Living in Sawara

Sawara had an unemployment rate of 4.2% in October 2020.

Last checked 2026-09-2419 sources

Average gross salary2,036EUR/month30 Jun 2025Regional figureOfficial source · MHLW / e-Stat — Basic Survey on Wage Structure 2025, 47-prefecture scheduled earnings reference table

Average rent318.3EUR/month31 Dec 2023Municipality figureOfficial source · 2023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings

Unemployment rate4.2%1 Oct 2020Municipality figureOfficial source · Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality

Recorded crime639.5incidents 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 mean7.3µg/m³31 Dec 2023Nearest stationOfficial source · NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023

Higher unemployment than 69% of Japanese cities that publish it and cleaner air than 76% of Japanese cities that publish it.

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

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.

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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€32

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Net rent across major citiesSawara highlighted among comparable cities

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	31.61 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	ドコモ光月額料金 — NTTドコモ⁹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.56 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	docomo mini 10GB²Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	318.3 EUR/month	31 Dec 2023	2023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings¹Official · parent municipality

Is Sawara 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

Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Sawara is 4.2%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

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Sawara 4.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	2,036 EUR/month	30 Jun 2025	MHLW / e-Stat — Basic Survey on Wage Structure 2025, 47-prefecture scheduled earnings reference table⁴Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	4.2 %	1 Oct 2020	Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality³Official · parent municipality

What does a salary buy in Sawara?

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

Left over each month€1,041of €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	− €318
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	€1,041

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Sawara Salary needed to live in Sawara

Public employment service

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

Safety

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	639.5 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1-5-2¹⁰Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

Sawara's nearest airport was NRT, 16 km away and offered 103 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	103 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁶Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	16 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	NRT	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official

Language courses and integration

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

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

PM2.57.3WHO 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 Sawara is 7.3 µg/m³. Of 804 cities with data, 209 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Sawara 7.3

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	7.3 µg/m³	31 Dec 2023	NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023⁵Official · nearest-station reading

Alternatives for people set on Sawara

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.

Edosaki as a Sawara alternative in the same region

17 km away, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Unemployment: 3.8% Edosaki vs 4.2% Sawara−10%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 687 Edosaki vs 640 Sawara+7%
Annual PM2.5: 7.1 µg/m³ Edosaki vs 7.3 µg/m³ Sawarasame level

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Cities near Sawara

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

Itako 7.5 km away

Rent: 5.41 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Namegata 10.4 km away

Rent: 4.36 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Kamisu 14.9 km away

Rent: 6.48 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Kashima (Ibaraki) 15.1 km away

Rent: 5.88 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Sawara 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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Common questions

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

What is the unemployment rate in Sawara?

The unemployment rate is 4.2 %. Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality.

Is the air quality good in Sawara?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7.3 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023.

How safe is Sawara?

Police recorded 639.5 incidents per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. 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.

Is Sawara a good place to live?

Sawara 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 Sawara?

Itako, Kozaki-machi, Namegata, Omigawa, Kamisu are near Sawara. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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docomo mini 10GB docomo.ne.jp · checked 2026-09-15
Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-16
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
NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023 gis.nies.go.jp · checked 2026-09-23
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
www.e-stat.go.jp e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-08-27
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