Living in Amagasaki
In Amagasaki, rents across existing tenancies average €8.99 per m² a month (2023).
At the end of 2020, unemployment in Amagasaki reached 4.64%.
Pricier rent than 86% of Japanese cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 84% of Japanese cities that publish it and dirtier air than 88% of Japanese cities that publish it.
Which Japan-wide rules apply when you move to Amagasaki?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
Japan's Housing and Land Survey monthly-rent measure excludes security deposits, key money/right money and common-area charges. The Ministry of Land says deposit terms vary by regional custom; these sources provide context, not a comparable city-level distribution. Statistics Bureau glossary (2018) · MLIT rental-housing Q&A.
How much does it cost to rent in Amagasaki?
Average net cold rent is about 8.99 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges.
Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.
- Average net rent (nettokalt): 8.99 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp18
Supplemental estimate lane, not official statistics: Utilities, 85 m² flat, Private kindergarten. The others are published prices.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 32.03 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | NTT FLET'S 100 Mbps fixed internet12Official · national market |
| Private kindergarten, monthly | 140.6 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v230Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Meal at an inexpensive restaurant | 5.63 EUR | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v230Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 21.56 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | docomo mini 10GB3Official · national market |
| Basic utilities, 85 m² home | 281.2 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v230Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Housing vacancy rate | 14.46 % | 31 Oct 2023 | 2023 Housing and Land Survey, Table 1-2: Housing by occupancy status1Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 8.99 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 | 31 Dec 2023 | www.e-stat.go.jp18Official |
| Average monthly rent (whole dwelling) | 378.6 EUR/month | 31 Oct 2023 | Housing and Land Survey 2023, Table 112-3-2: Monthly Rent of Dwelling by Type of Dwelling — Japan, prefecture, shi, ku, machi and mura5Official |
Is Amagasaki a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 539 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 8.99 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.
Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Amagasaki?
The unemployment rate is about 4.6 % (October 2020).
- Unemployment rate: 4.64 % · 総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 就業状態等基本集計 第1-2表)24
Amagasaki 4.6%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public employment offices | 1 count | 15 Sept 2026 | Hyogo Hello Work — office list6Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 306.3 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | www.e-stat.go.jp19Official |
| Unemployment rate | 4.64 %country median 3.8% | 31 Dec 2020 | 総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 就業状態等基本集計 第1-2表)24Official |
What does a salary buy in Amagasaki?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentUtilitiesInternetMobile
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
| Each month | € |
|---|---|
| Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08. | outside the model's range |
| Rent, 60 m²€8.99/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31 | − €539 |
| Public transport passnot published for this city | — |
| Utilities, 85 m²€281 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31 | − €281 |
| Internet€32 · official · NTT FLET'S 100 Mbps fixed internet · 2026-09-30 | − €32 |
| Mobile plan€22 · official · docomo mini 10GB · 2026-09-30 | − €22 |
| Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish | — |
Public employment offices in Amagasaki
Hyogo Hello Work lists 1 public employment office in Amagasaki (checked 2026-09-16). Use the official office finder for addresses and appointments; registration and job search are also available online through the national service below.
Hello Work — Public employment service
The office count comes from the service's own directory. Individual addresses and opening hours are not listed here yet. Sources checked through 16 Sept 2026.
Family and education
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schools | 94 schools | 1 May 2024 | MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 00004023112710Official |
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| GP practices | 184 count | 1 Jun 2026 | 医療情報ネット clinics facility and specialty CSV 2026-06-0120Official |
| Hospital beds per 1,000 residents | 8.86 per 1,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Japan official municipality health statistics 20247Official |
| Hospital beds per 100,000 residents | 885.7 beds per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Japan official municipality health statistics 20247Official |
| Hospitals | 23 count | 1 Jun 2026 | 医療情報ネット hospitals facility CSV21Official |
| Pharmacies | 238 count | 1 Jun 2026 | 医療情報ネット pharmacies CSV22Official |
| Physicians per 1,000 residents | 2.86 per 1,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Japan official municipality health statistics 20248Official |
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 285.6 per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Japan official municipality health statistics 20248Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Amagasaki when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.
Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
How safe is Amagasaki?
Police recorded about 1,037 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: JP-28-Hyogo-20259
Mobility and administration
Amagasaki's nearest airport was ITM, 7 km away and offered 22 direct destinations.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct destinations from the nearest major airport | 22 count | 3 Aug 2026 | OpenFlights13Official |
| Destinations from nearest airport | 34 count | 2024 | Unique direct scheduled destination endpoints for the nearest scheduled-service airport in the complete 97-airport MLIT universe; domestic endpoints come from the official 2024 annual route table and international endpoints from the official 2024 summer and winter direct scheduled-flight tables.16Official |
| Distance to the nearest major airport | 7 km | 3 Aug 2026 | OurAirports14Official |
| Nearest major airport (IATA code) | ITM | 3 Aug 2026 | OurAirports14Official |
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Amagasaki. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Japanese Language Education Program for Foreigners Living in Japan — State Language Course
Agency for Cultural Affairs
For foreigners living in Japan.
Climate and air quality
Amagasaki's monthly mean temperatures were 6.2°C in January and 27.7°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 47 mm in January and 174.4 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 146.5 hours in January and 184 hours in July.
