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Living in Ōta

In Ōta (Gunma Prefecture), rents across existing tenancies average €6.16 per m² a month (2023).

An unemployment rate of 3.61% was measured at the end of 2020. Ōta had a population density of 1,270.4 people per km² at the end of 2020.

Last checked 2026-09-1931 sources

Population222,518people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Bureau of Japan / Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Median gross salary (region)296.5EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Average net rent6.16EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 — 2% belowOfficial source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Unemployment rate3.61%country median 3.8% — 4% 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 crime1,100incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Official source · JP-10-Gunma-2025
PM2.5, annual mean8.8µg/m³country median 8.4 — 5% aboveOfficial source · tenbou.nies.go.jp

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

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 Ōta.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 Ōta?

Average net cold rent is about 6.16 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): 6.16 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp13
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Ōta recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36
Yokohama€11.97
Osaka€10.65
Kyoto€10.46
Sapporo€7.56
Ōta€6.16
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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15Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.56 EUR/month30 Sept 2026docomo mini 10GB2Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate13.92 %31 Oct 20232023 Housing and Land Survey, Table 1-2: Housing by occupancy status1Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)6.16 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.2731 Dec 2023www.e-stat.go.jp13Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)280 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 mura4Official

Is Ōta 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 employee63%strong on work, weak on education · range 55–71%
Student58%strong on cost, weak on education · range 49–67%
Family67%strong on family, weak on education · range 59–75%
Retirement57%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 48–66%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 369 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 6.16 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 Ōta?

The unemployment rate is about 3.6 % (October 2020).

  • Unemployment rate: 3.61 % · 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)20
Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Ōta is 3.6%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Public employment offices1 count15 Sept 2026MHLW — Hello Work nationwide location list8Official
Median gross salary (regional)296.5 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.e-stat.go.jp14Official
Unemployment rate3.61 %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)20Official

What does a salary buy in Ōta?

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

regional median gross pay: €297 (e-stat.go.jp, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€0of €0 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
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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€6.16/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31− €369
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 offices in Ōta

MHLW lists 1 public employment office in Ōta (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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Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
GP practices75 count1 Jun 2026医療情報ネット clinics facility and specialty CSV 2026-06-0116Official
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents10.15 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20245Official
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents1,015 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20245Official
Hospitals11 count1 Jun 2026医療情報ネット hospitals facility CSV17Official
Pharmacies113 count1 Jun 2026医療情報ネット pharmacies CSV18Official
Physicians per 1,000 residents1.89 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20246Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents189.2 per 100,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20246Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Ōta 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 residents1,015 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-09-16
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Ōta?

Police recorded 1,100 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-10-Gunma-20257

MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents1,100 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025JP-10-Gunma-20257Official

Mobility and administration

Ōta's nearest airport was HND, 92 km away and offered 73 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport73 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights9Official
Distance to the nearest major airport92 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports10Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)HND3 Aug 2026OurAirports10Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Ōta?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.8 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.jp12

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 Ōta is 8.8 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 mean8.8 µg/m³country median 8.431 Dec 2023tenbou.nies.go.jp12Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in Ōta?

The published population was 222,518 people in 2024. Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan / Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications11

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area175.5 km²3 Aug 2026国土地理院 (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan)19Official
Foreign-resident share7.51 %3 Aug 2026総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民 ÷ 総計)22Official
Foreign residents16,695 people3 Aug 2026総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民)22Official
Population density1,270 people/km²31 Dec 2020総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 第1-1表)21Official
Population222,518 people31 Dec 2024Statistics Bureau of Japan / Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications11Official

International community in Ōta

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
Total223,014100.0%
Japanese209,31993.9%
Foreigner10,9924.9%
Federative Republic of Brazil2,9141.3%
Nationality not reported2,7031.2%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam1,7200.8%
Republic of the Philippines1,4960.7%
Others1,3290.6%
People's Republic of China1,1730.5%
Republic of Peru6410.3%
India4300.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Republic of Korea3690.2%
Republic of Indonesia3610.2%
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal3400.2%
Kingdom of Thailand1360.1%
United States of America690.0%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland140.0%

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

Alternatives for people set on Ōta

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.

Kiryū as a Ōta alternative in the same region

13 km away, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3.

  • Rent: €5.09/m² Kiryū vs €6.16/m² Ōta−17%
  • Empty flats: 21.9% Kiryū vs 13.9% Ōta+58%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 730 Kiryū vs 1,100 Ōta−34%
  • Foreign residents: 2.9% Kiryū vs 7.5% Ōta−61%
  • Unemployment: 4.0% Kiryū vs 3.6% Ōta+12%
  • Median gross pay, region: €274 Kiryū vs €297 Ōta−8%
  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,119.5 Kiryū vs 1,014.7 Ōta+10%
Full comparisonMore about Kiryū

Saga as a Ōta alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 896 km, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Foreign residents: 1.5% Saga vs 7.5% Ōta−80%
  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,805.4 Saga vs 1,014.7 Ōta+78%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 528 Saga vs 1,100 Ōtano percentage
  • Rent: €6.40/m² Saga vs €6.16/m² Ōta+4%
  • Empty flats: 15.6% Saga vs 13.9% Ōta+12%
  • Unemployment: 3.5% Saga vs 3.6% Ōta−3%
  • Median gross pay, region: €292 Saga vs €297 Ōtasame level
Full comparisonMore about Saga

Cities near Ōta

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

Oizumi-machi 5.5 km away
Rent
6.54 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Ora-machi 8.9 km away
Rent
5.97 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Kiryū 13.3 km away
Rent
5.09 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Fukaya 13.4 km away
Rent
6.71 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Midori 14.3 km away
Rent
5.72 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Alternative cities in Japan

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

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Atsugi222,404 residentsNeyagawa223,224 residentsTama-ku (Kawasaki)221,734 residentsSawara-ku (Fukuoka)221,328 residentsNakagawa-ku (Nagoya)220,728 residentsToyohira-ku (Sapporo)225,298 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 Ōta?

The published population was 222,518 people in 2024. Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan / Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.

How much does it cost to rent in Ōta?

Average net cold rent is about 6.16 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 431 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is the air quality good in Ōta?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.8 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.

How safe is Ōta?

Police recorded 1,100 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-10-Gunma-2025.

What is the unemployment rate in Ōta?

The unemployment rate is about 3.6 % (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 Ōta?

The median gross salary is 296.5 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is Ōta a good place to live?

Ōta 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 Ōta?

Oizumi-machi, Menuma, Ora-machi, Chiyoda-machi, Sakai-nakajima are near Ōta. 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 Ōta?

The official citizenship distribution records 209,319 people (93.9%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Ōta (Gunma Prefecture), Japan: population, rent, salary [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 3aae1e599f5c6426bd66a7c4f75ad5dc]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/ota/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Ōta (Gunma Prefecture), Japan: population, rent, salary},
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