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An unemployment rate of 3% was measured at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0726 sources

Average gross salary4,079EUR/month31 Dec 2022Regional figureOfficial source · Mean annual earnings by NUTS 1 region - NACE Rev. 2, B-S excluding O (2022)
Average rent555EUR/month31 Dec 2024Municipality figureOfficial source · Woonlasten huishoudens; kenmerken huishouden, woning, gemeente (85950NED)
Unemployment rate3%31 Dec 2024Municipality figureOfficial source · CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality
Recorded crime3,580incidents per 100,000country median 3,090 — 16% aboveOfficial source · Geregistreerde criminaliteit; soort misdrijf, regio (CBS StatLine table 83648NED)
PM2.5, annual mean9.36µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)

Lower unemployment than 66% of Dutch cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 65% of Dutch cities that publish it and dirtier air than 76% of Dutch cities that publish it.

Which Netherlands-wide rules apply when you move to Budel?

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 NetherlandsNational rates and thresholds that apply in Budel.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Budel. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Budel recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€43
Mobile plan, 10 GB€25
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited42.5 EUR/month30 Sept 2026KPN 100 Mbps home internet7Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB25 EUR/month30 Sept 2026KPN 20GB mobile plan8Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)555 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Woonlasten huishoudens; kenmerken huishouden, woning, gemeente (85950NED)17Official · parent municipality

Is Budel a good place to live?

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Remote worker52%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 38–66%
Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 46–68%
Student51%strong on cost, weak on work · range 40–62%
Family50%strong on family, weak on cost · range 41–59%
Retirement55%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 42–68%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Budel?

The unemployment rate is 3 % (2024). Source: CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality3

Unemployment across cities in NetherlandsUnemployment in Budel is 3.0%. Of 337 cities with data, 146 have unemployment of 3 to under 3.5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings4,079 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Mean annual earnings by NUTS 1 region - NACE Rev. 2, B-S excluding O (2022)9Official · regional context
Unemployment rate3 %31 Dec 2024CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality3Official · parent municipality

What does a salary buy in Budel?

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

Netherlands median gross pay: €3,667 (2022-12-31).
Left over each month€2,423of €3,045 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.€3,045
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · Woonlasten huishoudens; kenmerken huishouden, woning, gemeente (85950NED) · 2024-12-31− €555
Internet€43 · official · KPN 100 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30− €43
Mobile plan€25 · official · KPN 20GB mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €25
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€2,423
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Budel Salary needed to live in Budel

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Budel. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

UWV public employment service — Public employment service

Uitvoeringsinstituut Werknemersverzekeringen (UWV)

Job Search
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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Budel. Sources checked through 11 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary schools3 count3 Aug 2026DUO (Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs)4Official
Schools5 count3 Aug 2026DUO (Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs)4Official

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 5 to 16, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: extra Dutch-language reception support for recently-arrived immigrant pupils (NT2 reception funding). How to enrol a child (rijksoverheid.nl).

A country-wide rule for Netherlands; Budel's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Safety

How safe is Budel?

Police recorded 3,580 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Geregistreerde criminaliteit; soort misdrijf, regio (CBS StatLine table 83648NED)5

Recorded crime across major citiesBudel highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Budel highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Amsterdam8,970
Rotterdam8,200
Eindhoven7,990
Arnhem6,970
The Hague6,890
Utrecht6,800
Nijmegen6,280
Groningen6,160
Breda5,870
Tilburg5,560
Almere4,280
Almere Stad4,278
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents3,580 incidents per 100,000country median 3,09031 Dec 2025Geregistreerde criminaliteit; soort misdrijf, regio (CBS StatLine table 83648NED)5Official

Mobility and administration

Budel's nearest airport was EIN, 24 km away and offered 62 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport62 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights15Official
Distance to the nearest major airport24 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports16Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)EIN3 Aug 2026OurAirports16Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Budel. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Blik op Werk integration-provider quality register — Other

Blik op Werk

For integration-course applicants.

