Living in Shimizu-ku (Shizuoka)

In Shimizu-ku (Shizuoka), rent averages €7.71 per m² a month (2023).

There were 134.5 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2022. The median age was 51.8 years in 2020. In October 2020, the unemployment rate was 3.5%. The population of 静岡市清水区, in Japan, was 231,066 in October 2020.

Last checked 2026-09-2317 sources

Population231,066people1 Oct 2020Official source · Japan 2020 Census municipality population table

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 net rent7.71EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 — 23% aboveOfficial source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Unemployment rate3.5%country median 3.8% — 7% belowOfficial 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 mean7.95µg/m³country median 8.4 — 5% belowOfficial source · MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 静岡市清水区

Pricier rent than 77% of Japanese cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 64% of Japanese cities that publish it and cleaner air than 62% of Japanese cities that publish it.

Which Japan-wide rules apply when you move to Shimizu-ku (Shizuoka)?

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.

How much does it cost to rent in 静岡市清水区?

Average net cold rent is about 7.71 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): 7.71 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁶

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€32

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Net rent across major citiesShimizu-ku (Shizuoka) highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36

Yokohama€11.97

Osaka€10.65

Kyoto€10.46

Shimizu-ku (Shizuoka)€7.71

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	32.03 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	NTT FLET'S 100 Mbps fixed internet¹⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.56 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	docomo mini 10GB¹Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	7.71 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27	31 Dec 2023	www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁶Official

Is Shimizu-ku (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.

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Remote worker57%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 48–66%

Skilled employee69%strong on work, weak on safety · range 61–77%

Student59%strong on education, weak on work · range 51–67%

Family62%strong on safety, weak on cost · range 53–71%

Retirement48%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 38–58%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 463 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 7.71 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 静岡市清水区?

The unemployment rate is 3.5 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality⁶

Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Shimizu-ku (Shizuoka) is 3.5%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

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Shimizu-ku (Shizuoka) 3.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,889 EUR/month	30 Jun 2025	MHLW / e-Stat — Basic Survey on Wage Structure 2025, 47-prefecture scheduled earnings reference table¹²Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	3.5 %country median 3.8%	1 Oct 2020	Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality⁶Official

What does a salary buy in Shimizu-ku (Shizuoka)?

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

Left over each month€896of €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
Rent, 60 m²€7.71/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31	− €463
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
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€896

Take-home pay for other salaries and households

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Shimizu-ku (Shizuoka). 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

Job Search

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Shimizu-ku (Shizuoka). Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	63 schools	1 May 2024	MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 000040231127¹¹Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital Beds Per 1000	7.47 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024⁹Official
Physicians Per 1000	1.31 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024¹⁰Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	134.5 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.⁵Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Shimizu-ku (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.

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Physicians Per 10001.31 per 1,000Verified 2026-08-31

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	506.3 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1-5-2¹⁷Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	10 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.¹⁵Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Shimizu-ku (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

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Shimizu-ku (Shizuoka).

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in 静岡市清水区?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8 µg/m³ (2024) — 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: 7.95 µg/m³ · MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 静岡市清水区¹³

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

PM2.58WHO 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 Shimizu-ku (Shizuoka) is 8.0 µg/m³. Of 804 cities with data, 209 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Shimizu-ku (Shizuoka) 8.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	7.95 µg/m³country median 8.4	31 Mar 2024	MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 静岡市清水区¹³Official

Population and city profile

The city covered 265.1 km² in 2024. Population density was 841.8 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in 静岡市清水区?

The published population was 231,066 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table⁸

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport98.1%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	265.1 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 km2.⁴Official
Foreign residents	4,323 people	2024	Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）.³Official
Population density	841.8 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 km2.⁴Official
Population	231,066 people	1 Oct 2020	Japan 2020 Census municipality population table⁸Official

International community in Shimizu-ku (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 group	People	Share
Total	231,066	100.0%
Japanese	226,473	98.0%
Foreigner	2,740	1.2%
Nationality not reported	1,853	0.8%
People's Republic of China	683	0.3%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam	416	0.2%
Federative Republic of Brazil	397	0.2%
Republic of the Philippines	371	0.2%
Others	263	0.1%
Republic of Korea	257	0.1%
Republic of Indonesia	95	0.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Republic of Peru	75	0.0%
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal	62	0.0%
Kingdom of Thailand	47	0.0%
United States of America	41	0.0%
India	23	0.0%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	10	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median age	51.8 years	1 Oct 2020	Japan 2020 Census municipality median age table⁷Official

Alternatives for people set on Shimizu-ku (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.

Sasebo as a Shimizu-ku (Shizuoka) alternative in the same country

Better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Rent: €5.88/m² Sasebo vs €7.71/m² Shimizu-ku (Shizuoka)−24%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 336 Sasebo vs 506 Shimizu-ku (Shizuoka)−34%
Annual PM2.5: 9.1 µg/m³ Sasebo vs 8.0 µg/m³ Shimizu-ku (Shizuoka)+14%

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Alternative cities in Japan

Other cities in Japan to compare with Shimizu-ku (Shizuoka), nearest in population first.

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Ageo230,639 residents Kasukabe229,656 residents Kawasaki-ku (Kawasaki)232,965 residents Sasebo233,507 residents Miyamae-ku (Kawasaki)233,728 residents Matsumoto234,111 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 静岡市清水区?

The published population was 231,066 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table.

How much does it cost to rent in 静岡市清水区?

Average net cold rent is about 7.71 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 540 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is the air quality good in 静岡市清水区?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 静岡市清水区.

What is the unemployment rate in 静岡市清水区?

The unemployment rate is 3.5 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality.

How many foreign residents live in Shimizu-ku (Shizuoka)?

4,323 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）..

Is Shimizu-ku (Shizuoka) a good place to live?

Shimizu-ku (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.

How many people are in the Total citizenship group in Shimizu-ku (Shizuoka)?

The official citizenship distribution records 231,066 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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