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Living in Szekszárd

In Szekszárd, unemployment is 3.8% (2022).

At the end of 2022, Szekszárd had a population of 29,889. At the end of 2022, unemployment in Szekszárd reached 3.84%. Szekszárd was home to 234 foreign residents at the end of 2022.

Last checked 2026-10-0719 sources

Population29,889people31 Dec 2022Official source · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database
Average gross salary1,667EUR/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 rate3.84%country median 4.6% — 17% belowOfficial source · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database
Recorded crime1,876incidents 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 Szekszárd?

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 Szekszárd.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

A vacancy rate of 12.19% was recorded at the end of 2022. The dwelling count was 15,942 at the end of 2022.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Szekszárd 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 internet15Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB17.81 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telekom Domino Next14Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)12.19 %31 Dec 2022Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)4Official
Dwellings15,942 dwellings31 Dec 2022Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)5Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)3.88 EUR/m²/month31 Oct 2018Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei11Official · regional context
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)181.9 EUR/month31 Oct 2018Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei11Official · regional context

Is Szekszárd 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 worker57%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 46–68%
Skilled employee63%strong on work, weak on safety · range 54–72%
Student54%strong on education, weak on work · range 44–64%
Family56%strong on family, weak on cost · range 45–67%
Retirement53%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 39–67%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Szekszárd?

The unemployment rate is about 3.8 % (2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 3.84 % · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database9
Unemployment across cities in HungaryUnemployment in Szekszárd is 3.8%. Of 277 cities with data, 124 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings1,667 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 rate3.84 %country median 4.6%31 Dec 2022Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database9Official

What does a salary buy in Szekszárd?

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

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Szekszárd?

Police recorded about 1,876 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 residents1,876 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 202511.1.2.1. Registered crimes by county and region1Official · county

Mobility and administration

Szekszárd was 54 km from its nearest major airport.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Distance to the nearest major airport54 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports13Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)PEV3 Aug 2026OurAirports13Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Szekszárd. 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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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Szekszárd.

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Climate and air quality

Szekszárd's monthly mean temperatures were −0.8°C in January and 23.5°C in July.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 15.59 · Feb 18.9 · Mar 21.91 · Apr 29.96 · May 33.02 · Jun 37.79 · Jul 41.13 · Aug 39.49 · Sep 35.55 · Oct 29.36 · Nov 21.75 · Dec 17.69 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -20.42 · Feb -19.29 · Mar -15.24 · Apr -4.75 · May 0.75 · Jun 4.28 · Jul 9.29 · Aug 8.66 · Sep 3.34 · Oct -5.6 · Nov -5.93 · Dec -15.39 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by monthJan -0.8 · Feb 1.12 · Mar 6.03 · Apr 11.81 · May 16.75 · Jun 21.09 · Jul 23.5 · Aug 23.22 · Sep 17.54 · Oct 11.74 · Nov 5.86 · Dec 0.39 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

How many people live in Szekszárd?

The published population was 29,889 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 residents234 people31 Dec 2022Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)3Official
Population29,889 people31 Dec 2022Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database9Official

People and communities

At the end of 2022, 18.79% of residents in Szekszárd claimed no religious belief or other religious positions.

MetricValuePeriodSource
No religion or other, share18.79 %31 Dec 2022Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)7Official

International community in Szekszárd

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
Citizenship29,889100.0%
Citizen of Hungary29,65599.2%
Foreign national2340.8%
EU foreign national1290.4%
Non-EU foreign national1050.4%

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 groupPeopleShare
Language spoken with family members or friends29,889100.0%
Hungarian language spoken with family members or friends25,76886.2%
No answer to question about language spoken with family members or friends3,98013.3%
Other language spoken with family members or friends7322.4%
Language spoken with family members or friends by domestic ethnic groups6592.2%
Gipsy (Romani, Boyash) language spoken with family members or friends3171.1%
Gipsy (Romani) language spoken with family members or friends3061.0%
German language spoken with family members or friends2640.9%
Romanian language spoken with family members or friends210.1%
Serbian language spoken with family members or friends150.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Ukrainian language spoken with family members or friends130.0%
Gipsy (Boyash) language spoken with family members or friends110.0%
Croatian language spoken with family members or friends80.0%
Ruthenian language spoken with family members or friends70.0%
Polish language spoken with family members or friends50.0%
Slovakian language spoken with family members or friends50.0%
Bulgarian language spoken with family members or friends40.0%

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 groupPeopleShare
Ethnic groups29,889100.0%
Hungarian25,16684.2%
No answer to ethnic groups4,05913.6%
Domestic ethnic groups1,5005.0%
German8853.0%
Gipsy (Romani)5051.7%
Other ethnic groups1000.3%
Croatian220.1%
Serbian220.1%
Romanian170.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Ukrainian110.0%
Armenian100.0%
Slovakian100.0%
Bulgarian60.0%
Greek60.0%
Polish50.0%
Slovenian50.0%
Ruthenian40.0%

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 higher25.52 %31 Dec 2022Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)6Official

Alternatives for people set on Szekszárd

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.

Békéscsaba as a Szekszárd alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 186 km, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Rent: €3.20/m² Békéscsaba vs €3.88/m² Szekszárd−17%
  • Residents: 55,164 Békéscsaba vs 29,889 Szekszárd+85%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 319 Békéscsaba vs 1,876 Szekszárdno percentage
  • Unemployment: 4.3% Békéscsaba vs 3.8% Szekszárd+12%
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Cities near Szekszárd

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

Alternative cities in Hungary

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

All Hungary cities
Hajdúböszörmény29,374 residentsBudaörs29,024 residentsPápa29,019 residentsKiskunfélegyháza28,872 residentsÓzd31,022 residentsEsztergom28,612 residents

How does Szekszárd compare?

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Szekszárd in rankings

#26 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Hungary

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

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

Is Szekszárd part of Pécs?

Szekszárd is near Pécs, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 47.5 km away by straight-line distance. Pécs 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 Szekszárd?

The published population was 29,889 people in 2022. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database.

How safe is Szekszárd?

Police recorded about 1,876 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 Szekszárd?

The unemployment rate is about 3.8 % (2022). Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database.

How many foreign residents live in Szekszárd?

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

Is Szekszárd a good place to live?

Szekszárd 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 Szekszárd part of Pécs?

Szekszárd is near Pécs, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 47.5 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Szekszárd?

Tolna, Bonyhád, Bátaszék are near Szekszárd. 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 Szekszárd?

The official citizenship distribution records 29,889 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 = {Szekszárd, Hungary: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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