Living in Yao
In Yao, rents across existing tenancies average €7.77 per m² a month (2023).
An unemployment rate of 4.6% was measured at the end of 2020.
Pricier rent than 78% of Japanese cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 83% of Japanese cities that publish it and dirtier air than 92% of Japanese cities that publish it.
Which Japan-wide rules apply when you move to Yao?
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 Yao?
Average net cold rent is about 7.77 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): 7.77 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp16
| 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19Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 21.56 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | docomo mini 10GB3Official · national market |
| Housing vacancy rate | 13.91 % | 31 Oct 2023 | 2023 Housing and Land Survey, Table 1-2: Housing by occupancy status1Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 7.77 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 | 31 Dec 2023 | www.e-stat.go.jp16Official |
| Average monthly rent (whole dwelling) | 380.5 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 mura5Official |
Is Yao 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.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 466 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 7.77 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Yao?
The unemployment rate is about 4.6 % (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)23
Yao 4.6%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public employment offices | 1 count | 15 Sept 2026 | Yao City Work Support Center — official office page18Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 313.4 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | www.e-stat.go.jp17Official |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 %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)23Official |
What does a salary buy in Yao?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobile
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€7.77/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31 | − €466 |
| 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 | — |
Public employment offices in Yao
Yao City Work Support Center lists 1 public employment office in Yao (checked 2026-09-16). Use the official office finder for addresses and appointments; registration and job search are also available online through the national service below.
Hello Work — Public employment service
The office count comes from the service's own directory. Individual addresses and opening hours are not listed here yet. Sources checked through 16 Sept 2026.
Family and education
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schools | 48 schools | 1 May 2024 | MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 0000402311279Official |
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 1,000 residents | 8.62 per 1,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Japan official municipality health statistics 20246Official |
| Hospital beds per 100,000 residents | 862.1 beds per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Japan official municipality health statistics 20246Official |
| Hospitals | 11 count | 1 Jun 2026 | 医療情報ネット hospitals facility CSV20Official |
| Pharmacies | 108 count | 1 Jun 2026 | 医療情報ネット pharmacies CSV21Official |
| Physicians per 1,000 residents | 2.22 per 1,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Japan official municipality health statistics 20247Official |
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 222.1 per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Japan official municipality health statistics 20247Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Yao 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.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
How safe is Yao?
Police recorded about 788 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: 787.9 incidents per 100,000 · JP-27-Osaka-20258
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglaries per 100,000 residents | 10.58 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | JP-27-Osaka-20258Official |
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 787.9 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | JP-27-Osaka-20258Official |
| Violent crime per 100,000 residents | 29.47 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | JP-27-Osaka-20258Official |
Mobility and administration
Yao's nearest airport was ITM, 23 km away and offered 22 direct destinations.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct destinations from the nearest major airport | 22 count | 3 Aug 2026 | OpenFlights11Official |
| Destinations from nearest airport | 34 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.14Official |
| Distance to the nearest major airport | 23 km | 3 Aug 2026 | OurAirports12Official |
| Nearest major airport (IATA code) | ITM | 3 Aug 2026 | OurAirports12Official |
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Yao. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Japanese Language Education Program for Foreigners Living in Japan — State Language Course
Agency for Cultural Affairs
For foreigners living in Japan.
Climate and air quality
Monthly mean temperatures were 6.2°C in January and 27.7°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 47 mm in January and 174.4 mm in July. Yao's average monthly sunshine was 146.5 hours in January and 184 hours in July.
Is the air quality good in Yao?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 10.7 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 — 八尾市10
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Night-time low to daytime high
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Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Yao 10.7
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 10.7 µg/m³country median 8.4 | 31 Mar 2024 | MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 八尾市10Official |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 9.7 · Feb 10.5 · Mar 14.2 · Apr 19.9 · May 24.9 · Jun 28 · Jul 31.8 · Aug 33.7 · Sep 29.5 · Oct 23.7 · Nov 17.8 · Dec 12.3 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station OSAKA15Official · parent municipality |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 3 · Feb 3.2 · Mar 6 · Apr 10.9 · May 16 · Jun 20.3 · Jul 24.6 · Aug 25.8 · Sep 21.9 · Oct 16 · Nov 10.2 · Dec 5.3 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station OSAKA15Official · parent municipality |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 6.2 · Feb 6.6 · Mar 9.9 · Apr 15.2 · May 20.1 · Jun 23.6 · Jul 27.7 · Aug 29 · Sep 25.2 · Oct 19.5 · Nov 13.8 · Dec 8.7 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station OSAKA15Official · parent municipality |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 47 · Feb 60.5 · Mar 103.1 · Apr 101.9 · May 136.5 · Jun 185.1 · Jul 174.4 · Aug 113 · Sep 152.8 · Oct 136 · Nov 72.5 · Dec 55.5 mm | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station OSAKA15Official · parent municipality |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 146.5 · Feb 140.6 · Mar 172.2 · Apr 192.6 · May 203.7 · Jun 154.3 · Jul 184 · Aug 222.4 · Sep 161.6 · Oct 166.1 · Nov 152.6 · Dec 152.1 hours | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station OSAKA15Official · parent municipality |
Similar climate. In Japan: Marugame ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Little Rock (United States) ±2.3 °C, Carrollton (United States) ±2.5 °C, Lewisville (United States) ±2.5 °C, Oklahoma City (United States) ±2.9 °C, Murfreesboro (United States) ±3.2 °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.
