Living in Kushiro

In Kushiro, rents across existing tenancies average €5.19 per m² a month (2023).

The city faced an unemployment rate of 4% in October 2020.

Last checked 2026-09-2425 sources

Population154,271people31 Dec 2024Official 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

Median gross salary (region)266.8EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Average net rent5.19EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 — 17% belowOfficial source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Unemployment rate4%1 Oct 2020Municipality figureOfficial source · Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality

Recorded crime375incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Official source · JP-01-Hokkaido-2025

PM2.5, annual mean5.7µg/m³country median 8.4 — 32% belowOfficial source · MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 釧路市

Cheaper rent than 72% 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 Kushiro?

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 Kushiro.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 Kushiro?

Average net cold rent is about 5.19 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): 5.19 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁸

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€32

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Net rent across major citiesKushiro highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36

Yokohama€11.97

Osaka€10.65

Kyoto€10.46

Sapporo€7.56

Kushiro€5.19

Show the other 6 cities

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²⁰Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.56 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	docomo mini 10GB³Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate	19.09 %	31 Oct 2023	2023 Housing and Land Survey, Table 1-2: Housing by occupancy status¹Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5.19 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27	31 Dec 2023	www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁸Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	270.7 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 Kushiro 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 worker54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 46–62%

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

Student70%strong on education, weak on work · range 63–77%

Family76%strong on family, weak on legal route · range 69–83%

Retirement67%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 58–76%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 311 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 5.19 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 Kushiro?

The unemployment rate is 4 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality⁸

Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Kushiro is 4.0%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

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Kushiro 4.0%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	266.8 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁹Official
Unemployment rate	4 %	1 Oct 2020	Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality⁸Official · parent municipality

What does a salary buy in Kushiro?

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€5.19/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31	− €311
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 Kushiro Salary needed to live in Kushiro

Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	59 schools	1 May 2024	MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 000040231127¹³Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
GP practices	31 count	1 Jun 2026	医療情報ネット clinics facility and specialty CSV 2026-06-01²¹Official
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents	20.93 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024⁹Official
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	2,093 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024⁹Official
Hospitals	18 count	1 Jun 2026	医療情報ネット hospitals facility CSV²²Official
Pharmacies	75 count	1 Jun 2026	医療情報ネット pharmacies CSV²³Official
Physicians per 1,000 residents	1.66 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024¹⁰Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	165.7 per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024¹⁰Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Kushiro 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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Hospital beds per 100,000 residents2,093 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-09-16

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Kushiro?

Police recorded about 375 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-01-Hokkaido-2025¹²

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	375 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	JP-01-Hokkaido-2025¹²Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents	91.47 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	JP-01-Hokkaido-2025¹²Official

Mobility and administration

Kushiro's nearest airport was KUH, 16 km away and offered 3 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	3 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁵Official
Destinations from nearest airport	6 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.¹⁷Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	16 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁶Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	KUH	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁶Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were −4.8°C in January and 16.1°C in July. Kushiro's monthly precipitation totalled 40.4 mm in January and 120.3 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 186.7 hours in January and 118.9 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Kushiro?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5.7 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 — 釧路市¹⁴

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

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

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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

PM2.55.7WHO 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 Kushiro is 5.7 µg/m³. Of 804 cities with data, 209 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Kushiro 5.7

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	5.7 µg/m³country median 8.4	31 Mar 2024	MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 釧路市¹⁴Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan -0.2 · Feb -0.1 · Mar 3.3 · Apr 8 · May 12.6 · Jun 15.8 · Jul 19.6 · Aug 21.5 · Sep 20.1 · Oct 15.1 · Nov 8.9 · Dec 2.5 °C	31 Dec 2020	JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 釧路¹¹Official · parent municipality
Average night-time low by month	Jan -9.8 · Feb -9.4 · Mar -4.2 · Apr 0.7 · May 5.4 · Jun 9.5 · Jul 13.6 · Aug 15.7 · Sep 12.9 · Oct 6.1 · Nov -0.3 · Dec -7 °C	31 Dec 2020	JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 釧路¹¹Official · parent municipality
Average temperature by month	Jan -4.8 · Feb -4.3 · Mar -0.4 · Apr 4 · May 8.6 · Jun 12.2 · Jul 16.1 · Aug 18.2 · Sep 16.5 · Oct 11 · Nov 4.7 · Dec -1.9 °C	31 Dec 2020	JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 釧路¹¹Official · parent municipality
Average precipitation by month	Jan 40.4 · Feb 24.8 · Mar 55.9 · Apr 79.4 · May 115.7 · Jun 114.2 · Jul 120.3 · Aug 142.3 · Sep 153 · Oct 112.7 · Nov 64.7 · Dec 56.6 mm	31 Dec 2020	JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 釧路¹¹Official · parent municipality
Average sunshine by month	Jan 186.7 · Feb 183.1 · Mar 200.8 · Apr 182.2 · May 177.5 · Jun 126.8 · Jul 118.9 · Aug 117.6 · Sep 143.9 · Oct 177 · Nov 167.6 · Dec 175.6 hours	31 Dec 2020	JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 釧路¹¹Official · parent municipality

Population and city profile

How many people live in Kushiro?

The published population was 154,271 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

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport99.1%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	1,363 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 km2.⁶Official
Foreign residents	1,335 people	2024	Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）.⁵Official
Population density	113.2 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 km2.⁶Official
Population	154,271 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 Kushiro

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	165,077	100.0%
Japanese	163,026	98.8%
Nationality not reported	1,236	0.7%
Foreigner	815	0.5%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam	391	0.2%
People's Republic of China	149	0.1%
Republic of the Philippines	93	0.1%
Republic of Korea	80	0.0%
Others	55	0.0%
United States of America	14	0.0%
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal	12	0.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Republic of Indonesia	11	0.0%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	5	0.0%
Kingdom of Thailand	2	0.0%
Federative Republic of Brazil	2	0.0%
Republic of Peru	1	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	55.1 years	31 Dec 2026	2026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)²Official

Alternatives for people set on Kushiro

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Kushiro from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Cities near Kushiro

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

Kushiro-cho 7.0 km away

Rent: 6.51 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Alternative cities in Japan

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All Japan cities

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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 Kushiro?

The published population was 154,271 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 Kushiro?

Average net cold rent is about 5.19 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 363 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is the air quality good in Kushiro?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5.7 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 — 釧路市.

How safe is Kushiro?

Police recorded about 375 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-01-Hokkaido-2025.

What is the unemployment rate in Kushiro?

The unemployment rate is 4 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality.

What is the typical salary around Kushiro?

The median gross salary is 266.8 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is Kushiro a good place to live?

Kushiro 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 Kushiro?

Kushiro-cho is near Kushiro. 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 Kushiro?

The official citizenship distribution records 163,026 people (98.8%) 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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  title = {Kushiro, Japan: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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docomo mini 10GB docomo.ne.jp · checked 2026-09-15
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医療情報ネット hospitals facility CSV mhlw.go.jp · checked 2026-09-15
医療情報ネット pharmacies CSV mhlw.go.jp · checked 2026-09-15
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