Living in Sopot
In Sopot, rent averages €15.65 per m² a month (2026) and unemployment is 2.3% (2025).
Annual PM2.5 was 13 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. In March 2021, the foreign population was 228. The unemployment rate was 2.3% at the end of 2025.
Pricier rent than 95% of Polish cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 90% of Polish cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 87% of Polish cities that publish it.
Which Poland-wide rules apply when you move to Sopot?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
How much does it cost to rent in Sopot?
Average net cold rent is about 15.65 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), 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): 15.65 EUR/m²/month · Raport o sytuacji na rynku nieruchomości mieszkaniowych i komercyjnych w Polsce w 2025 r. — Aneks statystyczny14
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 11.56 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Netia 600 Mbps fixed internet10Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 10.4 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Orange Poland mobile plan12Official · national market |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 15.65 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €4.41 | 31 Mar 2026 | Raport o sytuacji na rynku nieruchomości mieszkaniowych i komercyjnych w Polsce w 2025 r. — Aneks statystyczny14Official |
Is Sopot 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.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 939 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 15.65 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Sopot?
The unemployment rate is 2.3 % (2025). Source: Local Data Bank — Share of registered unemployed persons in the working-age population by sex, total, 20258
Sopot 2.3%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross salary (regional) | 1,961 EUR/month | 27 Aug 2026 | bdl.stat.gov.pl1Official |
| Unemployment rate | 2.3 %country median 4.4% | 31 Dec 2025 | Local Data Bank — Share of registered unemployed persons in the working-age population by sex, total, 20258Official |
What does a salary buy in Sopot?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
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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. | €1,484 |
| Rent, 60 m²€15.65/m² · official · Raport o sytuacji na rynku nieruchomości mieszkaniowych i komercyjnych w Polsce w 2025 r. · 2026-03-31 | − €939 |
| Internet€12 · official · Netia 600 Mbps fixed internet · 2026-09-30 | − €12 |
| Mobile plan€10 · official · Orange Poland mobile plan · 2026-09-30 | − €10 |
| Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities | — |
| Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish | €523 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Sopot. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Public Employment Services Poland — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Sopot. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Sopot?
Police recorded 4,092 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: bdl.stat.gov.pl2
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 4,092 incidents per 100,000country median 2,452 | 31 Dec 2024 | bdl.stat.gov.pl2Official |
Mobility and administration
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Sopot. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Polish language classes for foreigners seeking international protection — State Language Course
Office for Foreigners of Poland
For foreigners seeking international protection and receiving social assistance, temporary-protection beneficiaries receiving support.
Polish-language and adaptation courses for repatriates and their families — Newcomer Adaptation
Centre for the Development of Polish Education Abroad (ORPEG)
For repatriates, repatriate family members.
Climate and air quality
Is the air quality good in Sopot?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 13 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — Poland 2024 PM2.5 station data3
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Sopot 13.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 13 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — PL NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Sopot, ul. Bitwy Pod Płowcami)4Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM10 — annual mean | 17 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — PL PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Sopot, ul. Bitwy Pod Płowcami)5Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 13 µg/m³country median 16.0 | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — Poland 2024 PM2.5 station data3Official |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 2.1 · Feb 2.6 · Mar 5.6 · Apr 11 · May 16 · Jun 19.7 · Jul 22.1 · Aug 22.1 · Sep 17.6 · Oct 12 · Nov 7 · Dec 3.7 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Hel16Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -1.1 · Feb -1.1 · Mar 0.2 · Apr 3.2 · May 7.6 · Jun 11.8 · Jul 14.8 · Aug 15.1 · Sep 11.9 · Oct 7.6 · Nov 3.7 · Dec 0.6 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Hel16Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 0.6 · Feb 0.7 · Mar 2.7 · Apr 6.7 · May 11.4 · Jun 15.4 · Jul 18.1 · Aug 18.2 · Sep 14.5 · Oct 9.7 · Nov 5.3 · Dec 2.2 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Hel16Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 38.5 · Feb 30.7 · Mar 32.9 · Apr 30.7 · May 48.9 · Jun 57.6 · Jul 77.9 · Aug 67.6 · Sep 60.6 · Oct 57.4 · Nov 49.2 · Dec 46 mm | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Hel16Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In Poland: Koszalin ±0.8 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±0.8 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±0.8 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±0.8 °C, Heide (Germany) ±1.0 °C, Meldorf (Germany) ±1.0 °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.
