--- entity_id: city:jp:geonames:1894616 entity_type: city name: Okinawa country_code: JP country: Japan slug: okinawa canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/okinawa/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/okinawa.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/okinawa.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/jp/okinawa snapshot_id: approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62 generated_at: 2026-09-14 last_verified: 2026-09-14 fact_count: 21 language_location_count: 0 employment_location_count: 0 city_intent_block_count: 0 usefulness_tier: answer_linked indexable: true metric_dictionary_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json license_url: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ citation_schema: immigrationdb-citation-v1 citation_canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/okinawa/ citation_title: "Okinawa, Japan: rent, salary, cost of living, jobs, climate" citation_author: ImmigrationDB citation_publisher: ImmigrationDB citation_snapshot_id: approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62 citation_version: approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62 citation_retrieval_date: 2026-09-14 citation_build_date: 2026-09-14 citation_license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- # Okinawa Okinawa is one of the cities recorded in Japan. At the end of 2020, unemployment in Okinawa reached 6.02%. ## Mobility Okinawa's nearest airport was OKA, 23 km away and offered 32 direct destinations. ## Population At the end of 2020, the population density reached 2,871.1 people per km². ## Climate Monthly mean temperature moved from 17.3°C in January to 29.1°C in July. Okinawa's monthly precipitation totalled 101.6 mm in January and 188.1 mm in July. Okinawa's average monthly sunshine was 93.1 hours in January and 227 hours in July. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 2,477 people | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [1] | | Average monthly rent (whole dwelling) | `rent_mean_dwelling_eur_month` | 325.3 EUR/month | municipality | 2023-10-31 | 2026-09-14 | stale | verified | [2] | | Salary Net Avg Eur Month | `salary_net_avg_eur_month` | 1,553 EUR/month | city | 2026-08-31 | 2026-09-05 | fresh | supplemental | [3] | | Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 6.02 % | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [4] | | Average daytime high by month | `climate_monthly_high_c` | Jan 19.8 · Feb 20.2 · Mar 21.9 · Apr 24.3 · May 27 · Jun 29.8 · Jul 31.9 · Aug 31.8 · Sep 30.6 · Oct 28.1 · Nov 25 · Dec 21.5 °C | parent_municipality | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [5] | | Average night-time low by month | `climate_monthly_low_c` | Jan 14.9 · Feb 15.1 · Mar 16.7 · Apr 19.1 · May 22.1 · Jun 25.2 · Jul 27 · Aug 26.8 · Sep 25.8 · Oct 23.5 · Nov 20.4 · Dec 16.8 °C | parent_municipality | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [5] | | Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan 17.3 · Feb 17.5 · Mar 19.1 · Apr 21.5 · May 24.2 · Jun 27.2 · Jul 29.1 · Aug 29 · Sep 27.9 · Oct 25.5 · Nov 22.5 · Dec 19 °C | parent_municipality | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [5] | | Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 101.6 · Feb 114.5 · Mar 142.8 · Apr 161 · May 245.3 · Jun 284.4 · Jul 188.1 · Aug 240 · Sep 275.2 · Oct 179.2 · Nov 119.1 · Dec 110 mm | parent_municipality | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [5] | | Average sunshine by month | `climate_monthly_sunshine_h` | Jan 93.1 · Feb 93.1 · Mar 115.3 · Apr 120.9 · May 138.2 · Jun 159.5 · Jul 227 · Aug 206.3 · Sep 181.3 · Oct 163.3 · Nov 121.7 · Dec 107.4 hours | parent_municipality | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [5] | | City area | `city_area_km2` | 49.72 km² | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [6] | | Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | `col_internet_60mbps_eur_month` | 45.02 EUR/month | city | 2026-08-31 | 2026-09-05 | fresh | supplemental | [3] | | Mobile plan, 10 GB | `col_mobile_plan_10gb_eur_month` | 21.41 EUR/month | city | 2026-08-31 | 2026-09-05 | fresh | supplemental | [3] | | Monthly transport pass | `col_transport_monthly_pass_eur` | 56.37 EUR/month | city | 2026-08-31 | 2026-09-05 | fresh | supplemental | [3] | | Basic utilities, 85 m² home | `col_utilities_basic_85m2_eur_month` | 136 EUR/month | city | 2026-08-31 | 2026-09-05 | fresh | supplemental | [3] | | Foreign-resident share | `foreign_population_share_percent` | 1.75 % | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [1] | | Hospital Beds Per 1000 | `hospital_beds_per_1000` | 14.05 per 1,000 | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-31 | stale | verified | [7] | | Physicians Per 1000 | `physicians_per_1000` | 2.77 per 1,000 | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-31 | stale | verified | [8] | | Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 2,871 people/km² | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [9] | | Airport Direct Destinations Count | `airport_direct_destinations_count` | 32 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [10] | | Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 23 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [11] | | Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | OKA | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [11] | Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed. ## Language courses and integration - [Japanese Language Education Program for Foreigners Living in Japan](https://www.bunka.go.jp/english/policy/japanese_language/education/) — State Language Course · Agency for Cultural Affairs · Japanese · checked 2026-08-10 These are country-level programmes, not proof of a course location in this city. ## Public employment service - [Hello Work](https://www.hellowork.mhlw.go.jp/) — Job Search This is a country-level service, not proof of a physical office in this city. ## Healthcare access Migrants can receive medical care in Okinawa when the country-wide insurance or residence conditions are met. City capacity facts do not determine personal eligibility. - Public healthcare access for foreign residents: Conditional — [official source](https://www.mhlw.go.jp/general/seido/dl/english.pdf) - Physicians Per 1000: 2.77 per 1,000 — [official source](https://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/ishi/24/index.html) ## Country-wide rules Visa, benefit, tax and healthcare eligibility rules are published on the [Japan country page](https://immigrationdb.com/countries/japan/). ## Sources 1. 総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民) — Official source — https://www.soumu.go.jp/main_sosiki/jichi_gyousei/daityo/jinkou_jinkoudoutai-setaisuu.html 2. Housing and Land Survey 2023, Table 112-3-2: Monthly Rent of Dwelling by Type of Dwelling — Japan, prefecture, shi, ku, machi and mura — Official source — https://www.e-stat.go.jp/en/stat-search/database?statdisp_id=0004021480 3. Numbeo city cost-of-living page — /cities/jp/okinawa/ — Community source — https://de.numbeo.com/lebenshaltungskosten/stadt/Okinawa 4. 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) — Official source — https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/files?stat_infid=000032201175 5. WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station NAHA — Official source — https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-2-WMO-Normals-9120/Japan/CSV/Naha_47936.csv 6. 国土地理院 (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan) — Official source — https://www.gsi.go.jp/KOKUJYOHO/MENCHO-title.htm 7. Japan official municipality health statistics 2024 — Official source — https://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/iryosd/24/ 8. Japan official municipality health statistics 2024 — Official source — https://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/ishi/24/index.html 9. 総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 第1-1表) — Official source — https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/files?stat_infid=000032142402 10. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat 11. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv ## Cite This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. ### APA ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 14). Okinawa, Japan: rent, salary, cost of living, jobs, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62; version approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/okinawa/ Retrieved 2026-09-14. 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