Is the air quality good in Amagasaki?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 10.3 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 尼崎市11
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Night-time low to daytime high
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hours
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Amagasaki 10.3
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 10.3 µg/m³country median 8.4 | 31 Mar 2024 | MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 尼崎市11Official |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 9.7 · Feb 10.5 · Mar 14.2 · Apr 19.9 · May 24.9 · Jun 28 · Jul 31.8 · Aug 33.7 · Sep 29.5 · Oct 23.7 · Nov 17.8 · Dec 12.3 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station OSAKA17Official · parent municipality |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 3 · Feb 3.2 · Mar 6 · Apr 10.9 · May 16 · Jun 20.3 · Jul 24.6 · Aug 25.8 · Sep 21.9 · Oct 16 · Nov 10.2 · Dec 5.3 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station OSAKA17Official · parent municipality |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 6.2 · Feb 6.6 · Mar 9.9 · Apr 15.2 · May 20.1 · Jun 23.6 · Jul 27.7 · Aug 29 · Sep 25.2 · Oct 19.5 · Nov 13.8 · Dec 8.7 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station OSAKA17Official · parent municipality |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 47 · Feb 60.5 · Mar 103.1 · Apr 101.9 · May 136.5 · Jun 185.1 · Jul 174.4 · Aug 113 · Sep 152.8 · Oct 136 · Nov 72.5 · Dec 55.5 mm | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station OSAKA17Official · parent municipality |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 146.5 · Feb 140.6 · Mar 172.2 · Apr 192.6 · May 203.7 · Jun 154.3 · Jul 184 · Aug 222.4 · Sep 161.6 · Oct 166.1 · Nov 152.6 · Dec 152.1 hours | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station OSAKA17Official · parent municipality |
Similar climate. In Japan: Marugame ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Little Rock (United States) ±2.3 °C, Carrollton (United States) ±2.5 °C, Lewisville (United States) ±2.5 °C, Oklahoma City (United States) ±2.9 °C, Murfreesboro (United States) ±3.2 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month
Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.
Population and city profile
Population density was 9,061.4 people per km² at the end of 2020.
How many people live in Amagasaki?
The published population was 458,008 people in 2026. Source: Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total15
By nationality
National passport96.6%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 50.7 km² | 3 Aug 2026 | 国土地理院 (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan)23Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 3.43 % | 3 Aug 2026 | 総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民 ÷ 総計)26Official |
| Foreign residents | 15,710 people | 3 Aug 2026 | 総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民)26Official |
| Population density | 9,061 people/km² | 31 Dec 2020 | 総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 第1-1表)25Official |
| Population | 458,008 people | 1 Jan 2026 | Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total15Official |
International community in Amagasaki
Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.
Citizenship
Persons in the official 2020 Population Census Basic Complete Tabulation on Population and Households; sex-total population by source-native nationality category. · 2020
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 459,593 | 100.0% |
| Japanese | 407,327 | 88.6% |
| Nationality not reported | 43,846 | 9.5% |
| Foreigner | 8,420 | 1.8% |
| Republic of Korea | 4,672 | 1.0% |
| People's Republic of China | 1,331 | 0.3% |
| Socialist Republic of Viet Nam | 958 | 0.2% |
| Others | 713 | 0.2% |
| Republic of the Philippines | 278 | 0.1% |
| Federative Republic of Brazil | 112 | 0.0% |
| United States of America | 77 | 0.0% |
Show 6 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal | 65 | 0.0% |
| Republic of Indonesia | 54 | 0.0% |
| Kingdom of Thailand | 53 | 0.0% |
| Republic of Peru | 46 | 0.0% |
| India | 38 | 0.0% |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 23 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source4
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49.4 years | 31 Dec 2026 | 2026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)2Official |
Alternatives for people set on Amagasaki
Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.
Wakayama as an Amagasaki alternative in the same region
60 km away, better on 5 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Rent: €6.29/m² Wakayama vs €8.99/m² Amagasaki−30%
- Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,524.9 Wakayama vs 885.7 Amagasaki+72%
- Foreign residents: 1.4% Wakayama vs 3.4% Amagasaki−58%
- Empty flats: 19.9% Wakayama vs 14.5% Amagasaki+37%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 448 Wakayama vs 1,037 Amagasakino percentage
- Unemployment: 4.0% Wakayama vs 4.6% Amagasaki−13%
- A meal out: €3 Wakayama vs €6 Amagasaki−40%
Kanazawa as an Amagasaki alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 232 km, better on 5 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Hospital beds, per 100k: 2,013.5 Kanazawa vs 885.7 Amagasaki+127%
- Rent: €7.05/m² Kanazawa vs €8.99/m² Amagasaki−22%
- Unemployment: 3.3% Kanazawa vs 4.6% Amagasaki−28%
- Annual PM2.5: 6.0 µg/m³ Kanazawa vs 10.3 µg/m³ Amagasaki−42%
- Basic utilities, 85 m²: €114 Kanazawa vs €281 Amagasaki−60%
- Foreign residents: 2.1% Kanazawa vs 3.4% Amagasaki−40%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 538 Kanazawa vs 1,037 Amagasakino percentage
Cities near Amagasaki
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 9.97 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
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- 9.05 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
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Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Amagasaki?
The published population was 458,008 people in 2026. Source: Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total.
How much does it cost to rent in Amagasaki?
Average net cold rent is about 8.99 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 629 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.
Is the air quality good in Amagasaki?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 10.3 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 尼崎市.
How safe is Amagasaki?
Police recorded about 1,037 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: JP-28-Hyogo-2025.
What is the unemployment rate in Amagasaki?
The unemployment rate is about 4.6 % (October 2020). Source: 総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 就業状態等基本集計 第1-2表).
What is the typical salary around Amagasaki?
The median gross salary is 306.3 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.
Is Amagasaki a good place to live?
Amagasaki may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.
Which cities are near Amagasaki?
Itami, Nishinomiya, Toyonaka, Takarazuka, Osaka are near Amagasaki. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people are in the Japanese citizenship group in Amagasaki?
The official citizenship distribution records 407,327 people (88.6%) in the source-defined population for 2020. This is a citizenship measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.
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