Living in Ayabe

In Ayabe, rents across existing tenancies average €7.03 per m² a month (2023).

The unemployment rate was 3.42% at the end of 2020.

Last checked 2026-09-2424 sources

Population30,715people1 Jan 2026Official source · Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total

Median gross salary (region)253.5EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Average net rent7.03EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 — 12% aboveOfficial source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Unemployment rate3.42%country median 3.8% — 9% belowOfficial 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)

Recorded crime492incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · 令和７年の犯罪情勢 / 令和７年の犯罪情勢統計表, 図表1-5-2

PM2.5, annual mean8.4µg/m³country median 8.4 — about the sameOfficial source · MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 綾部市

Pricier rent than 67% of Japanese cities that publish it and lower unemployment than 67% of Japanese cities that publish it.

Which Japan-wide rules apply when you move to Ayabe?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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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 Ayabe?

Average net cold rent is about 7.03 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): 7.03 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp¹³

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€32

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Net rent across major citiesAyabe highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36

Yokohama€11.97

Osaka€10.65

Kyoto€10.46

Sapporo€7.56

Ayabe€7.03

Show the other 6 cities

Saitama€10.37

Fukuoka€9.00

Kobe€8.87

Sendai€8.85

Nagoya€8.81

Hiroshima€8.38

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	31.61 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	ドコモ光月額料金 — NTTドコモ¹⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.56 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	docomo mini 10GB²Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	7.03 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27	31 Dec 2023	www.e-stat.go.jp¹³Official

Is Ayabe 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.

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Remote worker49%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 40–58%

Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on safety · range 52–68%

Student50%strong on education, weak on work · range 42–58%

Family58%strong on family, weak on cost · range 49–67%

Retirement49%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 39–59%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 422 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 7.03 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.

Source period: 2023 Housing and Land Survey

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Ayabe?

The unemployment rate is about 3.4 % (October 2020).

Unemployment rate: 3.42 % · 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)¹⁸

Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Ayabe is 3.4%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

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Ayabe 3.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	253.5 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁴Official
Unemployment rate	3.42 %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)¹⁸Official

What does a salary buy in Ayabe?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€0of €0 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile

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€7.03/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31	− €422
Internet€32 · official · ドコモ光月額料金 · 2026-09-30	− €32
Mobile plan€22 · official · docomo mini 10GB · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	—

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Ayabe Salary needed to live in Ayabe

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Ayabe. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Hello Work — Public employment service

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan

Job Search

Search jobs

Open the Japan service overview

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Ayabe. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	19 schools	1 May 2024	MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 000040231127⁷Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents	12.4 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024⁵Official
Physicians per 1,000 residents	1.97 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024⁶Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	234.7 per 100,000	2022	Exact e-Stat municipality row I6100 (医師数), derived with the exact same-JIS e-Stat A2301 total resident population row. No prefecture or parent-area value is used.⁴Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Ayabe 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.

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Physicians per 1,000 residents1.97 per 1,000Verified 2026-08-31

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	492 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	令和７年の犯罪情勢 / 令和７年の犯罪情勢統計表, 図表1-5-2¹⁶Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

Ayabe was 48 km from its nearest major airport.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	1 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.¹¹Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	48 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	TJH	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Ayabe. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Japanese Language Education Program for Foreigners Living in Japan — State Language Course

Agency for Cultural Affairs

For foreigners living in Japan.

JapaneseIn Person, Online

Open official information

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Ayabe.

Find courses near Ayabe

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 3.7°C in January and 25.9°C in July. Ayabe's monthly precipitation totalled 183.4 mm in January and 192.6 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 72.1 hours in January and 151.2 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Ayabe?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.4 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 — 綾部市⁸

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

183

147

141

117

143

155

193

150

238

180

133

164

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Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

123

165

183

136

151

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.58.4WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in JapanAnnual PM2.5 in Ayabe is 8.4 µg/m³. Of 804 cities with data, 209 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Ayabe 8.4

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	8.4 µg/m³country median 8.4 — about the same	31 Mar 2024	MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 綾部市⁸Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 7.6 · Feb 8.5 · Mar 12.7 · Apr 18.6 · May 23.6 · Jun 26.6 · Jul 30.7 · Aug 32.4 · Sep 27.6 · Oct 22 · Nov 16.2 · Dec 10.4 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MAIZURU¹²Official · parent municipality
Average night-time low by month	Jan 0.7 · Feb 0.5 · Mar 2.8 · Apr 7.4 · May 12.7 · Jun 17.7 · Jul 22.4 · Aug 23.3 · Sep 19.3 · Oct 13.2 · Nov 7.5 · Dec 2.8 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MAIZURU¹²Official · parent municipality
Average temperature by month	Jan 3.7 · Feb 4.1 · Mar 7.4 · Apr 12.7 · May 17.8 · Jun 21.6 · Jul 25.9 · Aug 27.1 · Sep 22.9 · Oct 17 · Nov 11.3 · Dec 6.2 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MAIZURU¹²Official · parent municipality
Average precipitation by month	Jan 183.4 · Feb 146.6 · Mar 140.5 · Apr 116.6 · May 142.8 · Jun 154.9 · Jul 192.6 · Aug 149.6 · Sep 238.3 · Oct 179.9 · Nov 132.5 · Dec 163.6 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MAIZURU¹²Official · parent municipality
Average sunshine by month	Jan 72.1 · Feb 82.5 · Mar 123 · Apr 165.3 · May 182.9 · Jun 136 · Jul 151.2 · Aug 194.7 · Sep 134.5 · Oct 128.6 · Nov 101.3 · Dec 80.4 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MAIZURU¹²Official · parent municipality

