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The unemployment rate was 3.2% in October 2020.

Last checked 2026-09-2421 sources

Population41,559people1 Jan 2026Official source · Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total
Average gross salary1,889EUR/month30 Jun 2025Regional figureOfficial source · MHLW / e-Stat — Basic Survey on Wage Structure 2025, 47-prefecture scheduled earnings reference table
Average rent277.7EUR/month31 Dec 2023Municipality figureOfficial source · 2023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings
Unemployment rate3.2%1 Oct 2020Municipality figureOfficial source · Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality
Recorded crime506.3incidents 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 mean6.94µg/m³31 Dec 2023Nearest stationOfficial source · NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023

Lower unemployment than 78% of Japanese cities that publish it and cleaner air than 85% of Japanese cities that publish it.

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

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 Sagara.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.

No city-level rent figure is published for Sagara. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Sagara recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36
Yokohama€11.97
Osaka€10.65
Kyoto€10.46
Hiroshima€8.38
Sapporo€7.56
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Saitama€10.37
Chiba€9.08
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11Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.56 EUR/month30 Sept 2026docomo mini 10GB2Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)277.7 EUR/month31 Dec 20232023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings1Official · parent municipality

Is Sagara a good place to live?

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Remote worker54%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 39–69%
Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on education · range 47–73%
Student52%strong on cost, weak on education · range 38–66%
Family53%strong on family, weak on education · range 38–68%
Retirement51%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 36–66%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Sagara?

The unemployment rate is 3.2 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality3

Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Sagara is 3.2%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings1,889 EUR/month30 Jun 2025MHLW / e-Stat — Basic Survey on Wage Structure 2025, 47-prefecture scheduled earnings reference table4Official · regional context
Unemployment rate3.2 %1 Oct 2020Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality3Official · parent municipality

What does a salary buy in Sagara?

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

Japan median gross pay: €1,781 (2025-06-30).
Left over each month€1,081of €1,412 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
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.€1,412
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · 2023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings · 2023-12-31− €278
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€1,081
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Sagara Salary needed to live in Sagara

Public employment service

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

Safety

MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents506.3 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1-5-212Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

Sagara's nearest airport was FSZ, 12 km away and offered 7 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport7 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights6Official
Distance to the nearest major airport12 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports7Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)FSZ3 Aug 2026OurAirports7Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Sagara. 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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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Sagara.

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from 6.9°C in January to 25°C in July. Sagara's monthly precipitation totalled 78.7 mm in January and 221.6 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 204.1 hours in January and 188 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Sagara?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.9 µg/m³ (2023) — 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: 6.94 µg/m³ · NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 20235
Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
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 Sagara is 6.9 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 mean6.94 µg/m³31 Dec 2023NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 20235Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 10.7 · Feb 11.5 · Mar 14.4 · Apr 18.3 · May 21.9 · Jun 24.4 · Jul 27.9 · Aug 29.8 · Sep 27.4 · Oct 23 · Nov 18.2 · Dec 13.1 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station OMAEZAKI9Official · parent municipality
Average night-time low by monthJan 3.3 · Feb 3.5 · Mar 6.5 · Apr 11.2 · May 15.6 · Jun 19.3 · Jul 22.9 · Aug 24.5 · Sep 21.9 · Oct 17 · Nov 11.4 · Dec 5.8 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station OMAEZAKI9Official · parent municipality
Average temperature by monthJan 6.9 · Feb 7.5 · Mar 10.5 · Apr 14.7 · May 18.6 · Jun 21.5 · Jul 25 · Aug 26.7 · Sep 24.4 · Oct 19.9 · Nov 14.8 · Dec 9.4 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station OMAEZAKI9Official · parent municipality
Average precipitation by monthJan 78.7 · Feb 105.4 · Mar 167.5 · Apr 200.9 · May 213.4 · Jun 257 · Jul 221.6 · Aug 146.6 · Sep 237.5 · Oct 255.7 · Nov 134.3 · Dec 76.2 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station OMAEZAKI9Official · parent municipality
Average sunshine by monthJan 204.1 · Feb 187.9 · Mar 198.2 · Apr 201.2 · May 203.4 · Jun 148.4 · Jul 188 · Aug 237.1 · Sep 174.2 · Oct 162.3 · Nov 171.4 · Dec 196.6 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station OMAEZAKI9Official · parent municipality

Similar climate. In Japan: Adachi-ku ±1.3 °C. Elsewhere: Little Rock (United States) ±3.0 °C, Carrollton (United States) ±3.2 °C, Lewisville (United States) ±3.2 °C, Downey (United States) ±3.4 °C, Oklahoma City (United States) ±3.6 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Sagara?

The published population was 41,559 people in 2026. Source: Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total8

MetricValuePeriodSource
Population41,559 people1 Jan 2026Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total8Official

Alternatives for people set on Sagara

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Sagara from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Cities near Sagara

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

Makinohara 6.4 km away
Rent
5.53 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Omaezaki 8.4 km away
Rent
6.88 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Yoshida-cho 10.6 km away
Rent
6.07 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Kikugawa 13.1 km away
Rent
7.39 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Shimada 16.8 km away
Rent
7.16 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Kakegawa 20.5 km away
Rent
6.86 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Fujieda 20.9 km away
Rent
7.13 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Alternative cities in Japan

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

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Sumoto41,236 residentsYomitan-son41,206 residentsHimi41,167 residentsAwaji41,967 residentsOizumi-machi42,089 residentsYuzawa42,091 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 Sagara?

The published population was 41,559 people in 2026. Source: Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total.

Is the air quality good in Sagara?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.9 µg/m³ (2023) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Sagara?

The unemployment rate is 3.2 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality.

Is Sagara a good place to live?

Sagara 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 Sagara?

Makinohara, Omaezaki, Yoshida-cho, Kikugawa, Shimada are near Sagara. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Sagara, Japan: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version c63e4c284f0f0410b36596eae3cc0571]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/sagara/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_sagara-japan-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_f3bf36662fcb,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Sagara, Japan: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {c63e4c284f0f0410b36596eae3cc0571},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/sagara/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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  4. MHLW / e-Stat — Basic Survey on Wage Structure 2025, 47-prefecture scheduled earnings reference table MHLW / e-Stat · e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-09-23
  5. NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023 gis.nies.go.jp · checked 2026-09-23
  6. OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
  7. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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