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Living in 鹿児島市

The unemployment rate was 4.1% in October 2020. 鹿児島市, a city in Japan, had a population of 593,128 in October 2020. In 2024, the foreign population was 4,951.

Pricier rent than 71% of Japanese cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 66% of Japanese cities that publish it and dirtier air than 83% of Japanese cities that publish it.

Which Japan-wide rules apply when you move to 鹿児島市?

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 鹿児島市.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in 鹿児島市?

Average net cold rent is 7.78 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): 7.78 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp13
What recurs every month4 published recurring costs, € per month
鹿児島市 recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€204
Utilities, 85 m² flat€90
Transport pass€56
Internet, 60 Mbps€39

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Net rent across major cities鹿児島市 highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with 鹿児島市 highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

川崎市€15.18
Yokohama€13.60
大阪市€12.11
京都市€11.89
札幌市€8.59
鹿児島市€7.78
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さいたま市€11.78
福岡市€10.23
神戸市€10.08
仙台市€10.06
名古屋市€10.01
広島市€9.52
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited38.67 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v215Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly203.9 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v215Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant8.43 EUR31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v215Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass56.25 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v215Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home89.65 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v215Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Average net rent (nettokalt)7.78 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.7831 Dec 2023www.e-stat.go.jp13Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 467 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7.78 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 鹿児島市?

The unemployment rate is 4.1 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality5

Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in 鹿児島市 is 4.1%. Of 2,344 cities with data, 1,088 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Japan per band1 city: 0% to under 1%10–125 cities: 1% to under 2%251–2310 cities: 2% to under 3%3102–31088 cities: 3% to under 4%10883–4688 cities: 4% to under 5%6884–5鹿児島市 4.1%158 cities: 5% to under 6%1585–649 cities: 6% to under 7%496–714 cities: 7% to under 8%147–84 cities: 8% to under 9%48–97 cities: 9% to under 10%79–10

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)289.2 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.e-stat.go.jp14Official
Unemployment rate4.1 %country median 3.7%1 Oct 2020Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality5Official

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100020.79 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20248Official
Physicians Per 10004.58 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20249Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents457.8 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 鹿児島市 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 10004.58 per 1,000Verified 2026-08-31
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport21 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

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for 鹿児島市. 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 鹿児島市.

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 8.7°C in January and 28.1°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 78.3 mm in January and 365.1 mm in July. Annual PM2.5 was 9.77 µg/m³ in March 2024.

Is the air quality good in 鹿児島市?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 9.8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

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

  • PM2.5 — annual mean: 9.77 µg/m³ · MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 鹿児島市11
Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
鹿児島市 average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C0°10°20°30°40°JFMAMJJASOND33°5°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
鹿児島市 average monthly precipitation, mm01452904355807811316119520557036522422310510393JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
鹿児島市 average monthly sunshine, hours055110165220133139163176178109186207176184158143JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
鹿児島市 annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5259.8PM2.5µg/m³

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 鹿児島市 is 9.8 µg/m³. Of 646 cities with data, 178 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Japan per band9 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³94–519 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³195–675 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³756–7155 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³1557–8178 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³1788–9126 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³1269–10鹿児島市 9.854 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³5410–1124 cities: 11 µg/m³ to under 12 µg/m³2411–124 cities: 12 µg/m³ to under 13 µg/m³412–132 cities: 13 µg/m³ to under 14 µg/m³213–14

