Living in Setamai
Setamai had an unemployment rate of 3.81% at the end of 2020.
Which Japan-wide rules apply when you move to Setamai?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
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 Setamai. The available city-level cost figures remain below.
| 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11Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 21.56 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | docomo mini 10GB2Official · national market |
| Average monthly rent (whole dwelling) | 292.9 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2023 | 2023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings1Official · regional context |
Is Setamai 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Setamai?
The unemployment rate is about 3.8 % (October 2020).
- Unemployment rate: 3.82 % · Statistics Bureau of Japan / Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (e-Stat)10
Setamai 3.8%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average gross earnings | 1,651 EUR/month | 30 Jun 2025 | MHLW / e-Stat — Basic Survey on Wage Structure 2025, 47-prefecture scheduled earnings reference table4Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 3.82 %country median 3.8% — about the same | 31 Dec 2020 | Statistics Bureau of Japan / Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (e-Stat)10Official |
What does a salary buy in Setamai?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
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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 | − €293 |
| 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 | €1,066 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Setamai. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Hello Work — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Setamai. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Setamai?
Police recorded about 406 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: 405.9 incidents per 100,000 · Recorded Penal Code offences by municipality (2025 confirmed)8
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 405.9 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Recorded Penal Code offences by municipality (2025 confirmed)8Official |
Mobility and administration
Setamai's nearest airport was HNA, 51 km away and offered 4 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Setamai. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Japanese Language Education Program for Foreigners Living in Japan — State Language Course
Agency for Cultural Affairs
For foreigners living in Japan.
Climate and air quality
Monthly mean temperature moved from 1.8°C in January to 20.6°C in July.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 11.23 · Feb 13.17 · Mar 15.03 · Apr 20.29 · May 25.8 · Jun 25.79 · Jul 29.21 · Aug 32.02 · Sep 28.83 · Oct 24.72 · Nov 18.91 · Dec 17.24 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official · coordinate grid |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan -5.57 · Feb -6.22 · Mar -4.31 · Apr -0.09 · May 4.18 · Jun 8.47 · Jul 13.32 · Aug 15.89 · Sep 10.41 · Oct 6.12 · Nov 0.75 · Dec -4.43 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official · coordinate grid |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 1.76 · Feb 1.66 · Mar 4.16 · Apr 8.29 · May 12.82 · Jun 16.99 · Jul 20.64 · Aug 22.64 · Sep 20.33 · Oct 15.46 · Nov 10.05 · Dec 4.69 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official · coordinate grid |
Population and city profile
How many people live in Setamai?
The published population was 4,547 people in January 2026. Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan / Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications9
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 4,547 people | 5 Aug 2026 | Statistics Bureau of Japan / Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications9Official |
International community in Setamai
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 | 5,045 | 100.0% |
| Japanese | 4,939 | 97.9% |
| Foreigner | 106 | 2.1% |
| Socialist Republic of Viet Nam | 63 | 1.2% |
| People's Republic of China | 39 | 0.8% |
| Others | 2 | 0.0% |
| Kingdom of Thailand | 1 | 0.0% |
| United States of America | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source3
Alternatives for people set on Setamai
Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Setamai from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Setamai 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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Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Setamai?
The published population was 4,547 people in January 2026. Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan / Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.
How safe is Setamai?
Police recorded about 406 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Recorded Penal Code offences by municipality (2025 confirmed).
What is the unemployment rate in Setamai?
The unemployment rate is about 3.8 % (October 2020). Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan / Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (e-Stat).
Is Setamai a good place to live?
Setamai 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 Japanese citizenship group in Setamai?
The official citizenship distribution records 4,939 people (97.9%) 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). Setamai, Japan: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 7959a899dc45d0a37dab78313cb91a0e]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/setamai/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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Sources
- 2023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-09-23
- docomo mini 10GB docomo.ne.jp · checked 2026-09-15
- e-Stat / Statistics Bureau of Japan 2020 Population Census table 44-1 nationality e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-09-01
- 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
- NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
- OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
- Recorded Penal Code offences by municipality (2025 confirmed) pref.iwate.jp · checked 2026-10-12
- Statistics Bureau of Japan / Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-08-05
- Statistics Bureau of Japan / Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (e-Stat) e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-08-05
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- ドコモ光 月額料金 — NTTドコモ ドコモ光 月額料金 · docomo.ne.jp · checked 2026-09-19
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