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Living in Katō

In Katō, rents across existing tenancies average €6.23 per m² a month (2023).

The city faced an unemployment rate of 2.87% at the end of 2020. Population density was 258 people per km² at the end of 2020.

Last checked 2026-09-2429 sources

Population39,132people1 Jan 2026Official source · Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total
Median gross salary (region)273.2EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Average net rent6.23EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 — about the sameOfficial source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Unemployment rate2.87%country median 3.8% — 24% 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 crime747.6incidents 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 mean5.7µg/m³31 Dec 2023Nearest stationOfficial source · NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023

Lower unemployment than 87% of Japanese cities that publish it and cleaner air than 97% of Japanese cities that publish it.

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

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 Katō.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 Katō?

Average net cold rent is about 6.23 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): 6.23 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp13
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Katō recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36
Yokohama€11.97
Osaka€10.65
Kyoto€10.46
Sapporo€7.56
Katō€6.23
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)6.23 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 — about the same31 Dec 2023www.e-stat.go.jp13Official

Is Katō 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 worker52%strong on work, weak on cost · range 43–61%
Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on safety · range 52–68%
Student49%strong on education, weak on work · range 41–57%
Family56%strong on family, weak on cost · range 47–65%
Retirement50%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 38–62%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 374 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 6.23 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 Katō?

The unemployment rate is about 2.9 % (October 2020).

  • Unemployment rate: 2.87 % · 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 Katō is 2.9%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)273.2 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.e-stat.go.jp14Official
Unemployment rate2.87 %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 Katō?

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

regional median gross pay: €273 (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€6.23/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31− €374
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 Katō Salary needed to live in Katō

Public employment service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools13 schools1 May 2024MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 0000402311277Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents16.13 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20245Official
Physicians per 1,000 residents1.39 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20246Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents153.6 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 Katō 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 residents1.39 per 1,000Verified 2026-08-31
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents747.6 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

Katō's nearest airport was UKB, 37 km away and offered 8 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport8 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights9Official
Destinations from nearest airport12 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 airport37 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports10Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)UKB3 Aug 2026OurAirports10Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Katō?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.7 µg/m³ (2023) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 20238

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 Katō is 5.7 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 mean5.7 µg/m³31 Dec 2023NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 20238Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

How many people live in Katō?

The published population was 39,132 people in 2026. Source: Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total11

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area157.6 km²3 Aug 2026国土地理院 (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan)17Official
Foreign-resident share5.29 %3 Aug 2026総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民 ÷ 総計)20Official
Foreign residents2,071 people3 Aug 2026総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民)20Official
Population density258 people/km²31 Dec 2020総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 第1-1表)19Official
Population39,132 people1 Jan 2026Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total11Official

International community in Katō

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
Total40,645100.0%
Japanese38,17793.9%
Foreigner1,7264.2%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam1,2003.0%
Nationality not reported7421.8%
Others1450.4%
People's Republic of China1250.3%
Federative Republic of Brazil790.2%
Republic of the Philippines510.1%
Republic of Korea460.1%
Republic of Indonesia350.1%
Show 6 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Republic of Peru280.1%
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal50.0%
United States of America50.0%
Kingdom of Thailand30.0%
India20.0%
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 age49 years31 Dec 20262026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)1Official

Alternatives for people set on Katō

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.

Nishiwaki as a Katō alternative in the same region

7 km away, better on 1 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Rent: €4.75/m² Nishiwaki vs €6.23/m² Katō−24%
  • Foreign residents: 2.3% Nishiwaki vs 5.3% Katō−56%
  • Median gross pay, region: €266 Nishiwaki vs €273 Katōsame level
  • Unemployment: 2.9% Nishiwaki vs 2.9% Katōsame level
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 748 Nishiwaki vs 748 Katōsame level
Full comparisonMore about Nishiwaki

Minamiuonuma as a Katō alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 425 km, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3.

  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 463 Minamiuonuma vs 748 Katō−38%
  • Rent: €5.34/m² Minamiuonuma vs €6.23/m² Katō−14%
  • Foreign residents: 3.0% Minamiuonuma vs 5.3% Katō−43%
  • Unemployment: 3.3% Minamiuonuma vs 2.9% Katō+16%
  • Median gross pay, region: €241 Minamiuonuma vs €273 Katō−12%
  • Residents: 51,603 Minamiuonuma vs 39,132 Katō+32%
Full comparisonMore about Minamiuonuma

Cities near Katō

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

Nishiwaki 7.2 km away
Rent
4.75 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Ono 7.4 km away
Rent
5.66 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Kasai 12.0 km away
Rent
6.09 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Miki 13.6 km away
Rent
6.4 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Inami-cho (Hyogo) 19.7 km away
Rent
5.93 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Fukusaki-cho 19.7 km away
Rent
7.22 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Kakogawa 21.6 km away
Rent
6.86 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Alternative cities in Japan

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

All Japan cities
Ibusuki39,011 residentsMiura39,311 residentsKitaibaraki39,353 residentsMibu-machi39,474 residentsSagae38,785 residentsNishiwaki38,673 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 Katō?

The published population was 39,132 people in 2026. Source: Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total.

How much does it cost to rent in Katō?

Average net cold rent is about 6.23 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 436 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is the air quality good in Katō?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.7 µg/m³ (2023) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Katō?

The unemployment rate is about 2.9 % (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 Katō?

The median gross salary is 273.2 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is Katō a good place to live?

Katō 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 Katō?

Nishiwaki, Ono, Kasai, Miki, Inami-cho (Hyogo) are near Katō. 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 Katō?

The official citizenship distribution records 38,177 people (93.9%) 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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