Living in Nagoya

In Nagoya, rents across existing tenancies average €8.81 per m² a month (2023).

The city faced an unemployment rate of 3.71% at the end of 2020. The city recorded a population density of 7,143 people per km² at the end of 2020.

Last checked 2026-09-2424 sources

Population2,303,004people31 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)379.6EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Average net rent8.81EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 — 41% aboveOfficial source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Unemployment rate3.71%country median 3.8% — about the sameOfficial 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 crime757.6incidents 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 mean8.7µg/m³country median 8.4 — 4% aboveOfficial source · tenbou.nies.go.jp

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

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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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 Nagoya?

Average net cold rent is about 8.81 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): 8.81 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁵

What recurs every month6 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€621

Utilities, 85 m² flat€195

Transport pass€70

Fitness club€63

Internet, 60 Mbps€32

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Supplemental estimate lane, not official statistics: Utilities, 85 m² flat, Private kindergarten, Transport pass, Fitness club. The others are published prices.

Net rent across major citiesNagoya highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36

Yokohama€11.97

Osaka€10.65

Nagoya€8.81

Hiroshima€8.38

Sapporo€7.56

Show the other 6 cities

Kyoto€10.46

Saitama€10.37

Chiba€9.08

Fukuoka€9.00

Kobe€8.87

Sendai€8.85

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fitness club membership, monthly	63.28 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2²⁴Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	32.03 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	NTT FLET'S 100 Mbps fixed internet⁹Official · national market
Private kindergarten, monthly	621.1 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2²⁴Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant	7.04 EUR	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2²⁴Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.56 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	docomo mini 10GB⁴Official · national market
Monthly transport pass	70.31 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2²⁴Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home	194.6 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2²⁴Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Housing vacancy rate	13.2 %	31 Oct 2023	2023 Housing and Land Survey, Table 1-2: Housing by occupancy status¹Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	8.81 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27	31 Dec 2023	www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁵Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	392.9 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 Nagoya 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 worker58%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 49–67%

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

Student48%strong on education, weak on work · range 40–56%

Family51%strong on family, weak on legal route · range 42–60%

Retirement54%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 44–64%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 529 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 8.81 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 Nagoya?

The unemployment rate is about 3.7 % (October 2020).

Unemployment rate: 3.71 % · 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)²¹

Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Nagoya is 3.7%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

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Nagoya 3.7%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Public employment offices	3 count	15 Sept 2026	Aichi Hello Work — office list³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	379.6 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁶Official
Unemployment rate	3.71 %country median 3.8% — about the same	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)²¹Official

What does a salary buy in Nagoya?

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
Utilities
Transport
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€8.81/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31	− €529
Public transport pass€70 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31	− €70
Utilities, 85 m²€195 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31	− €195
Internet€32 · official · NTT FLET'S 100 Mbps fixed internet · 2026-09-30	− €32
Mobile plan€22 · official · docomo mini 10GB · 2026-09-30	− €22
Left over	—

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Public employment offices in Nagoya

Aichi Hello Work lists 3 public employment offices in Nagoya (checked 2026-09-16). Use the official office finder for addresses and appointments; registration and job search are also available online through the national service below.

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Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Public language course providers	1 count	31 Aug 2026	Official public language-service provider/location register¹⁰Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
GP practices	992 count	1 Jun 2026	医療情報ネット clinics facility and specialty CSV 2026-06-01¹⁹Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	244.2 per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	令和6年医師・歯科医師・薬剤師統計医師第22表¹⁷Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Nagoya 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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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	757.6 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1-5-2¹⁸Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

Nagoya's nearest airport was NKM, 8 km away and offered 6 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	6 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹¹Official
Destinations from nearest airport	9 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.¹⁴Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	8 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹²Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	NKM	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹²Official

Language courses and integration in Nagoya

1 exact course-location record is linked to this city. Check the linked source for dates, availability and enrolment.

