Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Northrhine-Westphalia » Kreisfreie Stadt » Mönchengladbach Population 267 213 Urbanization densely populated Area information Municipal area 170,47 km² Average land price (in district) 308,33 €/m² Industrial and commercial area 549 ha Residential building area 2 777 ha Agricultural area 5 ha Retail purchasing power Retail purchasing power (per person) 5 715 €/year Retail purchasing power index (per person) n.a. Retail purchasing power (per household) n.a. Retail purchasing power index (per household) n.a. Excise tax Level of business tax 490 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 792 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district) 10,8 % Labour - total 107 010 persons employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert 12 % Labour - specialist 13 % Labour - skilled worker 53 % Labour - helper 22 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert 6 260 €/month Gross salary - specialist 4 855 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker 3 706 €/month Gross salary - helper 2 721 €/month Commuter In-commuters rate n.a. Out-commuters rate n.a. Commuter balance n.a. Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 3 km Motorway junction Mönchengladbach-Holt (A61) Nearby motorways A44 A52 A61 Airport Airport (distance) 25 km Name of airport Flughafen Düsseldorf Port Port (distance) 18 km Name of port Hafen Neuss Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Rhein Freight village Freight village (distance) 48 km Name of freight village GVZ Köln Eifeltor Modality bimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website