On this page

Living in Shizuoka

In Shizuoka, rents across existing tenancies average €8.33 per m² a month (2023).

At the end of 2020, unemployment in Shizuoka reached 3.46%. Annual PM2.5 was 7.5 µg/m³ in March 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2426 sources

Population667,503people1 Jan 2026Official source · Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey — Total, 1 January 2026
Median gross salary (region)324.8EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Average net rent8.33EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 — 33% aboveOfficial source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Unemployment rate3.46%country median 3.8% — 8% 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 crime499.3incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Official source · JP-22-Shizuoka-2025
PM2.5, annual mean7.45µg/m³country median 8.4 — 11% belowOfficial source · NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023

Pricier rent than 83% of Japanese cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 66% of Japanese cities that publish it and cleaner air than 73% of Japanese cities that publish it.

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

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.

How much does it cost to rent in Shizuoka?

Average net cold rent is about 8.33 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): 8.33 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp15
What recurs every month6 published recurring costs, € per month
Shizuoka recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€205
Transport pass€127
Utilities, 85 m² flat€100
Fitness club€82
Internet, 60 Mbps€32
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Supplemental estimate lane, not official statistics: Utilities, 85 m² flat, Private kindergarten, Transport pass, Fitness club. The others are published prices.

Net rent across major citiesShizuoka highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Shizuoka highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36
Yokohama€11.97
Osaka€10.65
Kyoto€10.46
Shizuoka€8.33
Sapporo€7.56
Show the other 6 cities
Saitama€10.37
Fukuoka€9.00
Kobe€8.87
Sendai€8.85
Nagoya€8.81
Hiroshima€8.38
MetricValuePeriodSource
Fitness club membership, monthly82.03 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v223Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited32.03 EUR/month30 Sept 2026NTT FLET'S 100 Mbps fixed internet10Official · national market
Private kindergarten, monthly205.1 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v223Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant4.57 EUR31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v223Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.56 EUR/month30 Sept 2026docomo mini 10GB3Official · national market
Monthly transport pass126.6 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v223Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home100.1 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v223Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Housing vacancy rate15.23 %31 Oct 20232023 Housing and Land Survey, Table 1-2: Housing by occupancy status1Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)8.33 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.2731 Dec 2023www.e-stat.go.jp15Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)375.3 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 mura5Official

Is Shizuoka 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.

Try your profile
Remote worker60%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 52–68%
Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on education · range 57–73%
Student58%strong on cost, weak on education · range 49–67%
Family68%strong on family, weak on education · range 60–76%
Retirement62%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 53–71%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 500 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 8.33 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 Shizuoka?

The unemployment rate is about 3.5 % (October 2020).

  • Unemployment rate: 3.46 % · 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)19
Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Shizuoka is 3.5%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Public employment offices2 count15 Sept 2026MHLW — Hello Work nationwide location list8Official
Median gross salary (regional)324.8 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.e-stat.go.jp16Official
Unemployment rate3.46 %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)19Official

What does a salary buy in Shizuoka?

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

regional median gross pay: €325 (e-stat.go.jp, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€0of €0 take-home
  • Rent
  • Utilities
  • Transport
  • Internet
  • Mobile
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.outside the model's range
Rent, 60 m²€8.33/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31− €500
Public transport pass€127 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31− €127
Utilities, 85 m²€100 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31− €100
Internet€32 · official · NTT FLET'S 100 Mbps fixed internet · 2026-09-30− €32
Mobile plan€22 · official · docomo mini 10GB · 2026-09-30− €22
Left over—
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Shizuoka Salary needed to live in Shizuoka

Public employment offices in Shizuoka

MHLW lists 2 public employment offices in Shizuoka (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.

Office count verified

Hello Work — Public employment service

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan

Job Search

The office count comes from the service's own directory. Individual addresses and opening hours are not listed here yet. Sources checked through 16 Sept 2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents285.1 per 100,00031 Dec 2024令和6年医師・歯科医師・薬剤師統計 医師 第22表17Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Shizuoka 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.

Open the official coverage guide
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Shizuoka?