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1verified local records

1publicly funded course provider

Nagoya City

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Nagoya?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.7 µg/m³ (2023) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: tenbou.nies.go.jp¹³

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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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

PM2.58.7WHO 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 Nagoya is 8.7 µg/m³. Of 804 cities with data, 209 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Nagoya 8.7

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	8.7 µg/m³country median 8.4	31 Dec 2023	tenbou.nies.go.jp¹³Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 9.3 · Feb 10.5 · Mar 14.5 · Apr 20.1 · May 24.6 · Jun 27.6 · Jul 31.4 · Aug 33.2 · Sep 29.1 · Oct 23.3 · Nov 17.3 · Dec 11.7 °C	31 Dec 2020	JMA Tables of Climatological Normals (1991-2020) — Nagoya⁸Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan 1.1 · Feb 1.4 · Mar 4.6 · Apr 9.7 · May 14.9 · Jun 19.4 · Jul 23.5 · Aug 24.7 · Sep 21 · Oct 14.8 · Nov 8.6 · Dec 3.4 °C	31 Dec 2020	JMA Tables of Climatological Normals (1991-2020) — Nagoya⁸Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 4.8 · Feb 5.5 · Mar 9.2 · Apr 14.6 · May 19.4 · Jun 23 · Jul 26.9 · Aug 28.2 · Sep 24.5 · Oct 18.6 · Nov 12.6 · Dec 7.2 °C	31 Dec 2020	JMA Tables of Climatological Normals (1991-2020) — Nagoya⁸Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 50.8 · Feb 64.7 · Mar 116.2 · Apr 127.5 · May 150.3 · Jun 186.5 · Jul 211.4 · Aug 139.5 · Sep 231.6 · Oct 164.7 · Nov 79.1 · Dec 56.6 mm	31 Dec 2020	JMA Tables of Climatological Normals (1991-2020) — Nagoya⁸Official
Average sunshine by month	Jan 174.5 · Feb 175.5 · Mar 199.7 · Apr 200.2 · May 205.5 · Jun 151.8 · Jul 166 · Aug 201.3 · Sep 159.6 · Oct 168.9 · Nov 167.1 · Dec 170.3 hours	31 Dec 2020	JMA Tables of Climatological Normals (1991-2020) — Nagoya⁸Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in Nagoya?

The published population was 2,303,004 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⁶

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport95.2%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	326.5 km²	3 Aug 2026	国土地理院 (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan)²⁰Official
Foreign-resident share	4.79 %	3 Aug 2026	総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民 ÷ 総計)²³Official
Foreign residents	110,593 people	3 Aug 2026	総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民)²³Official
Population density	7,143 people/km²	31 Dec 2020	総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 第1-1表)²²Official
Population	2,303,004 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⁶Official

International community in Nagoya

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	2,332,176	100.0%
Japanese	2,184,995	93.7%
Nationality not reported	77,680	3.3%
Foreigner	69,501	3.0%
People's Republic of China	20,702	0.9%
Republic of Korea	13,438	0.6%
Republic of the Philippines	7,683	0.3%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam	7,502	0.3%
Others	7,290	0.3%
Federative Republic of Brazil	4,359	0.2%
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal	4,206	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
United States of America	1,110	0.0%
Republic of Indonesia	888	0.0%
Kingdom of Thailand	796	0.0%
Republic of Peru	740	0.0%
India	456	0.0%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	331	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁵

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median age	47.3 years	31 Dec 2026	2026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)²Official

Alternatives for people set on Nagoya

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.

Hamamatsu as a Nagoya alternative in the same country

Better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Rent: €7.41/m² Hamamatsu vs €8.81/m² Nagoya−16%
Median gross pay, region: €311 Hamamatsu vs €380 Nagoya−18%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 471 Hamamatsu vs 758 Nagoyano percentage
A meal out: €5 Hamamatsu vs €7 Nagoya−35%
Basic utilities, 85 m²: €144 Hamamatsu vs €195 Nagoya−26%
Annual PM2.5: 7.3 µg/m³ Hamamatsu vs 8.7 µg/m³ Nagoya−16%
Foreign residents: 4.0% Hamamatsu vs 4.8% Nagoya−16%

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Alternative cities in Japan

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

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Sapporo1,955,678 residents Osaka2,798,782 residents Fukuoka1,620,853 residents Kawasaki1,542,534 residents Kobe1,493,543 residents Yokohama3,753,315 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 Nagoya?

The published population was 2,303,004 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 Nagoya?

Average net cold rent is about 8.81 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 617 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is the air quality good in Nagoya?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.7 µg/m³ (2023) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: tenbou.nies.go.jp.

What is the unemployment rate in Nagoya?

The unemployment rate is about 3.7 % (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 Nagoya?

The median gross salary is 379.6 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is Nagoya a good place to live?

Nagoya 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.

How many people are in the Japanese citizenship group in Nagoya?

The official citizenship distribution records 2,184,995 people (93.7%) 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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