Living in Yokohama

The population of 横浜市, in Japan, was 3,777,491 in October 2020. There were 244.5 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2022. For 横浜市, the unemployment rate was 3.6% in October 2020.

Pricier rent than 95% of Japanese cities that publish it and lower unemployment than 61% of Japanese cities that publish it.

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

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

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in 横浜市?

Average net cold rent is 13.6 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): 13.6 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp¹²

What recurs every month5 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€359

Utilities, 85 m² flat€172

Transport pass€70

Fitness club€62

Internet, 60 Mbps€34

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Net rent across major citiesYokohama highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

川崎市€15.18

Yokohama€13.60

大阪市€12.11

京都市€11.89

広島市€9.52

札幌市€8.59

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さいたま市€11.78

千葉市€10.32

福岡市€10.23

神戸市€10.08

仙台市€10.06

名古屋市€10.01

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fitness club membership, monthly	61.53 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2¹⁴Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	33.78 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2¹⁴Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly	358.6 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2¹⁴Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant	5.98 EUR	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2¹⁴Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass	70.31 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2¹⁴Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home	171.5 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2¹⁴Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Average net rent (nettokalt)	13.6 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €7.19	31 Dec 2023	www.e-stat.go.jp¹²Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 816 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 13.6 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 横浜市?

The unemployment rate is 3.6 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality⁵

Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Yokohama is 3.6%. Of 2,536 cities with data, 1,168 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	385.8 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.e-stat.go.jp¹³Official
Unemployment rate	3.6 %country median 3.8%	1 Oct 2020	Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality⁵Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Yokohama. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	244.5 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.⁴Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Yokohama 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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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	98 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.¹⁰Official

Language courses and integration in Yokohama

1 exact course-location record is linked to this city. Check the linked source for dates, availability and enrolment.

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1verified local records

Yokohama City Izumi Ward

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Exact city-linked record checked 2026-08-10. Provider-supplied records are supplemental and are not presented as official accreditation.

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 6.1°C in January and 25.6°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 64.7 mm in January and 182.5 mm 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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Annual mean temperature (modelled)	13.91 °C	2001-2020	NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology⁹Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
Annual precipitation (modelled)	1,636 mm/year	2001-2020	NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology⁹Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
January mean temperature (modelled)	2.22 °C	2001-2020	NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology⁹Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
January minimum temperature (modelled)	-7.03 °C	2001-2020	NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology⁹Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
July maximum temperature (modelled)	36.62 °C	2001-2020	NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology⁹Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
July mean temperature (modelled)	24.71 °C	2001-2020	NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology⁹Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
Daily precipitation rate (modelled)	4.48 mm/day	2001-2020	NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology⁹Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
Solar exposure (modelled)	3.89 kWh/m²/day	2001-2020	NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology⁹Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
Average daytime high by month	Jan 10.2 · Feb 10.8 · Mar 14 · Apr 18.9 · May 23.1 · Jun 25.5 · Jul 29.4 · Aug 31 · Sep 27.3 · Oct 22 · Nov 17.1 · Dec 12.5 °C	31 Dec 2020	JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 横浜⁸Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan 2.7 · Feb 3.1 · Mar 6 · Apr 10.7 · May 15.5 · Jun 19.1 · Jul 22.9 · Aug 24.3 · Sep 21 · Oct 15.7 · Nov 10.1 · Dec 5.2 °C	31 Dec 2020	JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 横浜⁸Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 6.1 · Feb 6.7 · Mar 9.7 · Apr 14.5 · May 18.8 · Jun 21.8 · Jul 25.6 · Aug 27 · Sep 23.7 · Oct 18.5 · Nov 13.4 · Dec 8.7 °C	31 Dec 2020	JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 横浜⁸Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 64.7 · Feb 64.7 · Mar 139.5 · Apr 143.1 · May 152.6 · Jun 188.8 · Jul 182.5 · Aug 139 · Sep 241.5 · Oct 240.4 · Nov 107.6 · Dec 66.4 mm	31 Dec 2020	JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 横浜⁸Official
Average sunshine by month	Jan 192.7 · Feb 167.2 · Mar 168.8 · Apr 181.2 · May 187.4 · Jun 135.9 · Jul 170.9 · Aug 206.4 · Sep 141.2 · Oct 137.3 · Nov 151.1 · Dec 178.1 hours	31 Dec 2020	JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 横浜⁸Official

