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In Sobue, tenants pay an average rent of €334 a month (2023).

The city faced an unemployment rate of 3.1% in October 2020.

Last checked 2026-09-2320 sources

Average gross salary2,051EUR/month30 Jun 2025Regional figureOfficial source · MHLW / e-Stat — Basic Survey on Wage Structure 2025, 47-prefecture scheduled earnings reference table
Average rent334EUR/month31 Dec 2023Official source · 2023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings
Unemployment rate3.1%1 Oct 2020Municipality figureOfficial source · Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality
Recorded crime757.6incidents 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 mean8.1µg/m³country median 8.4 — 4% belowOfficial source · tenbou.nies.go.jp

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

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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 Sobue.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

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 Sobue. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Sobue recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€32
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
Net rent across major citiesSobue highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Sobue highlighted

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited31.61 EUR/month30 Sept 2026ドコモ光 月額料金 — NTTドコモ10Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.56 EUR/month30 Sept 2026docomo mini 10GB2Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)334 EUR/month31 Dec 20232023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings1Official

Is Sobue a good place to live?

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Remote worker65%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 53–77%
Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on education · range 53–77%
Student65%strong on cost, weak on education · range 54–76%
Family60%strong on family, weak on education · range 47–73%
Retirement60%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 49–71%

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Sobue is 3.1%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings2,051 EUR/month30 Jun 2025MHLW / e-Stat — Basic Survey on Wage Structure 2025, 47-prefecture scheduled earnings reference table4Official · regional context
Unemployment rate3.1 %1 Oct 2020Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality3Official · parent municipality

What does a salary buy in Sobue?

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

Japan median gross pay: €1,781 (2025-06-30).
Left over each month€1,025of €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− €334
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€1,025
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Sobue Salary needed to live in Sobue

Public employment service

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

Safety

MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents757.6 incidents per 100,00031 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1-5-211Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

Sobue's nearest airport was NKM, 19 km away and offered 6 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport6 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights5Official
Distance to the nearest major airport19 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports6Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)NKM3 Aug 2026OurAirports6Official

Language courses and integration

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

Monthly mean temperatures were 4.8°C in January and 26.9°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 50.8 mm in January and 211.4 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 174.5 hours in January and 166 hours in July.

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 Sobue is 8.1 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 mean8.1 µg/m³country median 8.431 Dec 2023tenbou.nies.go.jp7Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 9.3 · Feb 10.5 · Mar 14.5 · Apr 20.1 · May 24.6 · Jun 27.6 · Jul 31.4 · Aug 33.2 · Sep 29.1 · Oct 23.3 · Nov 17.3 · Dec 11.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station NAGOYA8Official · parent municipality
Average night-time low by monthJan 1.1 · Feb 1.4 · Mar 4.6 · Apr 9.7 · May 14.9 · Jun 19.4 · Jul 23.5 · Aug 24.7 · Sep 21 · Oct 14.8 · Nov 8.6 · Dec 3.4 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station NAGOYA8Official · parent municipality
Average temperature by monthJan 4.8 · Feb 5.5 · Mar 9.2 · Apr 14.6 · May 19.4 · Jun 23 · Jul 26.9 · Aug 28.2 · Sep 24.5 · Oct 18.6 · Nov 12.6 · Dec 7.2 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station NAGOYA8Official · parent municipality
Average precipitation by monthJan 50.8 · Feb 64.7 · Mar 116.2 · Apr 127.5 · May 150.3 · Jun 186.5 · Jul 211.4 · Aug 139.5 · Sep 231.6 · Oct 164.7 · Nov 79.1 · Dec 56.6 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station NAGOYA8Official · parent municipality
Average sunshine by monthJan 174.5 · Feb 175.5 · Mar 199.7 · Apr 200.2 · May 205.5 · Jun 151.8 · Jul 166 · Aug 201.3 · Sep 159.6 · Oct 168.9 · Nov 167.1 · Dec 170.3 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station NAGOYA8Official · parent municipality

Similar climate. In Japan: Matsusaka ±0.8 °C. Elsewhere: Little Rock (United States) ±1.8 °C, Oklahoma City (United States) ±2.2 °C, Murfreesboro (United States) ±2.4 °C, Carrollton (United States) ±2.6 °C, Lewisville (United States) ±2.6 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Alternatives for people set on Sobue

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Sobue from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Cities near Sobue

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

Inazawa 5.4 km away
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6.99 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Ama 7.8 km away
Rent
7.01 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Hashima 8.0 km away
Rent
6.73 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Kaizu 8.3 km away
Rent
4.97 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Tsushima 9.2 km away
Rent
5.44 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Ichinomiya 9.6 km away
Rent
6.79 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Sobue 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 Sobue?

The unemployment rate is 3.1 %. Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality.

Is the air quality good in Sobue?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.1 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: tenbou.nies.go.jp.

How safe is Sobue?

Police recorded 757.6 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 Sobue a good place to live?

Sobue 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 Sobue?

Inazawa, Ama, Hashima, Kaizu, Wanouchi-cho are near Sobue. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Sobue, Japan: rent, salary, cost of living, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 4170062616d8839e4a219ca32f815fc1]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/sobue/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  1. 2023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-09-23
  2. docomo mini 10GB docomo.ne.jp · checked 2026-09-15
  3. Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-16
  4. 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
  5. OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
  6. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
  7. tenbou.nies.go.jp tenbou.nies.go.jp · checked 2026-08-26
  8. WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station NAGOYA WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
  9. www.e-stat.go.jp e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-08-27
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