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Living in Hōjō

In Hōjō, tenants pay an average rent of €307 a month (2023).

An unemployment rate of 4.1% was measured in October 2020. Annual PM2.5 levels for Hōjō stood at 9.3 µg/m³ in March 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2315 sources

Average gross salary1,746EUR/month30 Jun 2025Regional figureOfficial source · MHLW / e-Stat — Basic Survey on Wage Structure 2025, 47-prefecture scheduled earnings reference table
Average rent306.5EUR/month31 Dec 2023Official source · 2023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings
Unemployment rate4.1%1 Oct 2020Municipality figureOfficial source · Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality
Recorded crime544.4incidents 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 mean9.25µg/m³31 Dec 2023Nearest stationOfficial source · NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023

Higher unemployment than 65% of Japanese cities that publish it and dirtier air than 71% of Japanese cities that publish it.

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

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 Hōjō.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.

No city-level rent figure is published for Hōjō. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Hōjō recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€32
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
Net rent across major citiesHōjō highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Hōjō highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36
Yokohama€11.97
Osaka€10.65
Kyoto€10.46
Hiroshima€8.38
Sapporo€7.56
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Saitama€10.37
Chiba€9.08
Fukuoka€9.00
Kobe€8.87
Sendai€8.85
Nagoya€8.81
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited31.61 EUR/month30 Sept 2026ドコモ光 月額料金 — NTTドコモ10Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.56 EUR/month30 Sept 2026docomo mini 10GB2Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)306.5 EUR/month31 Dec 20232023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings1Official

Is Hōjō a good place to live?

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Remote worker64%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 52–76%
Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on education · range 53–77%
Student66%strong on cost, weak on education · range 55–77%
Family60%strong on family, weak on education · range 47–73%
Retirement60%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 47–73%

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Hōjō is 4.1%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings1,746 EUR/month30 Jun 2025MHLW / e-Stat — Basic Survey on Wage Structure 2025, 47-prefecture scheduled earnings reference table5Official · regional context
Unemployment rate4.1 %1 Oct 2020Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality3Official · parent municipality

What does a salary buy in Hōjō?

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

Japan median gross pay: €1,781 (2025-06-30).
Left over each month€1,052of €1,412 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
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.€1,412
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · 2023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings · 2023-12-31− €307
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€1,052
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Hōjō Salary needed to live in Hōjō

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Hōjō. 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 Hōjō. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents544.4 incidents per 100,00031 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1-5-211Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

Hōjō's nearest airport was MYJ, 18 km away and offered 8 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport8 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights7Official
Distance to the nearest major airport18 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports8Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)MYJ3 Aug 2026OurAirports8Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Hōjō. 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.

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

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Climate and air quality

Hōjō's monthly mean temperatures were 6.2°C in January and 27.1°C in July. Hōjō's monthly precipitation totalled 50.9 mm in January and 223.5 mm in July. Hōjō's average monthly sunshine was 129.2 hours in January and 189 hours in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

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 Hōjō is 9.3 µg/m³. Of 804 cities with data, 209 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean9.25 µg/m³31 Dec 2023NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 20236Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 10.2 · Feb 11 · Mar 14.4 · Apr 19.6 · May 24.2 · Jun 27 · Jul 31.2 · Aug 32.6 · Sep 29.1 · Oct 23.8 · Nov 18.1 · Dec 12.6 °C31 Dec 2020JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 松山4Official · parent municipality
Average night-time low by monthJan 2.6 · Feb 2.8 · Mar 5.6 · Apr 10.3 · May 15 · Jun 19.4 · Jul 23.8 · Aug 24.6 · Sep 21 · Oct 15.1 · Nov 9.6 · Dec 4.8 °C31 Dec 2020JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 松山4Official · parent municipality
Average temperature by monthJan 6.2 · Feb 6.8 · Mar 9.9 · Apr 14.8 · May 19.4 · Jun 22.9 · Jul 27.1 · Aug 28.1 · Sep 24.6 · Oct 19.1 · Nov 13.6 · Dec 8.5 °C31 Dec 2020JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 松山4Official · parent municipality
Average precipitation by monthJan 50.9 · Feb 65.7 · Mar 105.1 · Apr 107.3 · May 129.5 · Jun 228.7 · Jul 223.5 · Aug 99 · Sep 148.9 · Oct 113 · Nov 71.3 · Dec 61.8 mm31 Dec 2020JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 松山4Official · parent municipality
Average sunshine by monthJan 129.2 · Feb 142.2 · Mar 175.1 · Apr 190.8 · May 205.9 · Jun 151.1 · Jul 189 · Aug 218.1 · Sep 164.3 · Oct 174.1 · Nov 144.9 · Dec 129.8 hours31 Dec 2020JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 松山4Official · parent municipality

Alternatives for people set on Hōjō

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 Hōjō

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

Masaki-chō 21.9 km away
Rent
4.47 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Tōon 22.4 km away
Rent
5.52 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Imabari 22.6 km away
Rent
5.21 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

How does Hōjō compare?

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Hōjō 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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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the unemployment rate in Hōjō?

The unemployment rate is 4.1 %. Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality.

Is the air quality good in Hōjō?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9.25 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023.

How safe is Hōjō?

Police recorded 544.4 incidents per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. 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.

Is Hōjō a good place to live?

Hōjō 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 Hōjō?

Masaki-chō, Tōon, Imabari are near Hōjō. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Hōjō, Japan: rent, salary, cost of living, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 6c1d8f7529d46d99956f7dc7f356f432]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/hojo/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Hōjō, Japan: rent, salary, cost of living, jobs, safety},
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  date = {2026-10-16},
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}
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Sources

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  1. 2023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-09-23
  2. docomo mini 10GB docomo.ne.jp · checked 2026-09-15
  3. Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-16
  4. JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 松山 JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals · data.jma.go.jp · checked 2026-07-26
  5. MHLW / e-Stat — Basic Survey on Wage Structure 2025, 47-prefecture scheduled earnings reference table MHLW / e-Stat · e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-09-23
  6. NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023 gis.nies.go.jp · checked 2026-09-23
  7. OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
  8. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
  9. www.e-stat.go.jp e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-08-27
  10. ドコモ光 月額料金 — NTTドコモ ドコモ光 月額料金 · docomo.ne.jp · checked 2026-09-19
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  1. 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 npa.go.jp · checked 2026-09-23
  2. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  3. Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q132412 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
  4. Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q1350953 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
  5. Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q461020 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05

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