The 100 Best places to live in Japan

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Japan is the 65th most expensive and the 16th most liveable country.

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Japan Quality of life Rank
😃 Human freedom index
8.4
17
💵 GDP per capita
$33834
33
🛍️ GDPPC based on purchasing power
$50207
42
❤️ Life expectancy
84
4
☠️ Homicide rate
0.2
9
🚧 Road traffic mortality
3.6
18
👮 Corruption perceptions index
73
20
🏙️ Population
125M
10
🌐 English speaking %
15%
119
😷 Air quality
Excellent
51
✈️ Airport proximity index
98
5
💰 Cost of living
$1160
133
💳 After-tax salary
$2197
33
💸 Salary to expenses ratio
1.9
14
🎓 Higher education index
98
6

Below is the list of 907 best cities to live and work in Japan for singles and families ranked by quality & cost of living.

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