Population and city profile
The city covered 28 km² in 2024. Population density was 1,123 people per km² in 2024.
How many people live in Sopot?
The published population was 32,962 people in March 2021. Source: Narodowy Spis Powszechny Ludności i Mieszkań 2021 — miejscowości, ludność ogółem (P4182)9
By nationality
National passport99.3%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 28 km² | 31 Dec 2024 | GUS BDL / GUGiK area variable 20186Official |
| Foreign residents | 228 people | 31 Mar 2021 | GUS BDL / NSP 2021 non-Polish citizenship variable 16533677Official |
| Population density | 1,123 people/km² | 31 Dec 2024 | Reproducible gmina density for Sopot: population total 2024 / official area_2024, rounded to the metric contract precision 0.15Official |
| Population | 32,962 people | 31 Mar 2021 | Narodowy Spis Powszechny Ludności i Mieszkań 2021 — miejscowości, ludność ogółem (P4182)9Official |
Alternatives for people set on Sopot
Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Sopot from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.
Alternative cities in Poland
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How does Sopot compare?
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Sopot in rankings
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Sopot when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.
Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.
Open the official coverage guideSchool for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 7 to 18, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: oddział przygotowawczy (preparatory unit; min 3 h/week Polish as foreign language within 20-26 h/week). How to enrol a child (gov.pl).
A country-wide rule for Poland; Sopot's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Sopot?
The published population was 32,962 people in March 2021. Source: Narodowy Spis Powszechny Ludności i Mieszkań 2021 — miejscowości, ludność ogółem (P4182).
How much does it cost to rent in Sopot?
Average net cold rent is about 15.65 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 1,095 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Raport o sytuacji na rynku nieruchomości mieszkaniowych i komercyjnych w Polsce w 2025 r. — Aneks statystyczny.
Is the air quality good in Sopot?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 13 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — Poland 2024 PM2.5 station data.
How safe is Sopot?
Police recorded 4,092 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: bdl.stat.gov.pl.
What is the unemployment rate in Sopot?
The unemployment rate is 2.3 % (2025). Source: Local Data Bank — Share of registered unemployed persons in the working-age population by sex, total, 2025.
What is the typical salary around Sopot?
The median gross salary is 1,961 EUR/month. Source: bdl.stat.gov.pl.
Is Sopot a good place to live?
Sopot 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.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Sopot, Poland: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version a74a3767683c72a07e8156d1778d197f]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pl/sopot/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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- EEA air quality statistics — PL NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Sopot, ul. Bitwy Pod Płowcami) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
- EEA air quality statistics — PL PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Sopot, ul. Bitwy Pod Płowcami) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
- GUS BDL / GUGiK area variable 2018 bdl.stat.gov.pl · checked 2024-12-31
- GUS BDL / NSP 2021 non-Polish citizenship variable 1653367 bdl.stat.gov.pl · checked 2021-03-31
- Local Data Bank — Share of registered unemployed persons in the working-age population by sex, total, 2025 Local Data Bank · bdl.stat.gov.pl · checked 2026-07-27
- Narodowy Spis Powszechny Ludności i Mieszkań 2021 — miejscowości, ludność ogółem (P4182) Narodowy Spis Powszechny Ludności i Mieszkań 2021 · bdl.stat.gov.pl · checked 2026-10-07
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- OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
- Orange Poland mobile plan orange.pl · checked 2026-09-15
- OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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- Reproducible gmina density for Sopot: population total 2024 / official area_2024, rounded to the metric contract precision 0. bdl.stat.gov.pl · checked 2024-12-31
- WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Hel WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
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