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Living in Chuo

In Chuo, rents across existing tenancies average €7.64 per m² a month (2023).

The unemployment rate was 4.6% in October 2020. 中央市 is in Japan; its population was 31,216 in October 2020. In May 2024, the city had 10 schools. The median age was 48.1 years in 2020.

Last checked 2026-09-1723 sources

Population31,216people1 Oct 2020Official source · Japan 2020 Census municipality population table
Median gross salary (region)289.7EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Average net rent7.64EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 — 22% aboveOfficial source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Unemployment rate4.6%country median 3.8% — 22% aboveOfficial source · Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality

Pricier rent than 76% of Japanese cities that publish it and higher unemployment than 82% of Japanese cities that publish it.

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

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

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in JapanNational rates and thresholds that apply in Chuo.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

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 中央市?

Average net cold rent is about 7.64 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): 7.64 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp12

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Chuo yet.

Net rent across major citiesChuo highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Chuo highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36
Yokohama€11.97
Osaka€10.65
Kyoto€10.46
Saitama€10.37
Fukuoka€9.00
Kobe€8.87
Sendai€8.85
Nagoya€8.81
Hiroshima€8.38
Chuo€7.64
Sapporo€7.56
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average net rent (nettokalt)7.64 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.2731 Dec 2023www.e-stat.go.jp12Official

Is Chuo 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 worker48%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 39–57%
Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–64%
Student46%strong on education, weak on safety · range 38–54%
Family51%strong on family, weak on safety · range 42–60%
Retirement53%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 41–65%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 458 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 7.64 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 中央市?

The unemployment rate is 4.6 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality5

Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Chuo is 4.6%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)289.7 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.e-stat.go.jp13Official
Unemployment rate4.6 %country median 3.8%1 Oct 2020Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality5Official

What does a salary buy in Chuo?

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

regional median gross pay: €290 (e-stat.go.jp, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€0of €0 take-home
  • Rent
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€7.64/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31− €458
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities, internet, mobile plan—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish—
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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Chuo. 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
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Open the Japan service overview

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools10 schools1 May 2024MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 00004023112710Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents20.16 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20248Official
Physicians per 1,000 residents16.57 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20249Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents1,601 per 100,0002022Exact 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 Chuo 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 residents16.57 per 1,000Verified 2026-08-31
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport5 count2024Unique 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

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Chuo. 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
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Chuo.

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Population and city profile

The city covered 31.7 km² in 2024. Population density was 965.5 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in 中央市?

The published population was 31,216 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table7

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area31.69 km²2024Exact e-Stat municipality row B1101: 総面積（北方地域及び竹島を除く）, converted from ha to km2.3Official
Foreign residents2,247 people2024Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）.2Official
Population density965.5 people/km²2024Exact e-Stat municipality row B1101: 総面積（北方地域及び竹島を除く）, converted from ha to km2.3Official
Population31,216 people1 Oct 2020Japan 2020 Census municipality population table7Official

International community in Chuo

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 groupPeopleShare
Total31,216100.0%
Japanese28,80992.3%
Foreigner1,6465.3%
Federative Republic of Brazil1,0323.3%
Nationality not reported7612.4%
Others1420.5%
Republic of Peru1340.4%
Republic of the Philippines1120.4%
People's Republic of China910.3%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam740.2%
Kingdom of Thailand210.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Republic of Korea170.1%
Republic of Indonesia90.0%
United States of America90.0%
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal30.0%
India10.0%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source1

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median age48.1 years1 Oct 2020Japan 2020 Census municipality median age table6Official

Alternatives for people set on Chuo

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.

Cities near Chuo

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

Minamiarupusu 4.8 km away
Rent
5.93 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Fujikawa-cho 6.6 km away
Rent
4.92 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2018-12-31
Kai 6.8 km away
Rent
6.76 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Kofu 8.3 km away
Rent
6.64 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Fuefuki 12.3 km away
Rent
6.99 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Alternative cities in Japan

Other cities in Japan to compare with Chuo, nearest in population first.

All Japan cities
Sasaguri-machi31,209 residentsTawaramoto-cho31,177 residentsSasaguri31,274 residentsOno31,286 residentsOmaezaki31,103 residentsKomagane31,073 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 中央市?

The published population was 31,216 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table.

How much does it cost to rent in 中央市?

Average net cold rent is about 7.64 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 535 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

What is the unemployment rate in 中央市?

The unemployment rate is 4.6 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality.

What is the typical salary around Chuo?

The median gross salary is 289.7 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

How many foreign residents live in Chuo?

2,247 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）..

Is Chuo a good place to live?

Chuo 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 Chuo?

Minamiarupusu, Fujikawa-cho, Kai, Ryūō, Kofu are near Chuo. 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 Chuo?

The official citizenship distribution records 28,809 people (92.3%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Chuo, Japan: population, rent, salary, jobs, healthcare [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 7bfa03cb1c39ff3f3df0f09324bae5e6]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/chuuoushi/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Chuo, Japan: population, rent, salary, jobs, healthcare},
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  date = {2026-10-16},
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  1. e-Stat / Statistics Bureau of Japan 2020 Population Census table 44-1 nationality e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-09-01
  2. Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）. e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-15
  3. Exact e-Stat municipality row B1101: 総面積（北方地域及び竹島を除く）, converted from ha to km2. e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-15
  4. 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. e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-15
  5. Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-16
  6. Japan 2020 Census municipality median age table e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-16
  7. Japan 2020 Census municipality population table e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-16
  8. Japan official municipality health statistics 2024 mhlw.go.jp · checked 2026-08-13
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