Living in Higashiomi

In Higashiomi, rents across existing tenancies average €6.59 per m² a month (2023).

In October 2020, the unemployment rate was 3.7%. Its population was 111,349 in 2024. There were 210.5 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2022. The median age was 49 years in 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2429 sources

Population111,349people31 Dec 2024Official source · e-Stat 社会・人口統計体系市区町村データ基礎データ（オリジナル）0000020101 — A2301 住民基本台帳人口（総数）, 調査年 2024年度

Median gross salary (region)275.8EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Average net rent6.59EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 — 5% aboveOfficial source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Unemployment rate3.7%country median 3.8% — 2% belowOfficial source · Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality

Recorded crime594.8incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Official source · JP-25-Shiga-2025

PM2.5, annual mean9.2µg/m³country median 8.4 — 10% aboveOfficial source · MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 東近江市

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

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 東近江市?

Average net cold rent is about 6.59 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): 6.59 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁶

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€32

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Net rent across major citiesHigashiomi highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36

Yokohama€11.97

Osaka€10.65

Kyoto€10.46

Sapporo€7.56

Higashiomi€6.59

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¹⁸Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.56 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	docomo mini 10GB³Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate	17.49 %	31 Oct 2023	2023 Housing and Land Survey, Table 1-2: Housing by occupancy status¹Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	6.59 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27	31 Dec 2023	www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁶Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	306.9 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 mura⁸Official

Is Higashiomi a good place to live?

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Remote worker55%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 47–63%

Skilled employee66%strong on work, weak on safety · range 58–74%

Student66%strong on education, weak on work · range 59–73%

Family71%strong on family, weak on legal route · range 64–78%

Retirement56%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 47–65%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 395 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 6.59 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 東近江市?

The unemployment rate is 3.7 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality⁹

Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Higashiomi is 3.7%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

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Higashiomi 3.7%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	275.8 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁷Official
Unemployment rate	3.7 %country median 3.8%	1 Oct 2020	Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality⁹Official

What does a salary buy in Higashiomi?

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€6.59/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31	− €395
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	—

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Higashiomi. 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

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	40 schools	1 May 2024	MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 000040231127¹³Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents	12.81 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024¹⁰Official
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	1,281 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024¹⁰Official
Hospitals	7 count	1 Jun 2026	医療情報ネット hospitals facility CSV¹⁹Official
Pharmacies	50 count	1 Jun 2026	医療情報ネット pharmacies CSV²⁰Official
Physicians per 1,000 residents	2.02 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024¹¹Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	210.5 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.⁷Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Higashiomi 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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Hospital beds per 100,000 residents1,281 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-09-16

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is 東近江市?

Police recorded about 595 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.

Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents: 594.8 incidents per 100,000 · JP-25-Shiga-2025¹²

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Burglaries per 100,000 residents	40.77 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	JP-25-Shiga-2025¹²Official
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	594.8 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	JP-25-Shiga-2025¹²Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents	70.91 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	JP-25-Shiga-2025¹²Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	43 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.¹⁵Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Higashiomi. 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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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in 東近江市?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9.2 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 — 東近江市¹⁴

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

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

PM2.59.2WHO 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 Higashiomi is 9.2 µg/m³. Of 804 cities with data, 209 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Higashiomi 9.2

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	9.2 µg/m³country median 8.4	31 Mar 2024	MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 東近江市¹⁴Official

Population and city profile

The city covered 388.4 km² in 2024. Population density was 286.7 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in 東近江市?

