Living in さいたま市

A monthly estimate placed basic utilities for an 85 m² home at €152 in December 2022. An estimate placed an inexpensive restaurant meal at €5 in December 2022. The unemployment rate was 3.6% in October 2020. There were 209.1 physicians per 100,000 people in 2022. The population of さいたま市, in Japan, was 1,324,025 in October 2020. A monthly estimate placed internet service at €44 in December 2022.

Which Japan-wide rules apply when you move to さいたま市?

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 さいたま市.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in さいたま市?

Average net cold rent is 11.78 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): 11.78 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp¹¹

What recurs every month5 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€192

Utilities, 85 m² flat€152

Fitness club€48

Internet, 60 Mbps€44

Transport pass€35

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Net rent across major citiesさいたま市 highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

川崎市€15.18

Yokohama€13.60

大阪市€12.11

さいたま市€11.78

広島市€9.52

札幌市€8.59

Show the other 6 cities

京都市€11.89

千葉市€10.32

福岡市€10.23

神戸市€10.08

仙台市€10.06

名古屋市€10.01

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fitness club membership, monthly	48.05 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2¹³Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	43.94 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2¹³Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly	192.2 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2¹³Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant	4.57 EUR	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2¹³Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass	35.16 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2¹³Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home	152.4 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2¹³Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Average net rent (nettokalt)	11.78 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.78	31 Dec 2023	www.e-stat.go.jp¹¹Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 707 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 11.78 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 さいたま市?

The unemployment rate is 3.6 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality⁵

Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in さいたま市 is 3.6%. Of 2,344 cities with data, 1,088 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	372.7 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.e-stat.go.jp¹²Official
Unemployment rate	3.6 %country median 3.7%	1 Oct 2020	Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality⁵Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to さいたま市. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

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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 さいたま市. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	209.1 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.⁴Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in さいたま市 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.

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	4 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.⁸Official

Language courses and integration in さいたま市

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

Verified locally

1verified local records

Saitama City

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Check courses in さいたま市 How the country programme works

Exact city-linked record checked 2026-08-10. Provider-supplied records are supplemental and are not presented as official accreditation.

Climate and air quality

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan 9.8 · Feb 10.9 · Mar 14.2 · Apr 19.4 · May 23.6 · Jun 26.1 · Jul 29.9 · Aug 31.3 · Sep 27.5 · Oct 22 · Nov 16.7 · Dec 12 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TOKYO⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 1.2 · Feb 2.1 · Mar 5 · Apr 9.8 · May 14.6 · Jun 18.5 · Jul 22.4 · Aug 23.5 · Sep 20.3 · Oct 14.8 · Nov 8.8 · Dec 3.8 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TOKYO⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 5.4 · Feb 6.1 · Mar 9.4 · Apr 14.3 · May 18.8 · Jun 21.9 · Jul 25.7 · Aug 26.9 · Sep 23.3 · Oct 18 · Nov 12.5 · Dec 7.7 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TOKYO⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 59.7 · Feb 56.5 · Mar 116 · Apr 133.7 · May 139.7 · Jun 167.8 · Jul 156.2 · Aug 154.7 · Sep 224.9 · Oct 234.8 · Nov 96.3 · Dec 57.9 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TOKYO⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 192.6 · Feb 170.4 · Mar 175.3 · Apr 178.8 · May 179.6 · Jun 124.2 · Jul 151.4 · Aug 174.2 · Sep 126.7 · Oct 129.4 · Nov 149.8 · Dec 174.4 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TOKYO⁹Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Japan

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Japan cities

Saitama1,355,984 residents Kyoto1,369,750 residents 広島市1,200,754 residents 京都市1,463,723 residents Hiroshima1,167,911 residents 神戸市1,525,152 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 217.4 km² in 2025. Population density was 6,211.2 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in さいたま市?

The published population was 1,324,025 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table⁷

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	217.4 km²	31 Dec 2025	www.city.saitama.jp¹⁰Official
Foreign residents	34,704 people	2024	Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）.²Official
Population density	6,211 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 km2.³Official
Population	1,324,025 people	1 Oct 2020	Japan 2020 Census municipality population table⁷Official

International community in さいたま市

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	1,324,025	100.0%
Japanese	1,276,491	96.4%
Nationality not reported	24,689	1.9%
Foreigner	22,845	1.7%
People's Republic of China	9,412	0.7%
Others	4,185	0.3%
Republic of Korea	2,794	0.2%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam	2,633	0.2%
Republic of the Philippines	1,755	0.1%
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal	654	0.0%
United States of America	339	0.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Kingdom of Thailand	279	0.0%
Republic of Indonesia	247	0.0%
Federative Republic of Brazil	221	0.0%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	137	0.0%
India	124	0.0%
Republic of Peru	65	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹

Is さいたま市 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 worker44%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 35–53%

Skilled employee54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 45–63%

Student42%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 32–52%

Family52%strong on family, weak on safety · range 42–62%

Retirement45%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 33–57%

Foreign residents34,704 people2024Official source · Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）.

Population1,324,025 people1 Oct 2020Official source · Japan 2020 Census municipality population table

Average net rent (nettokalt)11.78 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2023Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Median gross salary (regional)372.7 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Unemployment rate3.6 %1 Oct 2020Official source · Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality

City area217.4 km²31 Dec 2025Official source · www.city.saitama.jp

Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median age	45.8 years	1 Oct 2020	Japan 2020 Census municipality median age table⁶Official

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in さいたま市?

The published population was 1,324,025 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table.

How much does it cost to rent in さいたま市?

Average net cold rent is 11.78 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 825 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

What is the unemployment rate in さいたま市?

The unemployment rate is 3.6 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality.

What is the typical salary around さいたま市?

The median gross salary is 372.7 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

How many foreign residents live in さいたま市?

34,704 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）..

How much is public transport in さいたま市?

A monthly transport pass is 35.16 EUR/month. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2.

Is さいたま市 a good place to live?

さいたま市 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 Total citizenship group in さいたま市?

The official citizenship distribution records 1,324,025 people (100.0%) 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, September 12). さいたま市, Japan: rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/saitamashi/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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}

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Sources

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e-Stat / Statistics Bureau of Japan 2020 Population Census table 44-1 nationality e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-09-01
Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）. e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-15
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. e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-15
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. e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-15
Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-16
Japan 2020 Census municipality median age table e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-16
Japan 2020 Census municipality population table e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-16
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. mlit.go.jp · checked 2026-07-15
WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TOKYO WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
www.city.saitama.jp city.saitama.jp · checked 2026-07-14

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www.e-stat.go.jp e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-08-27
www.e-stat.go.jp e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-08-27
Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2 Global Cost of Living · kaggle.com · checked 2026-07-27

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