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Living in Inabe

In Inabe, rents across existing tenancies average €6.67 per m² a month (2023).

At the end of 2020, unemployment in Inabe reached 2.66%.

Last checked 2026-09-2428 sources

Population44,973people1 Oct 2020Official source · Japan 2020 Census municipality population table
Median gross salary (region)291.2EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Average net rent6.67EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 — 6% aboveOfficial source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Unemployment rate2.66%country median 3.8% — 29% 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 crime624.9incidents 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 mean8.3µg/m³country median 8.4 — about the sameOfficial source · MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — いなべ市

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

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 Inabe.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 Inabe?

Average net cold rent is about 6.67 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): 6.67 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp13
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Inabe recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36
Yokohama€11.97
Osaka€10.65
Kyoto€10.46
Sapporo€7.56
Inabe€6.67
Show the other 6 cities
Saitama€10.37
Fukuoka€9.00
Kobe€8.87
Sendai€8.85
Nagoya€8.81
Hiroshima€8.38
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited31.61 EUR/month30 Sept 2026ドコモ光 月額料金 — NTTドコモ15Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.56 EUR/month30 Sept 2026docomo mini 10GB2Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)6.67 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.2731 Dec 2023www.e-stat.go.jp13Official

Is Inabe 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 worker51%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 42–60%
Skilled employee61%strong on work, weak on safety · range 53–69%
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 400 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 6.67 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 Inabe?

The unemployment rate is about 2.7 % (October 2020).

  • Unemployment rate: 2.66 % · 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 Inabe is 2.7%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)291.2 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.e-stat.go.jp14Official
Unemployment rate2.66 %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 Inabe?

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

regional median gross pay: €291 (e-stat.go.jp, 2024-12-31).
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€6.67/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31− €400
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 Inabe Salary needed to live in Inabe

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Inabe. 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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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Inabe. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools17 schools1 May 2024MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 0000402311278Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents12.26 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20246Official
Physicians per 1,000 residents1.86 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20247Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents180.8 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 Inabe 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 residents1.86 per 1,000Verified 2026-08-31
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents624.9 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1-5-216Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

Inabe's nearest airport was NGO, 35 km away and offered 42 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport42 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights10Official
Destinations from nearest airport9 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.12Official
Distance to the nearest major airport35 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports11Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)NGO3 Aug 2026OurAirports11Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Inabe?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.3 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 — いなべ市9

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

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 Inabe is 8.3 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 mean8.3 µg/m³country median 8.4 — about the same31 Mar 2024MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — いなべ市9Official

Population and city profile

Inabe's population density measured 204.6 people per km² at the end of 2020.

How many people live in Inabe?

The published population was 44,973 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table5

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area219.8 km²3 Aug 2026国土地理院 (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan)17Official
Foreign-resident share6.08 %3 Aug 2026総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民 ÷ 総計)19Official
Foreign residents2,702 people3 Aug 2026総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民)19Official
Population density204.6 people/km²31 Dec 2020総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 第1-1表)5Official
Population44,973 people1 Oct 2020Japan 2020 Census municipality population table5Official

International community in Inabe

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
Total44,973100.0%
Japanese42,75895.1%
Foreigner1,8424.1%
Federative Republic of Brazil5901.3%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam4140.9%
Nationality not reported3730.8%
Republic of Peru3070.7%
Others1600.4%
People's Republic of China1130.3%
Republic of the Philippines990.2%
Republic of Korea730.2%
Show 6 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Republic of Indonesia520.1%
Kingdom of Thailand210.0%
United States of America50.0%
India30.0%
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal30.0%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland20.0%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median age48.8 years31 Dec 20262026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)1Official

Alternatives for people set on Inabe

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.

Kaizu as an Inabe alternative in the same region

13 km away, better on 2 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 4.

  • Rent: €4.97/m² Kaizu vs €6.67/m² Inabe−26%
  • Unemployment: 3.1% Kaizu vs 2.7% Inabe+16%
  • Foreign residents: 4.5% Kaizu vs 6.1% Inabe−25%
  • Median gross pay, region: €268 Kaizu vs €291 Inabe−8%
  • Residents: 32,735 Kaizu vs 44,973 Inabe−27%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 671 Kaizu vs 625 Inabe+7%
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.3 µg/m³ Kaizu vs 8.3 µg/m³ Inabe−12%
Full comparisonMore about Kaizu

Miyako as an Inabe alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 691 km, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3.

  • Unemployment: 4.7% Miyako vs 2.7% Inabe+78%
  • Rent: €4.26/m² Miyako vs €6.67/m² Inabe−36%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 293 Miyako vs 625 Inabe−53%
  • Foreign residents: 0.4% Miyako vs 6.1% Inabe−93%
  • Median gross pay, region: €239 Miyako vs €291 Inabe−18%
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.1 µg/m³ Miyako vs 8.3 µg/m³ Inabe−14%
  • Residents: 50,369 Miyako vs 44,973 Inabe+12%
Full comparisonMore about Miyako

Cities near Inabe

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

Kaizu 12.9 km away
Rent
4.97 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Komono-cho 15.4 km away
Rent
6.61 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Tsushima 18.2 km away
Rent
5.44 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Kuwana 18.5 km away
Rent
6.91 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Yatomi 19.6 km away
Rent
7.29 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Kawagoe-cho 20.7 km away
Rent
6.76 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Alternative cities in Japan

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

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Masuda45,003 residentsTateyama45,153 residentsFukumitsu45,168 residentsKitakata44,760 residentsMuramatsu44,706 residentsHagi44,626 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 Inabe?

The published population was 44,973 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table.

How much does it cost to rent in Inabe?

Average net cold rent is about 6.67 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 467 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is the air quality good in Inabe?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.3 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 — いなべ市.

What is the unemployment rate in Inabe?

The unemployment rate is about 2.7 % (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 Inabe?

The median gross salary is 291.2 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is Inabe a good place to live?

Inabe 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 Inabe?

Kaizu, Komono-cho, Wanouchi-cho, Tsushima, Kuwana are near Inabe. 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 Inabe?

The official citizenship distribution records 42,758 people (95.1%) 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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