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Living in Ōmuta

In Ōmuta, rents across existing tenancies average €4.99 per m² a month (2023).

Annual PM2.5 in the air was 11.3 µg/m³ in March 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2432 sources

Population102,782people1 Jan 2026Official source · Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total
Median gross salary (region)259.8EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Average net rent4.99EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 — 20% belowOfficial source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Unemployment rate5.11%country median 3.8% — 36% aboveOfficial 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 crime787.2incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Official source · JP-40-Fukuoka-2025
PM2.5, annual mean11.35µg/m³country median 8.4 — 35% aboveOfficial source · MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 大牟田市

Cheaper rent than 76% of Japanese cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 91% of Japanese cities that publish it and dirtier air than 97% of Japanese cities that publish it.

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

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 Ōmuta.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 Ōmuta?

Average net cold rent is about 4.99 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): 4.99 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp15
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Ōmuta recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36
Yokohama€11.97
Osaka€10.65
Kyoto€10.46
Sapporo€7.56
Ōmuta€4.99
Show the other 6 cities
Saitama€10.37
Fukuoka€9.00
Kobe€8.87
Sendai€8.85
Nagoya€8.81
Hiroshima€8.38
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited31.61 EUR/month30 Sept 2026ドコモ光 月額料金 — NTTドコモ17Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.56 EUR/month30 Sept 2026docomo mini 10GB3Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate21.29 %31 Oct 20232023 Housing and Land Survey, Table 1-2: Housing by occupancy status1Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)4.99 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.2731 Dec 2023www.e-stat.go.jp15Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)246.2 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 Ōmuta 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 worker56%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 48–64%
Skilled employee67%strong on work, weak on safety · range 59–75%
Student70%strong on education, weak on work · range 63–77%
Family74%strong on family, weak on legal route · range 67–81%
Retirement59%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 50–68%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 300 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 4.99 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 Ōmuta?

The unemployment rate is about 5.1 % (October 2020).

  • Unemployment rate: 5.11 % · 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 Ōmuta is 5.1%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)259.8 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.e-stat.go.jp16Official
Unemployment rate5.11 %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)21Official

What does a salary buy in Ōmuta?

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

regional median gross pay: €260 (e-stat.go.jp, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€0of €0 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
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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€4.99/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31− €300
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—
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Public employment service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools40 schools1 May 2024MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 0000402311279Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents38.46 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20246Official
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents3,846 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20246Official
Hospitals21 count1 Jun 2026医療情報ネット hospitals facility CSV18Official
Pharmacies67 count1 Jun 2026医療情報ネット pharmacies CSV19Official
Physicians per 1,000 residents3.56 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20247Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents356.5 per 100,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20247Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Ōmuta 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 residents3,846 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-09-16
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Ōmuta?

Police recorded about 787 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: 787.2 incidents per 100,000 · JP-40-Fukuoka-20258
MetricValuePeriodSource
Burglaries per 100,000 residents19.77 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025JP-40-Fukuoka-20258Official
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents787.2 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025JP-40-Fukuoka-20258Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents79.98 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025JP-40-Fukuoka-20258Official

Mobility and administration

Ōmuta's nearest airport was HSG, 19 km away and offered 3 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport3 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights11Official
Destinations from nearest airport5 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.14Official
Distance to the nearest major airport19 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports12Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)HSG3 Aug 2026OurAirports12Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Ōmuta?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 11.4 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

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

  • PM2.5 — annual mean: 11.35 µg/m³ · MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 大牟田市10
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 Ōmuta is 11.4 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 mean11.35 µg/m³country median 8.431 Mar 2024MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 大牟田市10Official

Population and city profile

Ōmuta's population density measured 1,366.2 people per km² at the end of 2020.

How many people live in Ōmuta?

The published population was 102,782 people in 2026. Source: Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total13

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area81.45 km²3 Aug 2026国土地理院 (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan)20Official
Foreign-resident share1.07 %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 residents1,097 people3 Aug 2026総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民)23Official
Population density1,366 people/km²31 Dec 2020総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 第1-1表)22Official
Population102,782 people1 Jan 2026Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total13Official

International community in Ōmuta

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
Total111,281100.0%
Japanese109,46698.4%
Nationality not reported1,1531.0%
Foreigner6620.6%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam1910.2%
People's Republic of China1390.1%
Republic of the Philippines1280.1%
Republic of Korea820.1%
Others750.1%
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal110.0%
United States of America110.0%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Kingdom of Thailand70.0%
Republic of Indonesia60.0%
India50.0%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland50.0%
Federative Republic of Brazil20.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source4

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median age56.1 years31 Dec 20262026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)2Official

Alternatives for people set on Ōmuta

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.

Tamana as a Ōmuta alternative in the same region

15 km away, better on 4 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Foreign residents: 2.4% Tamana vs 1.1% Ōmuta+129%
  • Unemployment: 3.9% Tamana vs 5.1% Ōmuta−23%
  • Rent: €4.61/m² Tamana vs €4.99/m² Ōmuta−8%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 444 Tamana vs 787 Ōmutano percentage
  • Median gross pay, region: €253 Tamana vs €260 Ōmutasame level
  • Annual PM2.5: 11.0 µg/m³ Tamana vs 11.4 µg/m³ Ōmuta−3%
Full comparisonMore about Tamana

Kiryū as a Ōmuta alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 894 km, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Foreign residents: 2.9% Kiryū vs 1.1% Ōmuta+173%
  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,119.5 Kiryū vs 3,846.3 Ōmuta−71%
  • Unemployment: 4.0% Kiryū vs 5.1% Ōmuta−21%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 730 Kiryū vs 787 Ōmutano percentage
  • Median gross pay, region: €274 Kiryū vs €260 Ōmuta+5%
  • Rent: €5.09/m² Kiryū vs €4.99/m² Ōmutasame level
  • Empty flats: 21.9% Kiryū vs 21.3% Ōmuta+3%
Full comparisonMore about Kiryū

Cities near Ōmuta

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

Arao 5.0 km away
Rent
4.7 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Nagasu-machi 11.2 km away
Rent
4.26 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Miyama 13.8 km away
Rent
4.21 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Tamana 15.1 km away
Rent
4.61 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Yanagawa 15.2 km away
Rent
5.66 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Ōkawa 20.4 km away
Rent
5.41 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Alternative cities in Japan

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

All Japan cities
Ikeda102,636 residentsOtaru102,385 residentsChuo-ku (Saitama)103,269 residentsSaijō103,413 residentsMinami-ku (Kyoto)101,970 residentsChuo-ku (Osaka)103,726 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 Ōmuta?

The published population was 102,782 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 Ōmuta?

Average net cold rent is about 4.99 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 350 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is the air quality good in Ōmuta?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 11.4 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 — 大牟田市.

How safe is Ōmuta?

Police recorded about 787 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-40-Fukuoka-2025.

What is the unemployment rate in Ōmuta?

The unemployment rate is about 5.1 % (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 Ōmuta?

The median gross salary is 259.8 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is Ōmuta a good place to live?

Ōmuta 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 Ōmuta?

Arao, Nankan-machi, Nagasu-machi, Miyama, Tamana are near Ōmuta. 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 Ōmuta?

The official citizenship distribution records 109,466 people (98.4%) 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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