Living in Sanda

In Sanda, rents across existing tenancies average €7.84 per m² a month (2023).

The city had 40 schools in May 2024. In 2024, 三田市 had a population of 106,482. The city covered 210.3 km² in 2024. Population density was 506.3 people per km² in 2024. The median age was 52.3 years in 2026. The unemployment rate was 3.3% in October 2020.

Last checked 2026-09-2430 sources

Population106,482people31 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)329.1EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Average net rent7.84EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 — 25% aboveOfficial source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Unemployment rate3.3%country median 3.8% — 12% belowOfficial source · Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality

Recorded crime487.9incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Official source · JP-28-Hyogo-2025

PM2.5, annual mean5.3µg/m³country median 8.4 — 37% belowOfficial source · MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 三田市

Pricier rent than 79% of Japanese cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 74% of Japanese cities that publish it and cleaner air than any other Japanese city that publishes it.

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

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 Sanda.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 三田市?

Average net cold rent is about 7.84 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): 7.84 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁶

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€32

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Net rent across major citiesSanda highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36

Yokohama€11.97

Osaka€10.65

Kyoto€10.46

Sanda€7.84

Sapporo€7.56

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¹⁸Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.56 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	docomo mini 10GB³Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate	9.29 %	31 Oct 2023	2023 Housing and Land Survey, Table 1-2: Housing by occupancy status¹Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	7.84 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27	31 Dec 2023	www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁶Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	386.4 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 mura⁸Official

Is Sanda 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 worker59%strong on work, weak on legal route · range 51–67%

Skilled employee68%strong on work, weak on safety · range 60–76%

Student66%strong on education, weak on work · range 59–73%

Family74%strong on family, weak on cost · range 67–81%

Retirement65%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 56–74%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 471 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 7.84 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 三田市?

The unemployment rate is 3.3 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality⁹

Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Sanda is 3.3%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

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Sanda 3.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	329.1 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁷Official
Unemployment rate	3.3 %country median 3.8%	1 Oct 2020	Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality⁹Official

What does a salary buy in Sanda?

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€7.84/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31	− €471
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 Sanda Salary needed to live in Sanda

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Sanda. 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

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	40 schools	1 May 2024	MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 000040231127¹³Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
GP practices	21 count	1 Jun 2026	医療情報ネット clinics facility and specialty CSV 2026-06-01¹⁹Official
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents	26.6 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024¹⁰Official
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	2,660 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024¹⁰Official
Hospitals	11 count	1 Jun 2026	医療情報ネット hospitals facility CSV²⁰Official
Pharmacies	36 count	1 Jun 2026	医療情報ネット pharmacies CSV²¹Official
Physicians per 1,000 residents	2.55 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024¹¹Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	235.3 per 100,000	2022	Exact 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.⁷Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Sanda 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 residents2,660 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-09-16

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is 三田市?

Police recorded about 488 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: 487.9 incidents per 100,000 · JP-28-Hyogo-2025¹²

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Burglaries per 100,000 residents	5.49 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	JP-28-Hyogo-2025¹²Official
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	487.9 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	JP-28-Hyogo-2025¹²Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	34 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.¹⁵Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in 三田市?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5.3 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 — 三田市¹⁴

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

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.55.3WHO 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 Sanda is 5.3 µg/m³. Of 804 cities with data, 209 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Sanda 5.3

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	5.3 µg/m³country median 8.4	31 Mar 2024	MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 三田市¹⁴Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in 三田市?

The published population was 106,482 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 passport98.6%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	210.3 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	1,489 people	2024	Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）.⁵Official
Population density	506.3 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	106,482 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 Sanda

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	109,238	100.0%
Japanese	108,024	98.9%
Foreigner	776	0.7%
Nationality not reported	438	0.4%
Republic of Korea	248	0.2%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam	156	0.1%
People's Republic of China	138	0.1%
Others	128	0.1%
Republic of the Philippines	40	0.0%
United States of America	17	0.0%
Federative Republic of Brazil	17	0.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Republic of Indonesia	8	0.0%
India	7	0.0%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	6	0.0%
Republic of Peru	5	0.0%
Kingdom of Thailand	3	0.0%
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal	3	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 Sanda

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.

Tamba as a Sanda alternative in the same region

36 km away, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Rent: €5.74/m² Tamba vs €7.84/m² Sanda−27%
Median gross pay, region: €253 Tamba vs €329 Sanda−23%
Unemployment: 3.0% Tamba vs 3.3% Sanda−9%
Annual PM2.5: 4.8 µg/m³ Tamba vs 5.3 µg/m³ Sanda−9%

Full comparison More about Tamba

Ichinoseki as a Sanda alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 691 km, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Rent: €5.60/m² Ichinoseki vs €7.84/m² Sanda−29%
Empty flats: 17.9% Ichinoseki vs 9.3% Sanda+92%
Median gross pay, region: €242 Ichinoseki vs €329 Sanda−27%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,313.7 Ichinoseki vs 2,660.2 Sanda−51%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 258 Ichinoseki vs 488 Sandano percentage
Annual PM2.5: 6.5 µg/m³ Ichinoseki vs 5.3 µg/m³ Sanda+23%
Residents: 105,505 Ichinoseki vs 106,482 Sanda−1%

Full comparison More about Ichinoseki

Cities near Sanda

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

Takarazuka 15.9 km away

Rent: 8.34 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Itami 19.9 km away

Rent: 8.25 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Nishinomiya 20.0 km away

Rent: 9.32 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Ikeda 20.1 km away

Rent: 9.94 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Tamba-Sasayama 20.7 km away

Rent: 5.5 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Kobe 22.4 km away

Rent: 8.87 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Katō 23.2 km away

Rent: 6.23 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Alternative cities in Japan

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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 三田市?

The published population was 106,482 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 三田市?

Average net cold rent is about 7.84 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 549 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is the air quality good in 三田市?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5.3 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 — 三田市.

How safe is 三田市?

Police recorded about 488 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-28-Hyogo-2025.

What is the unemployment rate in 三田市?

The unemployment rate is 3.3 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality.

What is the typical salary around Sanda?

The median gross salary is 329.1 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is Sanda a good place to live?

Sanda 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 Sanda?

Takarazuka, Nose-cho, Itami, Nishinomiya, Ikeda are near Sanda. 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 Sanda?

The official citizenship distribution records 108,024 people (98.9%) 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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