Population and city profile
Population density was 6,343.3 people per km² at the end of 2020.
How many people live in Yao?
The published population was 257,840 people in 2026. Source: Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total13
By nationality
National passport96.2%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 41.72 km² | 3 Aug 2026 | 国土地理院 (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan)22Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 3.83 % | 3 Aug 2026 | 総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民 ÷ 総計)25Official |
| Foreign residents | 9,880 people | 3 Aug 2026 | 総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民)25Official |
| Population density | 6,343 people/km² | 31 Dec 2020 | 総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 第1-1表)24Official |
| Population | 257,840 people | 1 Jan 2026 | Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total13Official |
International community in Yao
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 | 264,642 | 100.0% |
| Japanese | 254,472 | 96.2% |
| Foreigner | 7,104 | 2.7% |
| Nationality not reported | 3,066 | 1.2% |
| Republic of Korea | 2,485 | 0.9% |
| People's Republic of China | 1,946 | 0.7% |
| Socialist Republic of Viet Nam | 1,882 | 0.7% |
| Others | 278 | 0.1% |
| Republic of the Philippines | 269 | 0.1% |
| Federative Republic of Brazil | 53 | 0.0% |
| Kingdom of Thailand | 52 | 0.0% |
Show 6 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal | 36 | 0.0% |
| Republic of Indonesia | 35 | 0.0% |
| United States of America | 27 | 0.0% |
| Republic of Peru | 20 | 0.0% |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 17 | 0.0% |
| India | 4 | 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 | 50.7 years | 31 Dec 2026 | 2026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)2Official |
Alternatives for people set on Yao
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.
Kawachi-Nagano as a Yao alternative in the same region
18 km away, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.
- Rent: €6.07/m² Kawachi-Nagano vs €7.77/m² Yao−22%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 481 Kawachi-Nagano vs 788 Yao−39%
- Foreign residents: 1.3% Kawachi-Nagano vs 3.8% Yao−67%
- Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,279.9 Kawachi-Nagano vs 862.1 Yao+48%
- Residents: 96,571 Kawachi-Nagano vs 257,840 Yao−63%
- Annual PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³ Kawachi-Nagano vs 10.7 µg/m³ Yao−25%
- Empty flats: 12.1% Kawachi-Nagano vs 13.9% Yao−13%
Tsukuba as a Yao alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 437 km, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Unemployment: 2.9% Tsukuba vs 4.6% Yao−36%
- Empty flats: 8.1% Tsukuba vs 13.9% Yao−42%
- Median gross pay, region: €378 Tsukuba vs €313 Yao+21%
- Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,258.4 Tsukuba vs 862.1 Yao+46%
- Foreign residents: 5.6% Tsukuba vs 3.8% Yao+46%
- Rent: €8.59/m² Tsukuba vs €7.77/m² Yao+11%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 732 Tsukuba vs 788 Yaono percentage
Cities near Yao
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 6.43 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
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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 Yao?
The published population was 257,840 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 Yao?
Average net cold rent is about 7.77 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 544 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.
Is the air quality good in Yao?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 10.7 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 — 八尾市.
How safe is Yao?
Police recorded about 788 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: JP-27-Osaka-2025.
What is the unemployment rate in Yao?
The unemployment rate is about 4.6 % (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 Yao?
The median gross salary is 313.4 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.
Is Yao a good place to live?
Yao 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 Yao?
Kashihara, Fujiidera, Matsubara, Habikino, Higashiosaka are near Yao. 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 Yao?
The official citizenship distribution records 254,472 people (96.2%) 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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