment stood at 5.33% at the end of 2022. The foreign population count was 141 at the end of 2022.

Last checked 2026-10-0717 sources

Population17,239people31 Dec 2022Official source · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database

Average gross salary1,527EUR/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 rate5.33%country median 4.6% — 15% aboveOfficial source · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database

Recorded crime1,684incidents 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 Mohács?

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 Mohács.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

A vacancy rate of 10.74% was recorded at the end of 2022. Mohács counted 8,507 dwellings 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 internet¹⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	17.81 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom Domino Next¹⁴Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)	10.74 %	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)⁴Official
Dwellings	8,507 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 Mohács a good place to live?

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

Skilled employee54%strong on work, weak on education · range 45–63%

Student49%strong on cost, weak on work · range 39–59%

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

Retirement55%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 41–69%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Mohács?

The unemployment rate is about 5.3 % (2022).

Unemployment rate: 5.33 % · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database⁹

Unemployment across cities in HungaryUnemployment in Mohács is 5.3%. Of 277 cities with data, 124 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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2–44–66–88–1010–1212–1424–26

Mohács 5.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,527 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	5.33 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database⁹Official

What does a salary buy in Mohács?

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 Mohács. 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 Mohács. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Mohács?

Police recorded about 1,684 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	1,684 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	11.1.2.1. Registered crimes by county and region¹Official · county

Mobility and administration

Mohács's nearest major airport was 34 km away.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Distance to the nearest major airport	34 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹³Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	PEV	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹³Official

Language courses and integration

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

Mohács's monthly mean temperatures were −0.5°C in January and 24°C in July.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 15.79 · Feb 18.47 · Mar 23.14 · Apr 29.85 · May 33.76 · Jun 38.04 · Jul 40.82 · Aug 40.23 · Sep 36.57 · Oct 30.49 · Nov 22.87 · Dec 18.19 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹²Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -23.2 · Feb -16.48 · Mar -16.01 · Apr -4.45 · May 1.03 · Jun 4.89 · Jul 9.86 · Aug 9.01 · Sep 3.93 · Oct -4.38 · Nov -6.09 · Dec -17.74 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹²Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -0.5 · Feb 1.47 · Mar 6.33 · Apr 12.04 · May 17.09 · Jun 21.46 · Jul 23.99 · Aug 23.78 · Sep 18.05 · Oct 12.21 · Nov 6.26 · Dec 0.68 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹²Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

How many people live in Mohács?

The published population was 17,239 people in 2022. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database⁹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport99.2%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Foreign residents	141 people	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)³Official
Population	17,239 people	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database⁹Official

People and communities

At the end of 2022, 9.9% of residents in Mohács claimed no religious belief or other religious positions.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
No religion or other, share	9.9 %	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)⁷Official

International community in Mohács

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	17,239	100.0%
Citizen of Hungary	17,098	99.2%
Foreign national	141	0.8%
EU foreign national	74	0.4%
Non-EU foreign national	67	0.4%

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	17,239	100.0%
Hungarian language spoken with family members or friends	14,241	82.6%
No answer to question about language spoken with family members or friends	2,915	16.9%
Language spoken with family members or friends by domestic ethnic groups	611	3.5%
German language spoken with family members or friends	366	2.1%
Other language spoken with family members or friends	314	1.8%
Croatian language spoken with family members or friends	178	1.0%
Serbian language spoken with family members or friends	29	0.2%
Gipsy (Romani, Boyash) language spoken with family members or friends	28	0.2%
Gipsy (Romani) language spoken with family members or friends	17	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Gipsy (Boyash) language spoken with family members or friends	14	0.1%
Bulgarian language spoken with family members or friends	3	0.0%
Greek 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	17,239	100.0%
Belong to Hungarian ethnic group	14,683	85.2%
No answer to questions about belong to ethnic groups	2,496	14.5%
Belong to domestic ethnic groups	2,309	13.4%
Belong to German ethnic group	1,299	7.5%
Belong to Croatian ethnic group	520	3.0%
Belong to Gipsy (Romani) ethnic group	400	2.3%
Belong to Other ethnic groups	322	1.9%
Belong to Serbian ethnic group	64	0.4%
Belong to Armenian ethnic group	21	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Belong to Slovakian ethnic group	14	0.1%
Belong to Bulgarian ethnic group	7	0.0%
Belong to Ruthenian ethnic group	7	0.0%
Belong to Greek ethnic group	6	0.0%
Belong to Romanian ethnic group	5	0.0%
Belong to Ukrainian ethnic group	4	0.0%
Belong to Polish ethnic group	3	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	16.18 %	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)⁶Official

Alternatives for people set on Mohács

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.

Bátaszék as a Mohács alternative in the same region

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

Unemployment: 4.2% Bátaszék vs 5.3% Mohács−21%
Residents: 5,921 Bátaszék vs 17,239 Mohács−66%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,876 Bátaszék vs 1,684 Mohács+11%
Rent: €3.88/m² Bátaszék vs €3.88/m² Mohácssame level

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Békéscsaba as a Mohács alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 200 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 17,239 Mohács+220%
Rent: €3.20/m² Békéscsaba vs €3.88/m² Mohács−17%
Unemployment: 4.3% Békéscsaba vs 5.3% Mohács−19%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 319 Békéscsaba vs 1,684 Mohácsno percentage

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Cities near Mohács

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

Alternative cities in Hungary

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

All Hungary cities

Dombóvár17,259 residents Paks17,417 residents Dabas17,470 residents Balmazújváros16,994 residents Százhalombatta17,535 residents Pécel17,565 residents

How does Mohács compare?

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

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

Is Mohács part of Pécs?

Mohács belongs to the same official metropolitan area as Pécs; that does not by itself make it an administrative part of the hub. It is about 38.5 km away by straight-line distance. Pécs city profile

Relationship type: Metro Member Of. Source²

Common questions

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

How many people live in Mohács?

The published population was 17,239 people in 2022. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database.

How safe is Mohács?

What is the unemployment rate in Mohács?

The unemployment rate is about 5.3 % (2022). Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database.

How many foreign residents live in Mohács?

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

Is Mohács a good place to live?

Mohács 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 Mohács part of Pécs?

Mohács belongs to the same official metropolitan area as Pécs; that does not by itself make it an administrative part of the hub. It is about 38.5 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Mohács?

Bátaszék is near Mohács. 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 Mohács?

The official citizenship distribution records 17,239 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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