DutchIn Person, Online
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DUO choosing an integration course — State Language Course

Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs (DUO)

For people who must integrate.

DutchIn Person
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Budel.

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 3.3°C in January and 19.1°C in July. Budel's monthly precipitation totalled 67.8 mm in January and 72.7 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 69 hours in January and 213.2 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Budel?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 9.4 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

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

  • PM2.5 — annual mean: 9.36 µg/m³ · Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)1
Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in NetherlandsAnnual PM2.5 in Budel is 9.4 µg/m³. Of 50 cities with data, 19 have annual PM2.5 of 9 to under 10 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean9.36 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)1Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 6.3 · Feb 7.5 · Mar 11.6 · Apr 16.3 · May 20 · Jun 22.8 · Jul 24.9 · Aug 24.5 · Sep 20.7 · Oct 15.6 · Nov 10.2 · Dec 6.6 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO10Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 0.3 · Feb 0.1 · Mar 1.7 · Apr 4 · May 8.2 · Jun 11.2 · Jul 13.3 · Aug 12.6 · Sep 9.6 · Oct 6.6 · Nov 3.4 · Dec 1.1 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO11Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 3.3 · Feb 3.8 · Mar 6.6 · Apr 10.2 · May 14.1 · Jun 17 · Jul 19.1 · Aug 18.5 · Sep 15.1 · Oct 11.1 · Nov 6.8 · Dec 3.9 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO12Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 67.8 · Feb 64.1 · Mar 56 · Apr 45.6 · May 57.7 · Jun 72.7 · Jul 72.7 · Aug 80.5 · Sep 60.3 · Oct 61.5 · Nov 71.1 · Dec 85.3 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO13Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 69 · Feb 87.9 · Mar 139.8 · Apr 186.4 · May 214.4 · Jun 209 · Jul 213.2 · Aug 199.1 · Sep 161 · Oct 122.4 · Nov 73.4 · Dec 56.5 hours31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO14Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±0.3 °C, Werl (Germany) ±0.6 °C, Cologne (Germany) ±0.2 °C, Bergisch Gladbach (Germany) ±0.2 °C, Bruehl (Germany) ±0.2 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Universities0 count3 Aug 2026DUO (Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs)4Official

Alternatives for people set on Budel

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Budel from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Cities near Budel

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

Hamont-Achel Belgium · 3.8 km away
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890 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Budel 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.

Is Budel part of Eindhoven?

Budel is in the published commuting zone of Eindhoven; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Eindhoven city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source6

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Common questions

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

Is the air quality good in Budel?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 9.4 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged).

How safe is Budel?

Police recorded 3,580 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Geregistreerde criminaliteit; soort misdrijf, regio (CBS StatLine table 83648NED).

What is the unemployment rate in Budel?

The unemployment rate is 3 % (2024). Source: CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality.

Is Budel a good place to live?

Budel 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 Budel part of Eindhoven?

Budel is in the published commuting zone of Eindhoven; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Budel?

Eindhoven, Helmond, Cranendonck, Hamont, Hamont-Achel are near Budel. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Budel, Netherlands: rent, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 20d2541811c289eca4a1f642ecd7f267]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nl/budel/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Budel, Netherlands: rent, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {20d2541811c289eca4a1f642ecd7f267},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nl/budel/},
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}
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Sources

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  1. Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged) discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-09-23
  2. Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50 opendata.fin.belgium.be · checked 2026-09-23
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  4. DUO (Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs) duo.nl · checked 2026-08-03
  5. Geregistreerde criminaliteit; soort misdrijf, regio (CBS StatLine table 83648NED) opendata.cbs.nl · checked 2026-10-05
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  8. KPN 20GB mobile plan kpn.com · checked 2026-09-15
  9. Mean annual earnings by NUTS 1 region - NACE Rev. 2, B-S excluding O (2022) ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-09-23
  10. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
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