Living in Kawanoechō
In Kawanoechō, tenants pay an average rent of €217 a month (2023).
In October 2020, unemployment in Kawanoechō reached 2.9%. Kawanoechō recorded annual PM2.5 of 10.8 µg/m³ in March 2024.
Lower unemployment than 87% of Japanese cities that publish it and dirtier air than 91% of Japanese cities that publish it.
Which Japan-wide rules apply when you move to Kawanoechō?
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.
No city-level rent figure is published for Kawanoechō. The available city-level cost figures remain below.
| 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9Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 21.56 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | docomo mini 10GB2Official · national market |
| Average monthly rent (whole dwelling) | 216.6 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2023 | 2023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings1Official |
Is Kawanoechō 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.
Work and income
Kawanoechō 2.9%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average gross earnings | 1,746 EUR/month | 30 Jun 2025 | MHLW / e-Stat — Basic Survey on Wage Structure 2025, 47-prefecture scheduled earnings reference table4Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 2.9 % | 1 Oct 2020 | Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality3Official · parent municipality |
What does a salary buy in Kawanoechō?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
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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. | €1,412 |
| Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · 2023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings · 2023-12-31 | − €217 |
| 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 | €1,142 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Kawanoechō. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Hello Work — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Kawanoechō. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 544.4 incidents per 100,000 | 31 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1-5-210Official · regional context |
Mobility and administration
Kawanoechō's nearest airport was TAK, 46 km away and offered 6 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Kawanoechō. 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
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.
Kawanoechō 10.5
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 10.46 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2023 | NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 20235Official · nearest-station reading |
Alternatives for people set on Kawanoechō
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.
Shiozawa as a Kawanoechō alternative in the same country
Better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Annual PM2.5: 6.6 µg/m³ Shiozawa vs 10.5 µg/m³ Kawanoechō−37%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 463 Shiozawa vs 544 Kawanoechō−15%
- Unemployment: 3.3% Shiozawa vs 2.9% Kawanoechō+14%
Cities near Kawanoechō
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
- Rent
- 5.09 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
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- 5.78 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
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- 3.32 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
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- 4.59 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
How does Kawanoechō compare?
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Kawanoechō 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 guideCommon questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
What is the unemployment rate in Kawanoechō?
The unemployment rate is 2.9 %. Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality.
Is the air quality good in Kawanoechō?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 10.46 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023.
How safe is Kawanoechō?
Police recorded 544.4 incidents per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. 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.
Is Kawanoechō a good place to live?
Kawanoechō 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 Kawanoechō?
Shikokuchūō, Kan’onjichō, Kanonji, Miyoshi (Tokushima), Mitoyo are near Kawanoechō. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Kawanoechō, Japan: rent, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 54615f4d80c6d9e0e8b4455503ff6fdc]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/kawanoecho/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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- Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-16
- MHLW / e-Stat — Basic Survey on Wage Structure 2025, 47-prefecture scheduled earnings reference table MHLW / e-Stat · e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-09-23
- NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023 gis.nies.go.jp · checked 2026-09-23
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