Living in Kasukabe
In Kasukabe, rents across existing tenancies average €7.67 per m² a month (2023).
Kasukabe had an unemployment rate of 4.36% at the end of 2020.
Pricier rent than 77% of Japanese cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 76% of Japanese cities that publish it and dirtier air than 73% of Japanese cities that publish it.
Which Japan-wide rules apply when you move to Kasukabe?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
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 Kasukabe?
Average net cold rent is about 7.67 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): 7.67 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp21
| 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23Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 21.56 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | docomo mini 10GB3Official · national market |
| Housing vacancy rate | 6.28 % | 31 Oct 2023 | 2023 Housing and Land Survey, Table 1-2: Housing by occupancy status1Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 7.67 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 | 31 Dec 2023 | www.e-stat.go.jp21Official |
| Average monthly rent (whole dwelling) | 364.4 EUR/month | 31 Oct 2023 | Housing and Land Survey 2023, Table 112-3-2: Monthly Rent of Dwelling by Type of Dwelling — Japan, prefecture, shi, ku, machi and mura7Official |
Is Kasukabe 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.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 460 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 7.67 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Kasukabe?
The unemployment rate is about 4.4 % (October 2020).
- Unemployment rate: 4.36 % · 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)28
Kasukabe 4.4%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public employment offices | 1 count | 15 Sept 2026 | Hello Work Kasukabe — official office list6Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 292.6 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | www.e-stat.go.jp22Official |
| Unemployment rate | 4.36 %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)28Official |
What does a salary buy in Kasukabe?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobile
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€7.67/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31 | − €460 |
| 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 | — |
Public employment offices in Kasukabe
Hello Work Kasukabe lists 1 public employment office in Kasukabe (checked 2026-09-16). Use the official office finder for addresses and appointments; registration and job search are also available online through the national service below.
Hello Work — Public employment service
The office count comes from the service's own directory. Individual addresses and opening hours are not listed here yet. Sources checked through 16 Sept 2026.
Family and education
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schools | 42 schools | 1 May 2024 | MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 00004023112711Official |
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| GP practices | 62 count | 1 Jun 2026 | 医療情報ネット clinics facility and specialty CSV 2026-06-0124Official |
| Hospital beds per 1,000 residents | 10.48 per 1,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Japan official municipality health statistics 20248Official |
| Hospital beds per 100,000 residents | 1,048 beds per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Japan official municipality health statistics 20248Official |
| Hospitals | 12 count | 1 Jun 2026 | 医療情報ネット hospitals facility CSV25Official |
| Pharmacies | 119 count | 1 Jun 2026 | 医療情報ネット pharmacies CSV26Official |
| Physicians per 1,000 residents | 1.69 per 1,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Japan official municipality health statistics 20249Official |
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 169.5 per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Japan official municipality health statistics 20249Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Kasukabe 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.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
How safe is Kasukabe?
Police recorded about 692 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: 692.4 incidents per 100,000 · JP-11-Saitama-202510
Mobility and administration
Kasukabe's nearest airport was HND, 48 km away and offered 73 direct destinations.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct destinations from the nearest major airport | 73 count | 3 Aug 2026 | OpenFlights15Official |
| Destinations from nearest airport | 4 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.20Official |
| Distance to the nearest major airport | 48 km | 3 Aug 2026 | OurAirports16Official |
| Nearest major airport (IATA code) | HND | 3 Aug 2026 | OurAirports16Official |
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Kasukabe. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Japanese Language Education Program for Foreigners Living in Japan — State Language Course
Agency for Cultural Affairs
For foreigners living in Japan.
Climate and air quality
Is the air quality good in Kasukabe?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 9.4 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 — 春日部市12
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Kasukabe 9.4
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 9.4 µg/m³country median 8.4 | 31 Mar 2024 | MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 春日部市12Official |
Population and city profile
At the end of 2020, the population density reached 3,481.7 people per km².
How many people live in Kasukabe?
