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Living in Suwa

In Suwa, rents across existing tenancies average €6.90 per m² a month (2023).

At the end of 2020, unemployment in Suwa reached 3.52%.

Last checked 2026-09-2430 sources

Population47,067people1 Jan 2026Official source · Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total
Median gross salary (region)300EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Average net rent6.9EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 — 10% aboveOfficial source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Unemployment rate3.52%country median 3.8% — 7% 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 crime406.9incidents 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 mean6.2µg/m³country median 8.4 — 26% belowOfficial source · MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 諏訪市

Pricier rent than 65% of Japanese cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 62% of Japanese cities that publish it and cleaner air than 94% of Japanese cities that publish it.

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

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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 Suwa.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.

How much does it cost to rent in Suwa?

Average net cold rent is about 6.9 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): 6.9 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp14
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Suwa recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36
Yokohama€11.97
Osaka€10.65
Kyoto€10.46
Sapporo€7.56
Suwa€6.90
Show the other 6 cities
Saitama€10.37
Fukuoka€9.00
Kobe€8.87
Sendai€8.85
Nagoya€8.81
Hiroshima€8.38
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited31.61 EUR/month30 Sept 2026ドコモ光 月額料金 — NTTドコモ16Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.56 EUR/month30 Sept 2026docomo mini 10GB2Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)6.9 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.2731 Dec 2023www.e-stat.go.jp14Official

Is Suwa 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 worker53%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 44–62%
Skilled employee61%strong on work, weak on safety · range 53–69%
Student52%strong on education, weak on work · range 44–60%
Family59%strong on family, weak on cost · range 50–68%
Retirement57%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 47–67%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 414 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 6.9 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 Suwa?

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

  • Unemployment rate: 3.52 % · 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 Suwa is 3.5%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)300 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.e-stat.go.jp15Official
Unemployment rate3.52 %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 Suwa?

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

regional median gross pay: €300 (e-stat.go.jp, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€0of €0 take-home
  • Rent
  • 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€6.90/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31− €414
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—
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Suwa Salary needed to live in Suwa

Public employment service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools19 schools1 May 2024MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 0000402311278Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents12.08 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20245Official
Physicians per 1,000 residents3.77 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20246Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents372 per 100,0002022Exact 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.4Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Suwa 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 1,000 residents3.77 per 1,000Verified 2026-08-31
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents406.9 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1-5-217Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

Suwa's nearest airport was MMJ, 22 km away and offered 2 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport2 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights10Official
Destinations from nearest airport5 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.13Official
Distance to the nearest major airport22 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports11Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)MMJ3 Aug 2026OurAirports11Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were −1.1°C in January and 23.2°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 43.3 mm in January and 194 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 184.4 hours in January and 169.5 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Suwa?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6.2 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 — 諏訪市9

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

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 Suwa is 6.2 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 mean6.2 µg/m³country median 8.431 Mar 2024MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 諏訪市9Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 3.8 · Feb 5.1 · Mar 9.8 · Apr 16.1 · May 21.5 · Jun 24.5 · Jul 28.2 · Aug 29.5 · Sep 24.7 · Oct 18.5 · Nov 12.7 · Dec 6.8 °C31 Dec 2020JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 諏訪7Official · parent municipality
Average night-time low by monthJan -5.5 · Feb -5 · Mar -1 · Apr 4.4 · May 10.2 · Jun 15.2 · Jul 19.6 · Aug 20.3 · Sep 16.2 · Oct 9.4 · Nov 2.7 · Dec -2.4 °C31 Dec 2020JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 諏訪7Official · parent municipality
Average temperature by monthJan -1.1 · Feb -0.2 · Mar 4 · Apr 10 · May 15.5 · Jun 19.3 · Jul 23.2 · Aug 24.1 · Sep 19.8 · Oct 13.4 · Nov 7.3 · Dec 1.9 °C31 Dec 2020JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 諏訪7Official · parent municipality
Average precipitation by monthJan 43.3 · Feb 50.6 · Mar 89 · Apr 92.8 · May 111.7 · Jun 155.1 · Jul 194 · Aug 140.8 · Sep 176.9 · Oct 136.8 · Nov 69 · Dec 41.6 mm31 Dec 2020JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 諏訪7Official · parent municipality
Average sunshine by monthJan 184.4 · Feb 179.6 · Mar 199.1 · Apr 204.4 · May 212.2 · Jun 161.4 · Jul 169.5 · Aug 199.4 · Sep 152.9 · Oct 162.8 · Nov 166.9 · Dec 171.8 hours31 Dec 2020JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 諏訪7Official · parent municipality

