Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Mecklenburg-Western-Pomerania » Kreisfreie Stadt » Rostock Population* 205 307 Retail purchasing power* 5 478 €/person/year Urbanization* densely populated Area information Municipal area* 181,38 km² Average land price (in district) 367.62 €/m² Industrial and commercial area* 1034 ha Residential building area* 1539 ha Agricultural area* 1 ha Excise tax Level of business tax* 465 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B* 520 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district)* 7,5 % Labour - total* 96 630 person employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert* 16 % Labour - specialist* 14 % Labour - skilled worker* 57 % Labour - helper* 13 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert* 5 427 €/month Gross salary - specialist* 4 201 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker* 3 398 €/month Gross salary - helper* 2 712 €/month Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance)* 4 km Motorway junction Rostock-Nord (A19) Nearby motorways A19 Airport Airport (distance)* 98 km Name of airport Flughafen Lübeck-Blankensee Port Port (distance)* 6 km Name of port Hafen Rostock Port type Seaport Modality trimodal Waters Ostsee Freight village Freight village (distance)* 6 km Name of freight village GVZ Rostock Modality trimodal Broadband internet n.a. Research institutions and industries Subsidies and funding programmes Subsidies for companies Beratung für Unternehmen Kontakt zu Verwaltung und Politik Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website