Police recorded about 499 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: 499.3 incidents per 100,000 · JP-22-Shizuoka-20257
MetricValuePeriodSource
Burglaries per 100,000 residents9.52 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025JP-22-Shizuoka-20257Official
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents499.3 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025JP-22-Shizuoka-20257Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents63.74 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025JP-22-Shizuoka-20257Official

Mobility and administration

Shizuoka's nearest airport was FSZ, 27 km away and offered 7 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport7 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights11Official
Destinations from nearest airport10 count2024Unique 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.14Official
Distance to the nearest major airport27 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports12Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)FSZ3 Aug 2026OurAirports12Official

Language courses and integration

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

JapaneseIn Person, Online
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Shizuoka.

Find courses near Shizuoka

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Shizuoka?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.4 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: 7.45 µg/m³ · NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 20239
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 Shizuoka is 7.5 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 mean7.45 µg/m³country median 8.431 Dec 2023NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 20239Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 11.7 · Feb 12.6 · Mar 15.5 · Apr 19.8 · May 23.5 · Jun 26.1 · Jul 29.9 · Aug 31.3 · Sep 28.4 · Oct 23.6 · Nov 18.8 · Dec 14.1 °C31 Dec 2020JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 静岡6Official
Average night-time low by monthJan 2.1 · Feb 2.9 · Mar 6 · Apr 10.6 · May 15.1 · Jun 19.2 · Jul 23.1 · Aug 24.2 · Sep 21.1 · Oct 15.6 · Nov 9.9 · Dec 4.6 °C31 Dec 2020JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 静岡6Official
Average temperature by monthJan 6.9 · Feb 7.7 · Mar 10.7 · Apr 15.2 · May 19.2 · Jun 22.4 · Jul 26.1 · Aug 27.4 · Sep 24.5 · Oct 19.4 · Nov 14.3 · Dec 9.3 °C31 Dec 2020JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 静岡6Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 79.6 · Feb 105.3 · Mar 207.1 · Apr 222.2 · May 215.3 · Jun 268.9 · Jul 296.6 · Aug 186.5 · Sep 280.6 · Oct 250.3 · Nov 134.2 · Dec 80.7 mm31 Dec 2020JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 静岡6Official
Average sunshine by monthJan 207.9 · Feb 187.5 · Mar 189.9 · Apr 189.7 · May 192 · Jun 135.9 · Jul 157.9 · Aug 201.8 · Sep 157.3 · Oct 157.7 · Nov 173.3 · Dec 200.5 hours31 Dec 2020JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 静岡6Official

Population and city profile

Population density was 491.1 people per km² at the end of 2020.

How many people live in Shizuoka?

The published population was 667,503 people in January 2026. Source: Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey — Total, 1 January 202613

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area1,412 km²3 Aug 2026国土地理院 (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan)18Official
Foreign-resident share2.37 %3 Aug 2026総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民 ÷ 総計)21Official
Foreign residents15,816 people3 Aug 2026総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民)21Official
Population density491.1 people/km²31 Dec 2020総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 第1-1表)20Official
Population667,503 people1 Jan 2026Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey — Total, 1 January 202613Official

International community in Shizuoka

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
Total693,389100.0%
Japanese676,45797.6%
Foreigner9,7641.4%
Nationality not reported7,1681.0%
People's Republic of China2,0440.3%
Others1,5620.2%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam1,3700.2%
Republic of Korea1,2510.2%
Republic of the Philippines1,2370.2%
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal8130.1%
Federative Republic of Brazil5520.1%
Show 6 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Republic of Indonesia4130.1%
United States of America1840.0%
Kingdom of Thailand1240.0%
Republic of Peru1130.0%
India590.0%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland420.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source4

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median age52.1 years31 Dec 20262026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)2Official

Alternatives for people set on Shizuoka

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.

