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Augsburg

One of Germany's oldest cities, half an hour from Munich by train, with engineering (MAN, KUKA), aerospace suppliers and a university. Cheaper than Munich and increasingly a place its commuters live.

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The place

State
Bavaria
Population
301,786as of December 2025 ·
Area
146.9 km²
Density
2,055 people per km²
Public holidays a year
14as of January 2026 ·

Work and pay

Unemployment rate
7.2%as of September 2026 ·
Median gross pay
€4,536 a monthas of December 2025 ·

Local taxes and charges

Grunderwerbsteuer
3.5%
Church tax
8%
Grundsteuer B, Hebesatz
555%as of January 2024 ·
Gewerbesteuer, Hebesatz
470%as of January 2024 ·

Housing

Asking price, apartments
€4,326 per m²as of September 2026 · sourced · immoportal.com
Asking rent, apartments
€14.44 per m² a monthimmoportal.com
Hausgeld
€3.50 per m² a month
Prices, last 12 months
+1.2%
A 70 m² flat
To buy€302,820
Closing costs on top+ €26,709
To rent, cold€1,011 a month
Asking rent, BBSR (re-lettings)
€13 per m² a monthas of July 2024 ·
Rent in existing tenancies (Zensus 2022)
€8.48 per m² a monthas of May 2022 ·
Vacant flats
3.9%as of May 2022 ·
Owner-occupiers
32.5%as of May 2022 ·
Paid price, resold flats
€3,900 per m²as of July 2025 ·
Paid price, new flats
€6,900 per m²as of July 2025 ·

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Unemployment rate7.2%

Monthly, Bundesagentur für Arbeit.

Median gross pay a month€4,536

Each 31 December, Bundesagentur für Arbeit, full-time employees by workplace.

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