Living in Usa

In Usa, rents across existing tenancies average €4.88 per m² a month (2023).

宇佐市 is a city in Japan, with a population of 52,771 in October 2020. The median age was 55.4 years in 2026. The unemployment rate was 4.5% in October 2020. The city had 40 schools in May 2024. In 2024, the foreign population was 1,231.

Last checked 2026-10-1524 sources

Population52,771people1 Oct 2020Official source · Japan 2020 Census municipality population table

Median gross salary (region)256.9EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Average net rent4.88EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 — 22% belowOfficial source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Unemployment rate4.5%country median 3.8% — 19% aboveOfficial source · Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality

Recorded crime259.8incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Official source · 2025 Crime Statistics Book, table 7: Penal Code cases recorded by municipality and crime type (confirmed)

PM2.5, annual mean11.53µg/m³31 Dec 2023Nearest stationOfficial source · NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023

Cheaper rent than 78% of Japanese cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 79% of Japanese cities that publish it and dirtier air than 98% of Japanese cities that publish it.

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

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 宇佐市?

Average net cold rent is about 4.88 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): 4.88 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 citiesUsa highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36

Yokohama€11.97

Osaka€10.65

Kyoto€10.46

Sapporo€7.56

Usa€4.88

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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	31.61 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	ドコモ光月額料金 — NTTドコモ¹⁸Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.56 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	docomo mini 10GB³Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	4.88 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27	31 Dec 2023	www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁶Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	251.6 EUR/month	31 Oct 2023	Housing and Land Survey 2023, Table 112-3-2: Monthly Rent of Dwelling by Type of Dwelling — Japan, prefecture, shi, ku, machi and mura⁸Official

Is Usa a good place to live?

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Remote worker59%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 50–68%

Skilled employee68%strong on work, weak on safety · range 60–76%

Student72%strong on education, weak on work · range 65–79%

Family77%strong on family, weak on legal route · range 70–84%

Retirement64%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 54–74%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 293 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 4.88 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 宇佐市?

The unemployment rate is 4.5 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality⁹

Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Usa is 4.5%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

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Usa 4.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	256.9 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁷Official
Unemployment rate	4.5 %country median 3.8%	1 Oct 2020	Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality⁹Official

What does a salary buy in Usa?

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

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€4.88/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31	− €293
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 Usa Salary needed to live in Usa

Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	40 schools	1 May 2024	MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 000040231127¹³Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents	14.64 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024¹¹Official
Physicians per 1,000 residents	2.05 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024¹²Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	204.1 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.⁷Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Usa 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 residents2.05 per 1,000Verified 2026-08-31

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is 宇佐市?

Police recorded about 260 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: 259.8 incidents per 100,000 · 2025 Crime Statistics Book, table 7: Penal Code cases recorded by municipality and crime type (confirmed)¹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	259.8 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	2025 Crime Statistics Book, table 7: Penal Code cases recorded by municipality and crime type (confirmed)¹Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	5 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 Usa. 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 Usa.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in 宇佐市?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 11.5 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: 11.53 µg/m³ · NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023¹⁴

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

PM2.511.5WHO 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 Usa is 11.5 µg/m³. Of 804 cities with data, 209 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Usa 11.5

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	11.53 µg/m³	31 Dec 2023	NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

The city covered 439.1 km² in 2024. Population density was 118.4 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in 宇佐市?

The published population was 52,771 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table¹⁰

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport97.7%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	439.1 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 km2.⁶Official
Foreign residents	1,231 people	2024	Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）.⁵Official
Population density	118.4 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 km2.⁶Official
Population	52,771 people	1 Oct 2020	Japan 2020 Census municipality population table¹⁰Official

International community in Usa

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	52,771	100.0%
Japanese	51,881	98.3%
Foreigner	586	1.1%
Nationality not reported	304	0.6%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam	282	0.5%
People's Republic of China	86	0.2%
Others	62	0.1%
Republic of the Philippines	61	0.1%
Republic of Korea	59	0.1%
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal	18	0.0%
Kingdom of Thailand	5	0.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Republic of Indonesia	5	0.0%
United States of America	5	0.0%
Federative Republic of Brazil	3	0.0%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median age	55.4 years	31 Dec 2026	2026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)²Official

Alternatives for people set on Usa

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.

Bungotakada as an Usa alternative in the same region

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

Annual PM2.5: 6.4 µg/m³ Bungotakada vs 11.5 µg/m³ Usa−45%
Unemployment: 3.3% Bungotakada vs 4.5% Usa−27%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 317 Bungotakada vs 260 Usa+22%
Rent: €4.35/m² Bungotakada vs €4.88/m² Usa−11%
Residents: 22,112 Bungotakada vs 52,771 Usa−58%
Median gross pay, region: €240 Bungotakada vs €257 Usa−7%

Full comparison More about Bungotakada

Izumi as an Usa alternative in the same country

Better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Rent: €4.13/m² Izumi vs €4.88/m² Usa−15%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 551 Izumi vs 260 Usano percentage
Median gross pay, region: €240 Izumi vs €257 Usa−6%
Residents: 51,994 Izumi vs 52,771 Usa−1%

Full comparison More about Izumi

Cities near Usa

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

Bungotakada 9.4 km away

Rent: 4.35 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Nakatsu 16.7 km away

Rent: 5.93 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Buzen 22.2 km away

Rent: 4.66 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Alternative cities in Japan

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

All Japan cities

Choshi52,881 residents Hasaki52,881 residents Imari52,629 residents Tamano53,032 residents Shiraoka52,214 residents Toki53,471 residents

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Usa in rankings

#20 of 30 in Safest cities in Japan by recorded crime

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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 宇佐市?

The published population was 52,771 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table.

How much does it cost to rent in 宇佐市?

Average net cold rent is about 4.88 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 341 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is the air quality good in 宇佐市?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 11.5 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 宇佐市?

Police recorded about 260 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: 2025 Crime Statistics Book, table 7: Penal Code cases recorded by municipality and crime type (confirmed).

What is the unemployment rate in 宇佐市?

The unemployment rate is 4.5 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality.

What is the typical salary around Usa?

The median gross salary is 256.9 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is Usa a good place to live?

Usa 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 Usa?

Bungotakada, Nakatsu, Yoshitomi-machi, Koge-machi, Buzen are near Usa. 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 Usa?

The official citizenship distribution records 51,881 people (98.3%) 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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