Cities of a similar size in Japan

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Japan cities

Yokohama3,753,315 residents Osaka2,798,782 residents 大阪市2,752,412 residents 名古屋市2,332,176 residents 札幌市1,973,395 residents Fukuoka1,620,853 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 437.8 km² in 2025. Population density was 8,564.9 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in 横浜市?

The published population was 3,777,491 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table⁷

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	437.8 km²	31 Dec 2025	www.city.yokohama.lg.jp¹¹Official
Foreign residents	126,744 people	2024	Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）.²Official
Population density	8,565 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 km2.³Official
Population	3,777,491 people	1 Oct 2020	Japan 2020 Census municipality population table⁷Official

International community in Yokohama

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	3,777,491	100.0%
Japanese	3,618,590	95.8%
Foreigner	88,067	2.3%
Nationality not reported	70,834	1.9%
People's Republic of China	36,388	1.0%
Republic of Korea	11,610	0.3%
Others	11,279	0.3%
Republic of the Philippines	7,031	0.2%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam	6,712	0.2%
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal	3,287	0.1%
India	2,475	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Federative Republic of Brazil	2,447	0.1%
United States of America	2,393	0.1%
Kingdom of Thailand	1,402	0.0%
Republic of Indonesia	1,263	0.0%
Republic of Peru	1,132	0.0%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	648	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹

Is Yokohama 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 worker43%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 34–52%

Skilled employee54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 45–63%

Student23%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 13–33%

Family52%strong on family, weak on safety · range 42–62%

Retirement45%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 33–57%

Foreign residents126,744 people2024Official source · Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）.

Population3,777,491 people1 Oct 2020Official source · Japan 2020 Census municipality population table

Average net rent (nettokalt)13.6 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2023Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Median gross salary (regional)385.8 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Unemployment rate3.6 %1 Oct 2020Official source · Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality

Annual mean temperature (modelled)13.91 °C2001-2020Modelled grid data · NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology

Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median age	47.4 years	1 Oct 2020	Japan 2020 Census municipality median age table⁶Official

Common questions

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

How many people live in 横浜市?

The published population was 3,777,491 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table.

How much does it cost to rent in 横浜市?

Average net cold rent is 13.6 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 952 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

What is the unemployment rate in 横浜市?

The unemployment rate is 3.6 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality.

What is the typical salary around Yokohama?

The median gross salary is 385.8 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

How many foreign residents live in Yokohama?

126,744 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）..

How much is public transport in Yokohama?

A monthly transport pass is 70.31 EUR/month. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2.

Is Yokohama a good place to live?

Yokohama 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.

How many people are in the Total citizenship group in Yokohama?

The official citizenship distribution records 3,777,491 people (100.0%) 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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Sources

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e-Stat / Statistics Bureau of Japan 2020 Population Census table 44-1 nationality e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-09-01
Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）. e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-15
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. e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-15
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. e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-15
Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-16
Japan 2020 Census municipality median age table e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-16
Japan 2020 Census municipality population table e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-16
JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 横浜 JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals · data.jma.go.jp · checked 2026-07-26
NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology NASA POWER · power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-09-14
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. mlit.go.jp · checked 2026-07-15

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www.city.yokohama.lg.jp city.yokohama.lg.jp · checked 2026-07-14
www.e-stat.go.jp e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-08-27
www.e-stat.go.jp e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-08-27
Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2 Global Cost of Living · kaggle.com · checked 2026-07-27

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