Kakegawa as a Shizuoka alternative in the same region

42 km away, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

  • Foreign residents: 5.0% Kakegawa vs 2.4% Shizuoka+109%
  • Rent: €6.86/m² Kakegawa vs €8.33/m² Shizuoka−18%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 358 Kakegawa vs 499 Shizuoka−28%
  • Unemployment: 4.1% Kakegawa vs 3.5% Shizuoka+18%
  • Median gross pay, region: €287 Kakegawa vs €325 Shizuoka−12%
  • Empty flats: 17.1% Kakegawa vs 15.2% Shizuoka+13%

Cities near Shizuoka

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

Yaizu 14.1 km away
Rent
6.99 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Fujieda 17.2 km away
Rent
7.13 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Shimada 25.0 km away
Rent
7.16 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Alternative cities in Japan

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

All Japan cities

How does Shizuoka compare?

Pick a city. The answer appears here and the address bar keeps it, so the comparison can be shared; the page stays Shizuoka's.

Shizuoka in rankings

Common questions

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

How many people live in Shizuoka?

The published population was 667,503 people in January 2026. Source: Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey — Total, 1 January 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Shizuoka?

Average net cold rent is about 8.33 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 583 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is the air quality good in Shizuoka?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.4 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.

How safe is Shizuoka?

Police recorded about 499 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-22-Shizuoka-2025.

What is the unemployment rate in Shizuoka?

The unemployment rate is about 3.5 % (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 Shizuoka?

The median gross salary is 324.8 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is Shizuoka a good place to live?

Shizuoka 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 Shizuoka?

Yaizu, Fujieda, Shimada are near Shizuoka. 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 Shizuoka?

The official citizenship distribution records 676,457 people (97.6%) in the source-defined population for 2020. This is a citizenship measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

Cite this page

Open a format to select or copy this ImmigrationDB compilation citation. The native disclosure and text fallback work without JavaScript.

APA citation
ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Shizuoka, Japan: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version a4996affd0ac2380225881e8155064aa]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/shizuoka/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
BibTeX citation
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_shizuoka-japan-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_525d7a118772,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Shizuoka, Japan: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {a4996affd0ac2380225881e8155064aa},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/shizuoka/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
Markdown citation
[Shizuoka, Japan: population, rent, salary, cost of living](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/shizuoka/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version a4996affd0ac2380225881e8155064aa; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. View the underlying source records.

Sources

JSON Markdown
  1. 2023 Housing and Land Survey, Table 1-2: Housing by occupancy status e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-09-17
  2. 2026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents) e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-09-24
  3. docomo mini 10GB docomo.ne.jp · checked 2026-09-15
  4. e-Stat / Statistics Bureau of Japan 2020 Population Census table 44-1 nationality e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-09-01
  5. Housing and Land Survey 2023, Table 112-3-2: Monthly Rent of Dwelling by Type of Dwelling — Japan, prefecture, shi, ku, machi and mura Housing and Land Survey 2023, Table 112-3-2: Monthly Rent of Dwelling by Type of Dwelling · e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-09-12
  6. JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 静岡 JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals · data.jma.go.jp · checked 2026-07-26
  7. JP-22-Shizuoka-2025 pref.shizuoka.jp · checked 2026-09-15
  8. MHLW — Hello Work nationwide location list MHLW · mhlw.go.jp · checked 2026-09-15
  9. NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023 gis.nies.go.jp · checked 2026-09-23
  10. NTT FLET'S 100 Mbps fixed internet flets.com · checked 2026-09-15
Show 16 more sources
  1. OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
  2. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
  3. Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey — Total, 1 January 2026 Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey · e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-08-10
  4. 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
  5. www.e-stat.go.jp e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-08-27
  6. www.e-stat.go.jp e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-08-27
  7. 令和6年医師・歯科医師・薬剤師統計 医師 第22表 e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-09-16
  8. 国土地理院 (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan) gsi.go.jp · checked 2026-08-03
  9. 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) e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-08-03
  10. 総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 第1-1表) e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-08-03
  11. 総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民) soumu.go.jp · checked 2026-08-03
  12. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  13. Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2 Global Cost of Living · kaggle.com · checked 2026-07-27
  14. Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q605256 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
  15. Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q696783 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
  16. Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q734432 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05

Spotted a number that looks wrong? Every value here carries its source and date — tell us what you found and we will re-check it against the source.