Living in Zushi
In Zushi, rents across existing tenancies average €10.36 per m² a month (2023).
An unemployment rate of 3.72% was measured at the end of 2020. The city recorded a population density of 3,302.1 people per km² at the end of 2020.
Which Japan-wide rules apply when you move to Zushi?
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 Zushi?
Average net cold rent is about 10.36 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): 10.36 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp20
| 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22Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 21.56 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | docomo mini 10GB4Official · national market |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 10.36 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 | 31 Dec 2023 | www.e-stat.go.jp20Official |
| Average monthly rent (whole dwelling) | 543.8 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 mura7Official |
Is Zushi 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 621 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 10.36 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 Zushi?
The unemployment rate is about 3.7 % (October 2020).
- Unemployment rate: 3.72 % · 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)25
Zushi 3.7%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross salary (regional) | 432.5 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | www.e-stat.go.jp21Official |
| Unemployment rate | 3.72 %country median 3.8% — about the same | 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)25Official |
What does a salary buy in Zushi?
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€10.36/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31 | − €621 |
| 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 service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Zushi. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Hello Work — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Zushi. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schools | 14 schools | 1 May 2024 | MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 00004023112710Official |
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 1,000 residents | 2.27 per 1,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Japan official municipality health statistics 20248Official |
| Physicians per 1,000 residents | 1.76 per 1,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Japan official municipality health statistics 20249Official |
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 127.2 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.6Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Zushi 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
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 542.6 incidents per 100,000 | 31 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1-5-223Official · regional context |
Mobility and administration
Zushi's nearest airport was HND, 34 km away and offered 73 direct destinations.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct destinations from the nearest major airport | 73 count | 3 Aug 2026 | OpenFlights14Official |
| 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.19Official |
| Distance to the nearest major airport | 34 km | 3 Aug 2026 | OurAirports15Official |
| Nearest major airport (IATA code) | HND | 3 Aug 2026 | OurAirports15Official |
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Zushi. 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
Is the air quality good in Zushi?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.2 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: 8.16 µg/m³ · NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 202311
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.
Zushi 8.2
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 8.16 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2023 | NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 202311Official · nearest-station reading |
Population and city profile
How many people live in Zushi?
The published population was 57,326 people in 2026. Source: Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total18
By nationality
National passport98.8%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 17.28 km² | 3 Aug 2026 | 国土地理院 (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan)24Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 1.2 % | 3 Aug 2026 | 総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民 ÷ 総計)27Official |
| Foreign residents | 687 people | 3 Aug 2026 | 総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民)27Official |
| Population density | 3,302 people/km² | 31 Dec 2020 | 総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 第1-1表)26Official |
| Population | 57,326 people | 1 Jan 2026 | Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total18Official |
International community in Zushi
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 | 57,060 | 100.0% |
| Japanese | 55,543 | 97.3% |
| Nationality not reported | 1,026 | 1.8% |
| Foreigner | 491 | 0.9% |
| Others | 168 | 0.3% |
| United States of America | 86 | 0.2% |
| Republic of Korea | 85 | 0.1% |
| People's Republic of China | 53 | 0.1% |
| Republic of the Philippines | 30 | 0.1% |
| Socialist Republic of Viet Nam | 19 | 0.0% |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 19 | 0.0% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal | 10 | 0.0% |
| Kingdom of Thailand | 9 | 0.0% |
| India | 8 | 0.0% |
| Republic of Peru | 3 | 0.0% |
| Republic of Indonesia | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source5
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53.9 years | 31 Dec 2026 | 2026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)1Official |
Alternatives for people set on Zushi
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.
Gotemba as a Zushi alternative in the same region
59 km away, better on 5 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Foreign residents: 4.0% Gotemba vs 1.2% Zushi+235%
- Rent: €7.24/m² Gotemba vs €10.36/m² Zushi−30%
- Median gross pay, region: €295 Gotemba vs €433 Zushi−32%
- Residents: 83,034 Gotemba vs 57,326 Zushi+45%
- Unemployment: 3.4% Gotemba vs 3.7% Zushi−9%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 506 Gotemba vs 543 Zushi−7%
- Annual PM2.5: 7.4 µg/m³ Gotemba vs 8.2 µg/m³ Zushi−10%
Kinokawa as a Zushi alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 402 km, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Rent: €4.73/m² Kinokawa vs €10.36/m² Zushi−54%
- Median gross pay, region: €264 Kinokawa vs €433 Zushi−39%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 448 Kinokawa vs 543 Zushi−17%
- Unemployment: 3.3% Kinokawa vs 3.7% Zushi−12%
- Foreign residents: 1.2% Kinokawa vs 1.2% Zushisame level
- Residents: 58,287 Kinokawa vs 57,326 Zushi+2%
Cities near Zushi
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 11.06 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
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- 9.64 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
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- 9.73 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
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- 11.97 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
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- 7.84 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Alternative cities in Japan
Other cities in Japan to compare with Zushi, nearest in population first.
How does Zushi compare?
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Is Zushi part of Tokyo?
Zushi 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 45.1 km away by straight-line distance. Tokyo city profile
Relationship type: Nearby Independent Place. Source37
Which comparable places record less crime than Zushi?
9 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than Zushi in this strictly source-matched cohort.
Zushi: 474 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 source12
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Zushi?
The published population was 57,326 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 Zushi?
Average net cold rent is about 10.36 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 725 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.
Is the air quality good in Zushi?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.2 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.
What is the unemployment rate in Zushi?
The unemployment rate is about 3.7 % (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 Zushi?
The median gross salary is 432.5 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.
Is Zushi a good place to live?
Zushi 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 Zushi part of Tokyo?
Zushi 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 45.1 km away by straight-line distance.
Which cities are near Zushi?
Hayama, Kamakura, Yokosuka, Fujisawa, Chigasaki are near Zushi. 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 Zushi?
The official citizenship distribution records 55,543 people (97.3%) 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 Zushi?
9 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than Zushi in this strictly source-matched cohort. The comparison uses Kanagawa Police municipal crime table 2024 + Kanagawa Prefecture population estimate, period 2024, and does not compare across incompatible police definitions.
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