Living in Sopron

In Sopron, unemployment is 2.9% (2022).

The population of Sopron totalled 60,334 at the end of 2022. The city faced an unemployment rate of 2.95% at the end of 2022. The foreign population count was 1,360 at the end of 2022.

Last checked 2026-10-0419 sources

Population60,334people31 Dec 2022Official source · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database

Average gross salary1,853EUR/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 rent4.33EUR/m²/month31 Oct 2018Regional figureOfficial source · Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei

Unemployment rate2.95%country median 4.6% — 37% belowOfficial source · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database

Recorded crime410.3incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · 11.1.2.1 Registered crimes by county and region

PM2.5, annual mean12µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency (EEA)

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

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

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Housing and cost

Housing vacancy measured 12.87% at the end of 2022. Sopron counted 29,583 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)	12.87 %	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)⁴Official
Dwellings	29,583 dwellings	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)⁵Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	4.33 EUR/m²/month	31 Oct 2018	Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei¹¹Official · regional context
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	238.3 EUR/month	31 Oct 2018	Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei¹¹Official · regional context

Is Sopron a good place to live?

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Remote worker59%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 48–70%

Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on education · range 56–74%

Student48%strong on cost, weak on work · range 38–58%

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

Retirement51%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 37–65%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Sopron?

The unemployment rate is about 2.9 % (2022).

Unemployment rate: 2.95 % · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database⁹

Unemployment across cities in HungaryUnemployment in Sopron is 3.0%. Of 277 cities with data, 124 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

124

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Sopron 3.0%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,853 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	2.95 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database⁹Official

What does a salary buy in Sopron?

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

Left over each month€368of €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€4.33/m² · official · Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei · 2018-10-31	− €260
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	€368

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Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Sopron?

Police recorded about 410 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.

Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents: 410.3 incidents per 100,000 · 11.1.2.1 Registered crimes by county and region¹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	410.3 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	11.1.2.1 Registered crimes by county and region¹Official · county

Mobility and administration

Sopron's nearest major airport was 119 km away.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Distance to the nearest major airport	119 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹³Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	SOB	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹³Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Sopron. 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 in the air was 12 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Sopron's monthly mean temperatures were −1°C in January and 22.8°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Sopron?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 12 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 (EEA)²

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

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

PM2.512WHO 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	12 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency (EEA)²Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 15.95 · Feb 19.51 · Mar 21.56 · Apr 29.59 · May 34.32 · Jun 36.82 · Jul 39.28 · Aug 41.12 · Sep 35.31 · Oct 28.23 · Nov 21.23 · Dec 16.28 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹²Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -23.52 · Feb -16.74 · Mar -19.89 · Apr -4.55 · May 0.81 · Jun 4.18 · Jul 9.52 · Aug 7.69 · Sep 2.64 · Oct -7.53 · Nov -8.97 · Dec -16.14 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹²Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -0.96 · Feb 0.93 · Mar 5.42 · Apr 11.18 · May 16.06 · Jun 20.56 · Jul 22.8 · Aug 22.15 · Sep 16.61 · Oct 10.87 · Nov 5.35 · Dec 0.24 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹²Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

How many people live in Sopron?

The published population was 60,334 people in 2022. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database⁹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport97.7%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Foreign residents	1,360 people	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)³Official
Population	60,334 people	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database⁹Official

People and communities

At the end of 2022, 10.6% of residents in Sopron claimed no religious belief or other religious positions.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
No religion or other, share	10.6 %	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)⁷Official

International community in Sopron

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	60,334	100.0%
Citizen of Hungary	58,974	97.7%
Foreign national	1,360	2.3%
EU foreign national	699	1.2%
Non-EU foreign national	661	1.1%

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 group	People	Share
Language spoken with family members or friends	60,334	100.0%
Hungarian language spoken with family members or friends	49,442	81.9%
No answer to question about language spoken with family members or friends	10,481	17.4%
Language spoken with family members or friends by domestic ethnic groups	2,481	4.1%
German language spoken with family members or friends	2,138	3.5%
Other language spoken with family members or friends	1,585	2.6%
Croatian language spoken with family members or friends	76	0.1%
Gipsy (Romani, Boyash) language spoken with family members or friends	63	0.1%
Ukrainian language spoken with family members or friends	55	0.1%
Gipsy (Romani) language spoken with family members or friends	39	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Serbian language spoken with family members or friends	38	0.1%
Romanian language spoken with family members or friends	34	0.1%
Gipsy (Boyash) language spoken with family members or friends	26	0.0%
Slovakian language spoken with family members or friends	25	0.0%
Polish language spoken with family members or friends	22	0.0%
Ruthenian language spoken with family members or friends	11	0.0%
Greek language spoken with family members or friends	10	0.0%
Armenian language spoken with family members or friends	7	0.0%
Bulgarian language spoken with family members or friends	6	0.0%
Slovenian language spoken with family members or friends	5	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	60,334	100.0%
Belong to Hungarian ethnic group	51,263	85.0%
No answer to questions about belong to ethnic groups	8,703	14.4%
Belong to domestic ethnic groups	3,788	6.3%
Belong to German ethnic group	2,866	4.8%
Belong to Other ethnic groups	1,761	2.9%
Belong to Croatian ethnic group	246	0.4%
Belong to Gipsy (Romani) ethnic group	234	0.4%
Belong to Ukrainian ethnic group	108	0.2%
Belong to Romanian ethnic group	101	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Belong to Serbian ethnic group	64	0.1%
Belong to Slovakian ethnic group	56	0.1%
Belong to Greek ethnic group	45	0.1%
Belong to Polish ethnic group	36	0.1%
Belong to Slovenian ethnic group	27	0.0%
Belong to Bulgarian ethnic group	26	0.0%
Belong to Ruthenian ethnic group	24	0.0%
Belong to Armenian ethnic group	21	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	22.07 %	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)⁶Official

Alternatives for people set on Sopron

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.

Szombathely as a Sopron alternative in the same region

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

Recorded crime, per 100k: 273 Szombathely vs 410 Sopron−34%
Unemployment: 3.3% Szombathely vs 2.9% Sopron+11%
Residents: 78,190 Szombathely vs 60,334 Sopron+30%
Rent: €4.33/m² Szombathely vs €4.33/m² Sopronsame level

Full comparison More about Szombathely

Veszprém as a Sopron alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 120 km, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 202 Veszprém vs 410 Sopron−51%
Rent: €3.78/m² Veszprém vs €4.33/m² Sopron−13%
Unemployment: 3.3% Veszprém vs 2.9% Sopron+11%
Residents: 55,910 Veszprém vs 60,334 Sopron−7%

Full comparison More about Veszprém

Cities near Sopron

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

Alternative cities in Hungary

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

All Hungary cities

Kaposvár59,397 residents Veszprém55,910 residents Tatabánya65,830 residents Békéscsaba55,164 residents Szolnok66,061 residents Zalaegerszeg54,428 residents

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Sopron in rankings

#1 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Hungary #11 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in Hungary #14 of 30 in Largest cities in Hungary

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

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

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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 Sopron?

The published population was 60,334 people in 2022. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database.

Is the air quality good in Sopron?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 12 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 (EEA).

How safe is Sopron?

Police recorded about 410 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 Sopron?

The unemployment rate is about 2.9 % (2022). Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database.

How many foreign residents live in Sopron?

1,360 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH).

Is Sopron a good place to live?

Sopron 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.

Which cities are near Sopron?

Mattersburg, Eisenstadt, Neudörfl are near Sopron. 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 Sopron?

The official citizenship distribution records 60,334 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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