Population and city profile

Population density was 446.4 people per km² at the end of 2020.

How many people live in Suwa?

The published population was 47,067 people in 2026. Source: Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total12

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area109.2 km²3 Aug 2026国土地理院 (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan)18Official
Foreign-resident share3.63 %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 residents1,706 people3 Aug 2026総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民)21Official
Population density446.4 people/km²31 Dec 2020総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 第1-1表)20Official
Population47,067 people1 Jan 2026Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total12Official

International community in Suwa

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
Total48,729100.0%
Japanese47,19996.9%
Foreigner1,0752.2%
Nationality not reported4550.9%
Federative Republic of Brazil2710.6%
People's Republic of China2250.5%
Republic of the Philippines2070.4%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam1170.2%
Republic of Korea740.2%
Others460.1%
Republic of Indonesia430.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Republic of Peru260.1%
Kingdom of Thailand250.1%
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal230.0%
United States of America110.0%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland50.0%
India20.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source3

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median age51.9 years31 Dec 20262026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)1Official

Alternatives for people set on Suwa

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.

Ina as a Suwa alternative in the same region

28 km away, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3.

  • Rent: €5.93/m² Ina vs €6.90/m² Suwa−14%
  • Median gross pay, region: €274 Ina vs €300 Suwa−9%
  • Unemployment: 3.3% Ina vs 3.5% Suwa−7%
  • Foreign residents: 3.2% Ina vs 3.6% Suwa−13%
  • Annual PM2.5: 6.5 µg/m³ Ina vs 6.2 µg/m³ Suwa+5%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 407 Ina vs 407 Suwasame level
Full comparisonMore about Ina

Miyako as a Suwa alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 523 km, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 4.

  • Rent: €4.26/m² Miyako vs €6.90/m² Suwa−38%
  • Foreign residents: 0.4% Miyako vs 3.6% Suwa−88%
  • Unemployment: 4.7% Miyako vs 3.5% Suwa+34%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 293 Miyako vs 407 Suwa−28%
  • Median gross pay, region: €239 Miyako vs €300 Suwa−20%
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.1 µg/m³ Miyako vs 6.2 µg/m³ Suwa+15%
Full comparisonMore about Miyako

Cities near Suwa

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

Shimosuwa-machi 4.5 km away
Rent
6.36 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Chino 6.3 km away
Rent
6.59 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Okaya 6.6 km away
Rent
6.44 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Tatsuno-machi 13.0 km away
Rent
3.63 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Shiojiri 14.9 km away
Rent
7.31 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Minowa-machi 18.2 km away
Rent
6.35 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Alternative cities in Japan

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Sanuki47,003 residentsHioki47,153 residentsSado46,760 residentsTomioka47,446 residentsHigashine47,486 residentsOno47,562 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 Suwa?

The published population was 47,067 people in 2026. Source: Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total.

How much does it cost to rent in Suwa?

Average net cold rent is about 6.9 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 483 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is the air quality good in Suwa?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6.2 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 — 諏訪市.

What is the unemployment rate in Suwa?

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 Suwa?

The median gross salary is 300 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is Suwa a good place to live?

Suwa 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 Suwa?

Shimosuwa-machi, Chino, Okaya, Hara-mura, Tatsuno-machi are near Suwa. 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 Suwa?

The official citizenship distribution records 47,199 people (96.9%) 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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