Similar climate. In Japan: Hakusan ±0.7 °C. Elsewhere: Murfreesboro (United States) ±2.1 °C, Oklahoma City (United States) ±2.3 °C, Little Rock (United States) ±2.4 °C, Carrollton (United States) ±3.8 °C, Lewisville (United States) ±3.8 °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

At the end of 2020, the population density reached 91.7 people per km².

How many people live in Ayabe?

The published population was 30,715 people in 2026. Source: Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total¹⁰

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport96.8%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	347.1 km²	3 Aug 2026	国土地理院 (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan)¹⁷Official
Foreign-resident share	3.16 %	3 Aug 2026	総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民 ÷ 総計)²⁰Official
Foreign residents	970 people	3 Aug 2026	総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民)²⁰Official
Population density	91.7 people/km²	31 Dec 2020	総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 第1-1表)¹⁹Official
Population	30,715 people	1 Jan 2026	Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total¹⁰Official

International community in Ayabe

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	31,846	100.0%
Japanese	31,169	97.9%
Foreigner	431	1.4%
Nationality not reported	246	0.8%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam	183	0.6%
Others	74	0.2%
People's Republic of China	60	0.2%
Republic of the Philippines	48	0.2%
Republic of Korea	44	0.1%
Kingdom of Thailand	8	0.0%
Republic of Indonesia	7	0.0%

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Published group	People	Share
United States of America	4	0.0%
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal	1	0.0%
Federative Republic of Brazil	1	0.0%
Republic of Peru	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source³

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median age	55.1 years	31 Dec 2026	2026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Ayabe

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.

Maizuru as an Ayabe alternative in the same region

23 km away, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Residents: 73,893 Maizuru vs 30,715 Ayabe+141%
Rent: €5.62/m² Maizuru vs €7.03/m² Ayabe−20%
Foreign residents: 1.6% Maizuru vs 3.2% Ayabe−50%
Median gross pay, region: €276 Maizuru vs €254 Ayabe+9%
Annual PM2.5: 7.1 µg/m³ Maizuru vs 8.4 µg/m³ Ayabe−15%
Unemployment: 3.1% Maizuru vs 3.4% Ayabe−8%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 492 Maizuru vs 492 Ayabesame level

Full comparison More about Maizuru

Minamiuonuma as an Ayabe alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 379 km, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Rent: €5.34/m² Minamiuonuma vs €7.03/m² Ayabe−24%
Residents: 51,603 Minamiuonuma vs 30,715 Ayabe+68%
Annual PM2.5: 6.8 µg/m³ Minamiuonuma vs 8.4 µg/m³ Ayabe−19%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 463 Minamiuonuma vs 492 Ayabe−6%
Median gross pay, region: €241 Minamiuonuma vs €254 Ayabe−5%
Foreign residents: 3.0% Minamiuonuma vs 3.2% Ayabe−5%
Unemployment: 3.3% Minamiuonuma vs 3.4% Ayabesame level

Full comparison More about Minamiuonuma

Cities near Ayabe

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Fukuchiyama 12.0 km away

Rent: 6.55 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Maizuru 22.7 km away

Rent: 5.62 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Tamba 24.4 km away

Rent: 5.74 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Alternative cities in Japan

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Minamikyushu30,759 residents Yanai30,799 residents Minamisatsuma30,620 residents Namegata30,828 residents Katagami30,902 residents Tennō30,902 residents

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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 Ayabe?

The published population was 30,715 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 Ayabe?

Average net cold rent is about 7.03 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 492 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is the air quality good in Ayabe?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.4 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 — 綾部市.

What is the unemployment rate in Ayabe?

The unemployment rate is about 3.4 % (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 Ayabe?

The median gross salary is 253.5 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is Ayabe a good place to live?

Ayabe 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 Ayabe?

Fukuchiyama, Maizuru, Tamba are near Ayabe. 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 Ayabe?

The official citizenship distribution records 31,169 people (97.9%) 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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docomo mini 10GB docomo.ne.jp · checked 2026-09-15
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