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Living in Tama

In Tama, rents across existing tenancies average €9.47 per m² a month (2023).

Tama's unemployment stood at 4.26% at the end of 2020.

Last checked 2026-09-2438 sources

Population148,248people1 Jan 2026Official source · Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total
Median gross salary (region)345.8EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Average net rent9.47EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 — 51% aboveOfficial source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Unemployment rate4.27%country median 3.8% — 13% aboveOfficial 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 crime1,944incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Official source · JP-13-Tokyo-2024
PM2.5, annual mean8.1µg/m³country median 8.4 — 4% belowOfficial source · MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 多摩市

Pricier rent than 89% of Japanese cities that publish it and higher unemployment than 73% of Japanese cities that publish it.

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

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 Tama?

Average net cold rent is about 9.47 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): 9.47 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp20
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Tama recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36
Yokohama€11.97
Osaka€10.65
Tama€9.47
Hiroshima€8.38
Sapporo€7.56
Show the other 6 cities
Kyoto€10.46
Saitama€10.37
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22Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.56 EUR/month30 Sept 2026docomo mini 10GB3Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate11.7 %31 Oct 20232023 Housing and Land Survey, Table 1-2: Housing by occupancy status1Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)9.47 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.2731 Dec 2023www.e-stat.go.jp20Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)381.3 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 Tama 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 worker54%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 46–62%
Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on safety · range 56–72%
Student64%strong on education, weak on work · range 57–71%
Family72%strong on family, weak on cost · range 65–79%
Retirement59%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 50–68%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 568 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 9.47 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 Tama?

The unemployment rate is about 4.3 % (October 2020).

  • Unemployment rate: 4.27 % · 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)26
Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Tama is 4.3%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)345.8 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.e-stat.go.jp21Official
Unemployment rate4.27 %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)26Official

What does a salary buy in Tama?

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

regional median gross pay: €346 (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€9.47/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31− €568
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 Tama Salary needed to live in Tama

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Tama. 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

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Tama. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools36 schools1 May 2024MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 00004023112710Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents13.25 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20246Official
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents1,325 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20246Official
Hospitals7 count1 Jun 2026医療情報ネット hospitals facility CSV23Official
Pharmacies57 count1 Jun 2026医療情報ネット pharmacies CSV24Official
Physicians per 1,000 residents2.02 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20247Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents201.7 per 100,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20247Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Tama 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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Hospital beds per 100,000 residents1,325 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-09-16
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Tama?

Police recorded about 1,944 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: JP-13-Tokyo-20248

MetricValuePeriodSource
Burglaries per 100,000 residents0 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024JP-13-Tokyo-20248Official
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents1,944 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024JP-13-Tokyo-20248Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents6.12 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024JP-13-Tokyo-20248Official

Mobility and administration

Tama's nearest airport was HND, 31 km away and offered 73 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport73 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights14Official
Destinations from nearest airport4 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.19Official
Distance to the nearest major airport31 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports15Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)HND3 Aug 2026OurAirports15Official

Language courses and integration

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

Find courses near Tama

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Tama?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.1 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 — 多摩市11

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

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 Tama 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 Mar 2024MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 多摩市11Official

Population and city profile

The population density of Tama stood at 6,994.3 people per km² at the end of 2020.

How many people live in Tama?

The published population was 148,248 people in 2026. Source: Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total16

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area21.01 km²3 Aug 2026国土地理院 (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan)25Official
Foreign-resident share2.72 %3 Aug 2026総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民 ÷ 総計)28Official
Foreign residents4,034 people3 Aug 2026総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民)28Official
Population density6,994 people/km²31 Dec 2020総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 第1-1表)27Official
Population148,248 people1 Jan 2026Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total16Official

International community in Tama

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
Total146,951100.0%
Japanese144,36198.2%
Foreigner2,3661.6%
People's Republic of China8590.6%
Others7940.5%
Republic of Korea3410.2%
Nationality not reported2240.2%
Republic of the Philippines1450.1%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam600.0%
United States of America440.0%
Kingdom of Thailand280.0%
Show 6 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal270.0%
Republic of Indonesia230.0%
Federative Republic of Brazil180.0%
India140.0%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland110.0%
Republic of Peru20.0%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median age51 years31 Dec 20262026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)2Official

Alternatives for people set on Tama

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.

Kisarazu as a Tama alternative in the same region

52 km away, better on 5 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Rent: €6.47/m² Kisarazu vs €9.47/m² Tama−32%
  • Empty flats: 15.1% Kisarazu vs 11.7% Tama+29%
  • Unemployment: 3.5% Kisarazu vs 4.3% Tama−17%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 613 Kisarazu vs 1,944 Tamano percentage
  • Median gross pay, region: €320 Kisarazu vs €346 Tama−7%
  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,447.9 Kisarazu vs 1,325.0 Tama+9%
  • Foreign residents: 2.9% Kisarazu vs 2.7% Tama+5%

Ueda as a Tama alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 137 km, better on 5 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Rent: €6.20/m² Ueda vs €9.47/m² Tama−34%
  • Median gross pay, region: €279 Ueda vs €346 Tama−19%
  • Empty flats: 16.0% Ueda vs 11.7% Tama+37%
  • Unemployment: 3.5% Ueda vs 4.3% Tama−17%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 362 (2025) Ueda vs 1,944 (2024) Tamano percentage
  • Foreign residents: 3.4% Ueda vs 2.7% Tama+24%
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.2 µg/m³ Ueda vs 8.1 µg/m³ Tama−11%

Cities near Tama

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

Fuchū 4.6 km away
Rent
12.24 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Kunitachi 5.2 km away
Rent
11.18 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Inagi 5.3 km away
Rent
10.4 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Hino 5.8 km away
Rent
9.82 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Kokubunji 8.3 km away
Rent
12 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Koganei 8.6 km away
Rent
12.8 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Tachikawa 9.2 km away
Rent
10.48 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Chōfu 9.6 km away
Rent
13.32 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Alternative cities in Japan

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How does Tama compare?

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Is Tama part of Tokyo?

Tama is near Tokyo, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 20.8 km away by straight-line distance. Tokyo city profile

Relationship type: Nearby Independent Place. Source38

Which comparable places record less crime than Tama?

21 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than Tama in this strictly source-matched cohort.

Tama: 672 offences/100k (2024).

Only the same source family, offence definition, period, grain and denominator method are compared. This is recorded crime, not a claim about personal safety. Official source17

Common questions

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

How many people live in Tama?

The published population was 148,248 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 Tama?

Average net cold rent is about 9.47 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 663 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is the air quality good in Tama?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.1 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 — 多摩市.

How safe is Tama?

Police recorded about 1,944 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: JP-13-Tokyo-2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Tama?

The unemployment rate is about 4.3 % (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 Tama?

The median gross salary is 345.8 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is Tama a good place to live?

Tama 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.

Is Tama part of Tokyo?

Tama is near Tokyo, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 20.8 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Tama?

Fuchū, Kunitachi, Inagi, Hino, Kokubunji are near Tama. 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 Tama?

The official citizenship distribution records 144,361 people (98.2%) in the source-defined population for 2020. This is a citizenship measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

Which comparable places record less crime than Tama?

21 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than Tama in this strictly source-matched cohort. The comparison uses Tokyo Metropolitan Police annual 2024 + Tokyo Metropolitan Government population estimate, period 2024, and does not compare across incompatible police definitions.

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