The published population was 229,656 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
By nationality
National passport96.8%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 66 km² | 3 Aug 2026 | 国土地理院 (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan)27Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 3.22 % | 3 Aug 2026 | 総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民 ÷ 総計)30Official |
| Foreign residents | 7,368 people | 3 Aug 2026 | 総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民)30Official |
| Population density | 3,482 people/km² | 31 Dec 2020 | 総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 第1-1表)29Official |
| Population | 229,656 people | 31 Dec 2024 | 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5Official |
International community in Kasukabe
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 | 229,792 | 100.0% |
| Japanese | 225,799 | 98.3% |
| Foreigner | 3,442 | 1.5% |
| Others | 1,476 | 0.6% |
| People's Republic of China | 701 | 0.3% |
| Nationality not reported | 551 | 0.2% |
| Republic of the Philippines | 441 | 0.2% |
| Socialist Republic of Viet Nam | 330 | 0.1% |
| Republic of Korea | 228 | 0.1% |
| Kingdom of Thailand | 111 | 0.0% |
| Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal | 52 | 0.0% |
Show 6 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Republic of Indonesia | 34 | 0.0% |
| Federative Republic of Brazil | 30 | 0.0% |
| United States of America | 20 | 0.0% |
| India | 10 | 0.0% |
| Republic of Peru | 5 | 0.0% |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 4 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source4
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52.3 years | 31 Dec 2026 | 2026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)2Official |
Alternatives for people set on Kasukabe
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.
Inzai as a Kasukabe alternative in the same region
39 km away, better on 5 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Empty flats: 11.2% Inzai vs 6.3% Kasukabe+79%
- Unemployment: 2.9% Inzai vs 4.4% Kasukabe−34%
- Median gross pay, region: €357 Inzai vs €293 Kasukabe+22%
- Rent: €6.79/m² Inzai vs €7.67/m² Kasukabe−11%
- Residents: 111,731 Inzai vs 229,656 Kasukabe−51%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 663 (2024) Inzai vs 692 (2025) Kasukabeno percentage
- Annual PM2.5: 8.5 µg/m³ Inzai vs 9.4 µg/m³ Kasukabe−10%
Matsumoto as a Kasukabe alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 163 km, better on 5 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Empty flats: 13.9% Matsumoto vs 6.3% Kasukabe+122%
- Unemployment: 3.3% Matsumoto vs 4.4% Kasukabe−25%
- Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,514.4 Matsumoto vs 1,048.2 Kasukabe+44%
- Foreign residents: 2.1% Matsumoto vs 3.2% Kasukabe−34%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 558 Matsumoto vs 692 Kasukabeno percentage
- Annual PM2.5: 7.1 µg/m³ Matsumoto vs 9.4 µg/m³ Kasukabe−24%
- Rent: €7.36/m² Matsumoto vs €7.67/m² Kasukabe−4%
Cities near Kasukabe
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 5.36 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
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- 7.45 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
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- 7.72 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
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- 8.2 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
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- 9.22 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
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- 7.2 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
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- 10.37 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
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- 6.24 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Alternative cities in Japan
Other cities in Japan to compare with Kasukabe, nearest in population first.
How does Kasukabe compare?
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Is Kasukabe part of Tokyo?
Kasukabe is near Tokyo, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 33.1 km away by straight-line distance. Tokyo city profile
Relationship type: Nearby Independent Place. Source40
Which comparable places record less crime than Kasukabe?
31 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than Kasukabe in this strictly source-matched cohort.
Kasukabe: 778.9 offences/100k (2024).
Only the same source family, offence definition, period, grain and denominator method are compared. This is recorded crime, not a claim about personal safety. Official source13
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Kasukabe?
The published population was 229,656 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 Kasukabe?
Average net cold rent is about 7.67 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 537 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.
Is the air quality good in Kasukabe?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 9.4 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 — 春日部市.
How safe is Kasukabe?
Police recorded about 692 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: JP-11-Saitama-2025.
What is the unemployment rate in Kasukabe?
The unemployment rate is about 4.4 % (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 Kasukabe?
The median gross salary is 292.6 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.
Is Kasukabe a good place to live?
Kasukabe 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.
Is Kasukabe part of Tokyo?
Kasukabe is near Tokyo, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 33.1 km away by straight-line distance.
Which cities are near Kasukabe?
Sugito-machi, Matsubushi-machi, Hasuda, Shiraoka, Koshigaya are near Kasukabe. 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 Kasukabe?
The official citizenship distribution records 225,799 people (98.3%) in the source-defined population for 2020. This is a citizenship measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.
Which comparable places record less crime than Kasukabe?
31 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than Kasukabe in this strictly source-matched cohort. The comparison uses Saitama Prefectural Police municipal crime table R6 2024 + Saitama Prefecture population estimate, period 2024, and does not compare across incompatible police definitions.
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