Living in Kanzaki

In Kanzaki, rents across existing tenancies average €5.31 per m² a month (2023).

There were 98 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2022. The median age was 51.9 years in 2026. The unemployment rate was 3.3% in October 2020. 神埼市 is in Japan; its population was 31,022 in October 2020.

Last checked 2026-10-1526 sources

Population31,022people1 Oct 2020Official source · Japan 2020 Census municipality population table

Median gross salary (region)251.7EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Average net rent5.31EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 — 15% belowOfficial source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Unemployment rate3.3%country median 3.8% — 12% belowOfficial source · Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality

Recorded crime410.8incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Official source · 県内市町別刑法犯認知件数及び犯罪率（令和3年～令和7年確定値）

PM2.5, annual mean10.9µg/m³country median 8.4 — 30% aboveOfficial source · MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 神埼市

Cheaper rent than 70% of Japanese cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 74% of Japanese cities that publish it and dirtier air than 94% of Japanese cities that publish it.

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

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 神埼市?

Average net cold rent is about 5.31 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): 5.31 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁴

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€32

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Net rent across major citiesKanzaki highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36

Yokohama€11.97

Osaka€10.65

Kyoto€10.46

Sapporo€7.56

Kanzaki€5.31

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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¹⁶Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.56 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	docomo mini 10GB²Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5.31 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27	31 Dec 2023	www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁴Official

Is Kanzaki 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 worker53%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 45–61%

Skilled employee61%strong on work, weak on safety · range 53–69%

Student55%strong on education, weak on work · range 48–62%

Family65%strong on safety, weak on cost · range 58–72%

Retirement51%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 42–60%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 319 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 5.31 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 神埼市?

The unemployment rate is 3.3 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality⁷

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

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Kanzaki 3.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	251.7 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁵Official
Unemployment rate	3.3 %country median 3.8%	1 Oct 2020	Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality⁷Official

What does a salary buy in Kanzaki?

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€5.31/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31	− €319
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 Kanzaki Salary needed to live in Kanzaki

Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	12 schools	1 May 2024	MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 000040231127¹¹Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents	6.54 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024⁹Official
Physicians per 1,000 residents	0.92 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024¹⁰Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	98 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.⁶Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Kanzaki 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 residents0.92 per 1,000Verified 2026-08-31

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is 神埼市?

Police recorded about 411 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: 410.8 incidents per 100,000 · 県内市町別刑法犯認知件数及び犯罪率（令和3年～令和7年確定値）¹⁷

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	410.8 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	県内市町別刑法犯認知件数及び犯罪率（令和3年～令和7年確定値）¹⁷Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	5 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.¹³Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Kanzaki. 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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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Kanzaki.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in 神埼市?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10.9 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 — 神埼市¹²

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

PM2.510.9WHO 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 Kanzaki is 10.9 µg/m³. Of 804 cities with data, 209 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Kanzaki 10.9

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	10.9 µg/m³country median 8.4	31 Mar 2024	MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 神埼市¹²Official

Population and city profile

The city covered 125.1 km² in 2024. Population density was 241.2 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in 神埼市?

The published population was 31,022 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table⁸

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport98.9%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	125.1 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 km2.⁵Official
Foreign residents	327 people	2024	Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）.⁴Official
Population density	241.2 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 km2.⁵Official
Population	31,022 people	1 Oct 2020	Japan 2020 Census municipality population table⁸Official

International community in Kanzaki

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	31,022	100.0%
Japanese	30,472	98.2%
Nationality not reported	344	1.1%
Foreigner	206	0.7%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam	140	0.5%
People's Republic of China	25	0.1%
Others	23	0.1%
Republic of the Philippines	11	0.0%
Republic of Korea	4	0.0%
Kingdom of Thailand	1	0.0%
Republic of Indonesia	1	0.0%

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Published group	People	Share
United States of America	1	0.0%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median age	51.9 years	31 Dec 2026	2026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Kanzaki

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.

Asakura as a Kanzaki alternative in the same region

30 km away, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 50,273 Asakura vs 31,022 Kanzaki+62%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 758 Asakura vs 411 Kanzakino percentage
Rent: €4.99/m² Asakura vs €5.31/m² Kanzaki−6%
Annual PM2.5: 9.5 µg/m³ Asakura vs 10.9 µg/m³ Kanzaki−13%
Median gross pay, region: €251 Asakura vs €252 Kanzakisame level

Full comparison More about Asakura

Miyako as a Kanzaki alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 1250 km, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Rent: €4.26/m² Miyako vs €5.31/m² Kanzaki−20%
Annual PM2.5: 7.1 µg/m³ Miyako vs 10.9 µg/m³ Kanzaki−35%
Residents: 50,369 Miyako vs 31,022 Kanzaki+62%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 293 Miyako vs 411 Kanzakino percentage
Median gross pay, region: €239 Miyako vs €252 Kanzaki−5%

Full comparison More about Miyako

Cities near Kanzaki

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

Yoshinogari-cho 2.7 km away

Rent: 4.72 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Miyaki-cho 7.9 km away

Rent: 4.36 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Saga 11.0 km away

Rent: 6.4 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Ōkawa 11.8 km away

Rent: 5.41 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Kurume 12.7 km away

Rent: 6.58 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Tosu 14.5 km away

Rent: 6.64 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Ogi 15.0 km away

Rent: 5.47 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Alternative cities in Japan

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

All Japan cities

Okagaki-machi31,007 residents Komagane31,073 residents Omaezaki31,103 residents Yaese-cho30,941 residents Shimamoto-cho30,927 residents Nakamura30,924 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 神埼市?

The published population was 31,022 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table.

How much does it cost to rent in 神埼市?

Average net cold rent is about 5.31 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 372 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is the air quality good in 神埼市?

How safe is 神埼市?

Police recorded about 411 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: 県内市町別刑法犯認知件数及び犯罪率（令和3年～令和7年確定値）.

What is the unemployment rate in 神埼市?

The unemployment rate is 3.3 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality.

What is the typical salary around Kanzaki?

The median gross salary is 251.7 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is Kanzaki a good place to live?

Kanzaki 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 Kanzaki?

Yoshinogari-cho, Kamimine-cho, Miyaki-cho, Saga, Ōkawa are near Kanzaki. 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 Kanzaki?

The official citizenship distribution records 30,472 people (98.2%) 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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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
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