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Living in Ise

In Ise, rents across existing tenancies average €6.34 per m² a month (2023).

Ise's unemployment stood at 3.3% at the end of 2020.

Last checked 2026-09-2432 sources

Population118,849people31 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)283.7EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Average net rent6.34EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 — about the sameOfficial source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Unemployment rate3.3%country median 3.8% — 12% 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 — 伊勢市

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

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 Ise.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 Ise?

Average net cold rent is about 6.34 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): 6.34 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp14
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Ise recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36
Yokohama€11.97
Osaka€10.65
Kyoto€10.46
Sapporo€7.56
Ise€6.34
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16Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.56 EUR/month30 Sept 2026docomo mini 10GB3Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate16.96 %31 Oct 20232023 Housing and Land Survey, Table 1-2: Housing by occupancy status1Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)6.34 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 — about the same31 Dec 2023www.e-stat.go.jp14Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)308.5 EUR/month31 Oct 2023Housing and Land Survey 2023, Table 112-3-2: Monthly Rent of Dwelling by Type of Dwelling — Japan, prefecture, shi, ku, machi and mura6Official

Is Ise 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 worker56%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 47–65%
Skilled employee66%strong on work, weak on safety · range 58–74%
Student64%strong on education, weak on work · range 56–72%
Family68%strong on family, weak on legal route · range 59–77%
Retirement54%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 44–64%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 380 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 6.34 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 Ise?

The unemployment rate is about 3.3 % (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)21

Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Ise is 3.3%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)283.7 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.e-stat.go.jp15Official
Unemployment rate3.3 %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)21Official

What does a salary buy in Ise?

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

regional median gross pay: €284 (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€6.34/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31− €380
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 Ise Salary needed to live in Ise

Public employment service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools49 schools1 May 2024MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 0000402311279Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents9.94 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20247Official
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents994.1 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20247Official
Hospitals4 count1 Jun 2026医療情報ネット hospitals facility CSV18Official
Pharmacies84 count1 Jun 2026医療情報ネット pharmacies CSV19Official
Physicians per 1,000 residents3.6 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20248Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents359.9 per 100,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20248Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Ise 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 residents994.1 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-09-16
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1-5-217Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

Ise's nearest airport was NGO, 43 km away and offered 42 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport42 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights11Official
Destinations from nearest airport43 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.13Official
Distance to the nearest major airport43 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports12Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)NGO3 Aug 2026OurAirports12Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Ise. 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
Open the full Japan section
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Ise.

Find courses near Ise

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Ise?

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 — 伊勢市10

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 Ise 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 — 伊勢市10Official

Population and city profile

The population density of Ise stood at 589.2 people per km² at the end of 2020.

How many people live in Ise?

The published population was 118,849 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

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area208.4 km²3 Aug 2026国土地理院 (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan)20Official
Foreign-resident share1.39 %3 Aug 2026総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民 ÷ 総計)23Official
Foreign residents1,630 people3 Aug 2026総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民)23Official
Population density589.2 people/km²31 Dec 2020総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 第1-1表)22Official
Population118,849 people31 Dec 2024e-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 Ise

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
Total122,765100.0%
Japanese120,78298.4%
Nationality not reported9920.8%
Foreigner9910.8%
People's Republic of China2250.2%
Others1860.2%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam1680.1%
Republic of Korea1200.1%
Federative Republic of Brazil1030.1%
Republic of the Philippines600.0%
Kingdom of Thailand430.0%
Show 6 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
India290.0%
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal270.0%
United States of America210.0%
Republic of Indonesia40.0%
Republic of Peru40.0%
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 source4

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median age53.4 years31 Dec 20262026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)2Official

Alternatives for people set on Ise

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.

Toba as an Ise alternative in the same region

12 km away, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Rent: €2.98/m² Toba vs €6.34/m² Ise−53%
  • Foreign residents: 3.9% Toba vs 1.4% Ise+179%
  • Median gross pay, region: €243 Toba vs €284 Ise−14%
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.0 µg/m³ Toba vs 8.3 µg/m³ Ise−16%
  • Unemployment: 3.0% Toba vs 3.3% Ise−8%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 625 Toba vs 625 Isesame level
Full comparisonMore about Toba

Kashihara-shi as an Ise alternative in the same country

Better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,787.0 Kashihara-shi vs 994.1 Ise+80%
  • Rent: €6.75/m² Kashihara-shi vs €6.34/m² Iseno percentage
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 488 Kashihara-shi vs 625 Ise−22%
  • Unemployment: 3.9% Kashihara-shi vs 3.3% Ise+18%
  • Foreign residents: 1.5% Kashihara-shi vs 1.4% Ise+10%
  • Residents: 118,556 Kashihara-shi vs 118,849 Ise−0%
Full comparisonMore about Kashihara-shi

Cities near Ise

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

Tamaki-cho 7.2 km away
Rent
6.11 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Meiwa-cho 10.3 km away
Rent
6.57 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Toba 12.2 km away
Rent
2.98 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Matsusaka 19.4 km away
Rent
5.7 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Shima 20.9 km away
Rent
4.32 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Alternative cities in Japan

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

All Japan cities
Kashihara-shi118,556 residentsKashihara118,556 residentsHigashi-ku (Hiroshima)119,353 residentsOmiya-ku (Saitama)117,784 residentsEbetsu117,761 residentsYatsushiro120,023 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 Ise?

The published population was 118,849 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 Ise?

Average net cold rent is about 6.34 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 444 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is the air quality good in Ise?

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 — 伊勢市.

What is the unemployment rate in Ise?

The unemployment rate is about 3.3 % (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 Ise?

The median gross salary is 283.7 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is Ise a good place to live?

Ise 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 Ise?

Tamaki-cho, Watarai-cho, Meiwa-cho, Toba, Taki-cho are near Ise. 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 Ise?

The official citizenship distribution records 120,782 people (98.4%) 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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  title = {Ise, Japan: population, rent, salary, cost of living, jobs},
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  date = {2026-10-16},
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