The published population was 111,349 people in 2024. Source: e-Stat 社会・人口統計体系市区町村データ基礎データ（オリジナル）0000020101 — A2301 住民基本台帳人口（総数）, 調査年 2024年度⁵

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport95.6%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	388.4 km²	2024	Exact e-Stat municipality row B1101: 総面積（北方地域及び竹島を除く）, converted from ha to km2.⁶Official
Foreign residents	4,937 people	2024	Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）.⁵Official
Population density	286.7 people/km²	2024	Exact e-Stat municipality row B1101: 総面積（北方地域及び竹島を除く）, converted from ha to km2.⁶Official
Population	111,349 people	31 Dec 2024	e-Stat 社会・人口統計体系市区町村データ基礎データ（オリジナル）0000020101 — A2301 住民基本台帳人口（総数）, 調査年 2024年度⁵Official

International community in Higashiomi

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	112,819	100.0%
Japanese	107,969	95.7%
Foreigner	3,536	3.1%
Federative Republic of Brazil	1,432	1.3%
Nationality not reported	1,314	1.2%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam	702	0.6%
People's Republic of China	342	0.3%
Republic of the Philippines	322	0.3%
Republic of Korea	189	0.2%
Others	170	0.2%
Republic of Peru	169	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Republic of Indonesia	148	0.1%
Kingdom of Thailand	37	0.0%
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal	10	0.0%
United States of America	10	0.0%
India	4	0.0%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	1	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	48.6 years	31 Dec 2026	2026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)²Official

Alternatives for people set on Higashiomi

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.

Nagahama as a Higashiomi alternative in the same region

31 km away, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Rent: €6.37/m² Nagahama vs €6.59/m² Higashiomi−3%
Annual PM2.5: 8.5 µg/m³ Nagahama vs 9.2 µg/m³ Higashiomi−8%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 616 Nagahama vs 595 Higashiomi+4%
Empty flats: 18.5% Nagahama vs 17.5% Higashiomi+6%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,207.7 Nagahama vs 1,280.5 Higashiomi−6%
Median gross pay, region: €277 Nagahama vs €276 Higashiomisame level
Residents: 112,294 Nagahama vs 111,349 Higashiomi+1%

Full comparison More about Nagahama

Beppu as a Higashiomi alternative in the same country

Better on 4 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Hospital beds, per 100k: 3,114.4 Beppu vs 1,280.5 Higashiomi+143%
Rent: €5.86/m² Beppu vs €6.59/m² Higashiomi−11%
Annual PM2.5: 6.4 µg/m³ Beppu vs 9.2 µg/m³ Higashiomi−30%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 383 Beppu vs 595 Higashiomino percentage
Empty flats: 21.7% Beppu vs 17.5% Higashiomi+24%
Median gross pay, region: €265 Beppu vs €276 Higashiomi−4%

Full comparison More about Beppu

Cities near Higashiomi

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

Aisho-cho 6.3 km away

Rent: 6.93 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Ōmihachiman 10.1 km away

Rent: 7.35 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Hino-cho 11.1 km away

Rent: 6.39 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Konan 16.4 km away

Rent: 6.95 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Alternative cities in Japan

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

All Japan cities

Beppu111,376 residents Abeno-ku (Osaka)110,995 residents Inzai111,731 residents Hōfu111,750 residents Iwatsuki-ku (Saitama)111,815 residents Aizu-Wakamatsu110,841 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 東近江市?

The published population was 111,349 people in 2024. Source: e-Stat 社会・人口統計体系市区町村データ基礎データ（オリジナル）0000020101 — A2301 住民基本台帳人口（総数）, 調査年 2024年度.

How much does it cost to rent in 東近江市?

Average net cold rent is about 6.59 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 461 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is the air quality good in 東近江市?

How safe is 東近江市?

Police recorded about 595 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-25-Shiga-2025.

What is the unemployment rate in 東近江市?

The unemployment rate is 3.7 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality.

What is the typical salary around Higashiomi?

The median gross salary is 275.8 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is Higashiomi a good place to live?

Higashiomi 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 Higashiomi?

Aisho-cho, Ryuoh-cho, Toyosato-cho, Ōmihachiman, Hino-cho are near Higashiomi. 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 Higashiomi?

The official citizenship distribution records 107,969 people (95.7%) 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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