Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Lower-Saxony » Osnabrück, Landkreis » Melle Population 46 436 Urbanization sparsely populated Area information Municipal area 253,95 km² Average land price (in district) 142,95 €/m² Industrial and commercial area 458 ha Residential building area 1 295 ha Agricultural area 5 ha Retail purchasing power Retail purchasing power (per person) 5 804 €/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 405 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 310 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district) 3,8 % Labour - total 132 040 persons employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert 8 % Labour - specialist 13 % Labour - skilled worker 58 % Labour - helper 20 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert 5 742 €/month Gross salary - specialist 4 554 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker 3 507 €/month Gross salary - helper 2 905 €/month Commuter In-commuters rate n.a. Out-commuters rate n.a. Commuter balance n.a. Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 1 km Motorway junction Melle-Ost (A30) Nearby motorways A30 Airport Airport (distance) 44 km Name of airport Flughafen Münster/Osnabrück Port Port (distance) 18 km Name of port Industriehafen Getmold Port type Inland port Modality bimodal Waters Mittellandkanal Freight village Freight village (distance) 24 km Name of freight village GVZ Osnabrück Modality trimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website