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean9.77 µg/m³country median 8.331 Mar 2024MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 鹿児島市11Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 13.1 · Feb 14.6 · Mar 17.5 · Apr 21.8 · May 25.5 · Jun 27.5 · Jul 31.9 · Aug 32.7 · Sep 30.2 · Oct 25.8 · Nov 20.6 · Dec 15.3 °C31 Dec 2020JMA Tables of Climatological Normals (1991-2020) — Kagoshima10Official
Average night-time low by monthJan 4.9 · Feb 5.8 · Mar 8.7 · Apr 12.9 · May 17.3 · Jun 21.3 · Jul 25.3 · Aug 26 · Sep 23.2 · Oct 18 · Nov 12.2 · Dec 6.9 °C31 Dec 2020JMA Tables of Climatological Normals (1991-2020) — Kagoshima10Official
Average temperature by monthJan 8.7 · Feb 9.9 · Mar 12.8 · Apr 17.1 · May 21 · Jun 24 · Jul 28.1 · Aug 28.8 · Sep 26.3 · Oct 21.6 · Nov 16.2 · Dec 10.9 °C31 Dec 2020JMA Tables of Climatological Normals (1991-2020) — Kagoshima10Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 78.3 · Feb 112.7 · Mar 161 · Apr 194.9 · May 205.2 · Jun 570 · Jul 365.1 · Aug 224.3 · Sep 222.9 · Oct 104.6 · Nov 102.5 · Dec 93.2 mm31 Dec 2020JMA Tables of Climatological Normals (1991-2020) — Kagoshima10Official
Average sunshine by monthJan 132.6 · Feb 139.3 · Mar 163.2 · Apr 175.6 · May 178.2 · Jun 109.3 · Jul 185.5 · Aug 206.9 · Sep 176.4 · Oct 184 · Nov 157.7 · Dec 143.2 hours31 Dec 2020JMA Tables of Climatological Normals (1991-2020) — Kagoshima10Official

Cities of a similar size in Japan

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Japan cities
川口市594,274 residentsKagoshima587,255 residents八王子市579,355 residentsKawaguchi608,515 residentsHachiōji558,755 residents船橋市642,907 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 547.6 km² in 2024. Population density was 1,079.7 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in 鹿児島市?

The published population was 593,128 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table7

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
鹿児島市 residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport99.2%Foreign residents 0.8%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area547.6 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 residents4,951 people2024Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）.2Official
Population density1,080 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
Population593,128 people1 Oct 2020Japan 2020 Census municipality population table7Official

International community in 鹿児島市

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
Total593,128100.0%
Japanese563,09694.9%
Nationality not reported27,6004.7%
Foreigner2,4320.4%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam7650.1%
People's Republic of China6380.1%
Others4270.1%
Republic of Korea1860.0%
Republic of the Philippines1640.0%
United States of America820.0%
Republic of Indonesia730.0%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal290.0%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland270.0%
Kingdom of Thailand200.0%
Federative Republic of Brazil100.0%
India60.0%
Republic of Peru50.0%

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

Is 鹿児島市 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 safety · range 39–57%
Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–67%
Student49%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 39–59%
Family56%strong on family, weak on safety · range 46–66%
Retirement50%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 40–60%
Foreign residents4,951 people2024Official source · Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）.
Population593,128 people1 Oct 2020Official source · Japan 2020 Census municipality population table
Average net rent (nettokalt)7.78 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2023Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Median gross salary (regional)289.2 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Unemployment rate4.1 %1 Oct 2020Official source · Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality
PM2.5 — annual mean9.77 µg/m³31 Mar 2024Official source · MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 鹿児島市
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-09-03

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median age48.5 years1 Oct 2020Japan 2020 Census municipality median age table6Official

Common questions

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

How many people live in 鹿児島市?

The published population was 593,128 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table.

How much does it cost to rent in 鹿児島市?

Average net cold rent is 7.78 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 545 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is the air quality good in 鹿児島市?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 9.8 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 — 鹿児島市.

What is the unemployment rate in 鹿児島市?

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

What is the typical salary around 鹿児島市?

The median gross salary is 289.2 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

How many foreign residents live in 鹿児島市?

4,951 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）..

Is 鹿児島市 a good place to live?

鹿児島市 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.

How many people are in the Total citizenship group in 鹿児島市?

The official citizenship distribution records 593,128 people (100.0%) 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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Sources

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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
  9. Japan official municipality health statistics 2024 mhlw.go.jp · checked 2026-08-13
  10. JMA Tables of Climatological Normals (1991-2020) — Kagoshima JMA Tables of Climatological Normals (1991-2020) · data.jma.go.jp · checked 2026-07-26
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  1. MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 鹿児島市 MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 · env.go.jp · checked 2026-07-26
  2. 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. mlit.go.jp · checked 2026-07-15
  3. www.e-stat.go.jp e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-08-27
  4. www.e-stat.go.jp e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-08-27
  5. Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2 Global Cost of Living · kaggle.com · checked 2026-07-27

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