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Living in Zsámbék

In Zsámbék, unemployment is 3.6% (2022).

Residents of Zsámbék numbered 5,688 at the end of 2022. At the end of 2022, unemployment in Zsámbék reached 3.6%. Zsámbék's foreign population totalled 69 at the end of 2022.

Last checked 2026-10-0726 sources

Population5,688people31 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 rate3.6%country median 4.6% — 22% 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 Zsámbék?

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 Zsámbék.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

The vacancy rate was 2.49% at the end of 2022. The city had 1,929 dwellings at the end of 2022.

How much does it cost to rent in Zsámbék?

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
Zsámbék 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)2.49 %31 Dec 2022Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)3Official
Dwellings1,929 dwellings31 Dec 2022Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)4Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)2.93 EUR/m²/month31 Oct 2018Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei10Official · county
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)175.6 EUR/month31 Oct 2018Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei10Official · county

Is Zsámbék a good place to live?

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Remote worker57%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 46–68%
Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on safety · range 56–74%
Student55%strong on education, weak on work · range 45–65%
Family57%strong on family, weak on cost · range 46–68%
Retirement52%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 38–66%

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 Zsámbék?

The unemployment rate is about 3.6 % (2022). Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database8

Unemployment across cities in HungaryUnemployment in Zsámbék is 3.6%. Of 277 cities with data, 124 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings1,624 EUR/month31 Dec 2025KSH STADAT 20.1.2.7 — Average gross earnings of full-time employees by location of employer head office, counties and regions9Official · county
Unemployment rate3.6 %country median 4.6%31 Dec 2022Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database8Official

What does a salary buy in Zsámbék?

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€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
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Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Zsámbék?

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents1,557 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 202511.1.2.1. Registered crimes by county and region1Official · county

Mobility and administration

Zsámbék's nearest airport was BUD, 43 km away and offered 77 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport77 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights13Official
Distance to the nearest major airport43 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports14Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)BUD3 Aug 2026OurAirports14Official

Language courses and integration

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

Zsámbék's monthly mean temperatures were −1.6°C in January and 22.8°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 33 mm in January and 53.7 mm in July.

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
MetricValuePeriodSource
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 14.88 · Feb 17.96 · Mar 21.08 · Apr 29.8 · May 32.41 · Jun 36.85 · Jul 40.02 · Aug 39.12 · Sep 33.62 · Oct 27.81 · Nov 20.47 · Dec 15.49 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center11Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -20.75 · Feb -18.73 · Mar -13.75 · Apr -4.42 · May 0.51 · Jun 3.69 · Jul 8.85 · Aug 7.69 · Sep 2.46 · Oct -7.66 · Nov -10.42 · Dec -17.71 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center11Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by monthJan -1.6 · Feb 0.34 · Mar 5.13 · Apr 11.17 · May 16.18 · Jun 20.47 · Jul 22.81 · Aug 22.32 · Sep 16.76 · Oct 10.81 · Nov 5.06 · Dec -0.42 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center11Official · coordinate grid
Average precipitation by monthJan 33 · Feb 30.2 · Mar 31.2 · Apr 32.5 · May 57.3 · Jun 60 · Jul 53.7 · Aug 54.2 · Sep 46.1 · Oct 44.1 · Nov 46.2 · Dec 37.7 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO12Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

How many people live in Zsámbék?

The published population was 5,688 people in 2022. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database8

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign residents69 people31 Dec 2022Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)2Official
Population5,688 people31 Dec 2022Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database8Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
No religion or other, share13.01 %31 Dec 2022Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)6Official

International community in Zsámbék

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
Citizenship5,688100.0%
Citizen of Hungary5,61998.8%
Foreign national691.2%
EU foreign national520.9%
Non-EU foreign national170.3%

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 groupPeopleShare
Language spoken with family members or friends5,688100.0%
Hungarian language spoken with family members or friends4,95487.1%
No answer to question about language spoken with family members or friends71912.6%
Other language spoken with family members or friends2113.7%
Language spoken with family members or friends by domestic ethnic groups1041.8%
German language spoken with family members or friends741.3%
Romanian language spoken with family members or friends70.1%
Slovakian language spoken with family members or friends70.1%
Ukrainian language spoken with family members or friends70.1%
Gipsy (Romani, Boyash) language spoken with family members or friends30.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Gipsy (Romani) language spoken with family members or friends30.1%

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 groupPeopleShare
Belong to ethnic groups5,688100.0%
Belong to Hungarian ethnic group5,08089.3%
No answer to questions about belong to ethnic groups59010.4%
Belong to domestic ethnic groups3385.9%
Belong to German ethnic group2454.3%
Belong to Other ethnic groups2364.1%
Belong to Gipsy (Romani) ethnic group290.5%
Belong to Romanian ethnic group170.3%
Belong to Ukrainian ethnic group160.3%
Belong to Slovakian ethnic group110.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Belong to Croatian ethnic group60.1%
Belong to Polish ethnic group40.1%
Belong to Ruthenian ethnic group40.1%
Belong to Serbian ethnic group40.1%
Belong to Bulgarian ethnic group30.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source7

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher26.44 %31 Dec 2022Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)5Official

Alternatives for people set on Zsámbék

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.

Sopron as a Zsámbék alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 161 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 5,688 Zsámbék+961%
  • Rent: €4.33/m² Sopron vs €2.93/m² Zsámbékno percentage
  • Unemployment: 2.9% Sopron vs 3.6% Zsámbék−18%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 410 Sopron vs 1,557 Zsámbékno percentage
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Cities near Zsámbék

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

Alternative cities in Hungary

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

All Hungary cities
Berhida5,660 residentsMezőcsát5,650 residentsTápiószentmárton5,618 residentsIzsák5,616 residentsBalkány5,776 residentsAlsózsolca5,594 residents

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

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

Is Zsámbék part of Budapest?

Zsámbék is identified as a satellite of Budapest. It is about 23.4 km away by straight-line distance. Budapest city profile

Relationship type: Satellite Of. Source26

Common questions

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

How many people live in Zsámbék?

The published population was 5,688 people in 2022. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database.

How much does it cost to rent in Zsámbék?

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 Zsámbék?

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 region.

What is the unemployment rate in Zsámbék?

The unemployment rate is about 3.6 % (2022). Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database.

How many foreign residents live in Zsámbék?

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

Is Zsámbék a good place to live?

Zsámbék 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 Zsámbék part of Budapest?

Zsámbék is identified as a satellite of Budapest. It is about 23.4 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Zsámbék?

Bicske, Páty, Biatorbágy, Piliscsaba, Budakeszi are near Zsámbék. 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 Zsámbék?

The official citizenship distribution records 5,688 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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