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In Kyōtanabe, rents across existing tenancies average €8.43 per m² a month (2023).

The unemployment rate was 3.47% at the end of 2020.

Last checked 2026-09-2430 sources

Population71,840people1 Jan 2026Official source · Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total
Median gross salary (region)357.4EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Average net rent8.43EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 — 35% aboveOfficial source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Unemployment rate3.47%country median 3.8% — 8% 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 crime492incidents 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 mean9.1µg/m³country median 8.4 — 8% aboveOfficial source · MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 京田辺市

Pricier rent than 83% of Japanese cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 65% of Japanese cities that publish it and dirtier air than 65% of Japanese cities that publish it.

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

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 Kyōtanabe.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 Kyōtanabe?

Average net cold rent is about 8.43 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): 8.43 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp14
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Kyōtanabe recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36
Yokohama€11.97
Osaka€10.65
Kyōtanabe€8.43
Hiroshima€8.38
Sapporo€7.56
Show the other 6 cities
Kyoto€10.46
Saitama€10.37
Fukuoka€9.00
Kobe€8.87
Sendai€8.85
Nagoya€8.81
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited31.61 EUR/month30 Sept 2026ドコモ光 月額料金 — NTTドコモ16Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.56 EUR/month30 Sept 2026docomo mini 10GB2Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)8.43 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.2731 Dec 2023www.e-stat.go.jp14Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)325.7 EUR/month31 Oct 2023Housing and Land Survey 2023, Table 112-3-2: Monthly Rent of Dwelling by Type of Dwelling — Japan, prefecture, shi, ku, machi and mura5Official

Is Kyōtanabe 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 air quality · range 43–61%
Skilled employee61%strong on work, weak on safety · range 53–69%
Student53%strong on education, weak on work · range 45–61%
Family58%strong on family, weak on cost · range 49–67%
Retirement50%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 40–60%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 506 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 8.43 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 Kyōtanabe?

The unemployment rate is about 3.5 % (October 2020).

  • Unemployment rate: 3.47 % · 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)19
Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Kyōtanabe is 3.5%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)357.4 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.e-stat.go.jp15Official
Unemployment rate3.47 %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)19Official

What does a salary buy in Kyōtanabe?

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

regional median gross pay: €357 (e-stat.go.jp, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€0of €0 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
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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€8.43/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31− €506
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 Kyōtanabe Salary needed to live in Kyōtanabe

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Kyōtanabe. 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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Open the Japan service overview

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Kyōtanabe. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools16 schools1 May 2024MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 0000402311278Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents9.18 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20246Official
Physicians per 1,000 residents1.93 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20247Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents206 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 Kyōtanabe 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 residents1.93 per 1,000Verified 2026-08-31
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents492 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1-5-217Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

Kyōtanabe's nearest airport was ITM, 30 km away and offered 22 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport22 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights10Official
Destinations from nearest airport34 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.13Official
Distance to the nearest major airport30 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports11Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)ITM3 Aug 2026OurAirports11Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Kyōtanabe?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9.1 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 — 京田辺市9

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 Kyōtanabe is 9.1 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 mean9.1 µg/m³country median 8.431 Mar 2024MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 京田辺市9Official

Population and city profile

The city recorded a population density of 1,718.4 people per km² at the end of 2020.

How many people live in Kyōtanabe?

The published population was 71,840 people in 2026. Source: Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total12

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area42.92 km²3 Aug 2026国土地理院 (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan)18Official
Foreign-resident share2.37 %3 Aug 2026総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民 ÷ 総計)21Official
Foreign residents1,705 people3 Aug 2026総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民)21Official
Population density1,718 people/km²31 Dec 2020総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 第1-1表)20Official
Population71,840 people1 Jan 2026Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total12Official

International community in Kyōtanabe

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
Total73,753100.0%
Japanese70,68195.8%
Nationality not reported2,1572.9%
Foreigner9151.2%
People's Republic of China2850.4%
Republic of Korea2430.3%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam1240.2%
Others990.1%
Kingdom of Thailand550.1%
United States of America370.1%
Republic of the Philippines260.0%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal130.0%
Federative Republic of Brazil130.0%
Republic of Indonesia100.0%
India50.0%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland30.0%
Republic of Peru20.0%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median age47.5 years31 Dec 20262026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)1Official

Alternatives for people set on Kyōtanabe

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.

Kōka as a Kyōtanabe alternative in the same region

40 km away, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

  • Foreign residents: 5.7% Kōka vs 2.4% Kyōtanabe+141%
  • Rent: €6.02/m² Kōka vs €8.43/m² Kyōtanabe−29%
  • Median gross pay, region: €275 Kōka vs €357 Kyōtanabe−23%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 618 Kōka vs 492 Kyōtanabe+26%
  • Unemployment: 3.1% Kōka vs 3.5% Kyōtanabe−10%
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.8 µg/m³ Kōka vs 9.1 µg/m³ Kyōtanabe−14%
Full comparisonMore about Kōka

Inuyama as a Kyōtanabe alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 124 km, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 758 Inuyama vs 492 Kyōtanabe+54%
  • Foreign residents: 4.4% Inuyama vs 2.4% Kyōtanabe+84%
  • Rent: €6.67/m² Inuyama vs €8.43/m² Kyōtanabe−21%
  • Median gross pay, region: €303 Inuyama vs €357 Kyōtanabe−15%
  • Annual PM2.5: 6.4 µg/m³ Inuyama vs 9.1 µg/m³ Kyōtanabe−30%
  • Unemployment: 3.3% Inuyama vs 3.5% Kyōtanabe−4%
  • Residents: 71,038 Inuyama vs 71,840 Kyōtanabe−1%
Full comparisonMore about Inuyama

Cities near Kyōtanabe

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

Jōyō 4.4 km away
Rent
7.74 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Seika-cho 6.2 km away
Rent
7.13 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Katano 8.5 km away
Rent
6.86 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Yawata 8.7 km away
Rent
7.15 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Uji 9.1 km away
Rent
7.43 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Kizugawa 9.8 km away
Rent
6.69 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Alternative cities in Japan

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Yukuhashi71,813 residentsMinami-Alps71,812 residentsYoshikawa71,979 residentsHekinan72,045 residentsTomobe72,058 residentsOhtawara72,087 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 Kyōtanabe?

The published population was 71,840 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 Kyōtanabe?

Average net cold rent is about 8.43 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 590 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is the air quality good in Kyōtanabe?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9.1 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 — 京田辺市.

What is the unemployment rate in Kyōtanabe?

The unemployment rate is about 3.5 % (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 Kyōtanabe?

The median gross salary is 357.4 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is Kyōtanabe a good place to live?

Kyōtanabe 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 Kyōtanabe?

Jōyō, Ide-cho, Seika-cho, Katano, Yawata are near Kyōtanabe. 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 Kyōtanabe?

The official citizenship distribution records 70,681 people (95.8%) 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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