Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Mecklenburg-Western-Pomerania » Kreisfreie Stadt » Rostock Population 205 307 Urbanization densely populated Area information Municipal area 181,38 km² Average land price (in district) 448,41 €/m² Industrial and commercial area 1 034 ha Residential building area 1 539 ha Agricultural area 1 ha Retail purchasing power Retail purchasing power (per person) 5 478 €/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 465 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 438 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district) 7,5 % Labour - total 96 630 persons 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 Commuter In-commuters rate n.a. Out-commuters rate n.a. Commuter balance n.a. 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 Research institutions and industries Subsidies and funding programmes Subsidies for companies Beratung für Unternehmen Kontakt zu Verwaltung und Politik Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website