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Living in Obihiro

In Obihiro, rents across existing tenancies average €5.59 per m² a month (2023).

Obihiro's unemployment stood at 3.46% at the end of 2020.

Last checked 2026-09-2431 sources

Population159,294people1 Jan 2026Official source · Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total
Median gross salary (region)286.8EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Average net rent5.59EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 — 11% belowOfficial source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Unemployment rate3.46%country median 3.8% — 8% belowOfficial 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)
Recorded crime397.5incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Official source · JP-01-Hokkaido-2025
PM2.5, annual mean5.5µg/m³country median 8.4 — 35% belowOfficial source · MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 帯広市

Cheaper rent than 64% of Japanese cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 66% of Japanese cities that publish it and cleaner air than 98% of Japanese cities that publish it.

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

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 Obihiro?

Average net cold rent is about 5.59 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): 5.59 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp17
What recurs every month3 published recurring costs, € per month
Obihiro recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Utilities, 85 m² flat€276
Internet, 60 Mbps€32
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Supplemental estimate lane, not official statistics: Utilities, 85 m² flat. The others are published prices.

Net rent across major citiesObihiro highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Obihiro highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36
Yokohama€11.97
Osaka€10.65
Kyoto€10.46
Sapporo€7.56
Obihiro€5.59
Show the other 6 cities
Saitama€10.37
Fukuoka€9.00
Kobe€8.87
Sendai€8.85
Nagoya€8.81
Hiroshima€8.38
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited32.03 EUR/month30 Sept 2026NTT FLET'S 100 Mbps fixed internet12Official · national market
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant4.22 EUR31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v226Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.56 EUR/month30 Sept 2026docomo mini 10GB3Official · national market
Basic utilities, 85 m² home275.8 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v226Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Housing vacancy rate11.72 %31 Oct 20232023 Housing and Land Survey, Table 1-2: Housing by occupancy status1Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)5.59 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.2731 Dec 2023www.e-stat.go.jp17Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)294.1 EUR/month31 Oct 2023Housing and Land Survey 2023, Table 112-3-2: Monthly Rent of Dwelling by Type of Dwelling — Japan, prefecture, shi, ku, machi and mura5Official

Is Obihiro 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 worker62%strong on work, weak on safety · range 54–70%
Skilled employee69%strong on work, weak on safety · range 61–77%
Student70%strong on education, weak on work · range 63–77%
Family75%strong on family, weak on legal route · range 68–82%
Retirement67%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 58–76%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 336 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 5.59 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 Obihiro?

The unemployment rate is about 3.5 % (October 2020).

  • Unemployment rate: 3.46 % · 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
Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Obihiro is 3.5%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)286.8 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.e-stat.go.jp18Official
Unemployment rate3.46 %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 Obihiro?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €287 (e-stat.go.jp, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€0of €0 take-home
  • Rent
  • Utilities
  • Internet
  • Mobile
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
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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€5.59/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31− €336
Public transport passnot published for this city—
Utilities, 85 m²€276 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31− €276
Internet€32 · official · NTT FLET'S 100 Mbps fixed internet · 2026-09-30− €32
Mobile plan€22 · official · docomo mini 10GB · 2026-09-30− €22
Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish—
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Obihiro Salary needed to live in Obihiro

Public employment service

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

Country-level information

Hello Work — Public employment service

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan

Job Search

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools57 schools1 May 2024MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 00004023112710Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
GP practices28 count1 Jun 2026医療情報ネット clinics facility and specialty CSV 2026-06-0119Official
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents19.78 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20246Official
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents1,978 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20246Official
Hospitals18 count1 Jun 2026医療情報ネット hospitals facility CSV20Official
Pharmacies82 count1 Jun 2026医療情報ネット pharmacies CSV21Official
Physicians per 1,000 residents3.18 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20247Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents317.6 per 100,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20247Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Obihiro 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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Hospital beds per 100,000 residents1,978 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-09-16
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Obihiro?

Police recorded about 398 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: 397.5 incidents per 100,000 · JP-01-Hokkaido-20259
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents397.5 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025JP-01-Hokkaido-20259Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents68.45 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025JP-01-Hokkaido-20259Official

Mobility and administration

Obihiro's nearest airport was OBO, 20 km away and offered 1 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport1 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights13Official
Destinations from nearest airport2 count2024Unique 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.16Official
Distance to the nearest major airport20 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports14Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)OBO3 Aug 2026OurAirports14Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Obihiro. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Japanese Language Education Program for Foreigners Living in Japan — State Language Course

Agency for Cultural Affairs

For foreigners living in Japan.

JapaneseIn Person, Online
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Obihiro.

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were −6.9°C in January and 18.9°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 40.5 mm in January and 107.1 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 188.2 hours in January and 121.9 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Obihiro?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5.5 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 — 帯広市11

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

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
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in JapanAnnual PM2.5 in Obihiro is 5.5 µg/m³. Of 804 cities with data, 209 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean5.5 µg/m³country median 8.431 Mar 2024MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 帯広市11Official
Average daytime high by monthJan -1.5 · Feb -0.2 · Mar 4.8 · Apr 12.2 · May 18.2 · Jun 21.3 · Jul 24.3 · Aug 25.4 · Sep 22 · Oct 15.9 · Nov 8.4 · Dec 1 °C31 Dec 2020JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 帯広8Official · parent municipality
Average night-time low by monthJan -13 · Feb -12 · Mar -5.4 · Apr 0.8 · May 6.2 · Jun 10.8 · Jul 15.1 · Aug 16.5 · Sep 12.7 · Oct 5.3 · Nov -1.1 · Dec -8.9 °C31 Dec 2020JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 帯広8Official · parent municipality
Average temperature by monthJan -6.9 · Feb -5.7 · Mar -0.4 · Apr 6 · May 11.6 · Jun 15.2 · Jul 18.9 · Aug 20.3 · Sep 16.9 · Oct 10.3 · Nov 3.5 · Dec -3.8 °C31 Dec 2020JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 帯広8Official · parent municipality
Average precipitation by monthJan 40.5 · Feb 28.8 · Mar 43.8 · Apr 60.1 · May 84.7 · Jun 81.1 · Jul 107.1 · Aug 141.3 · Sep 140.2 · Oct 85.7 · Nov 54.2 · Dec 52.3 mm31 Dec 2020JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 帯広8Official · parent municipality
Average sunshine by monthJan 188.2 · Feb 191.5 · Mar 217.9 · Apr 192.9 · May 188.8 · Jun 148.2 · Jul 121.9 · Aug 125.2 · Sep 137.8 · Oct 167.6 · Nov 168.2 · Dec 172 hours31 Dec 2020JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 帯広8Official · parent municipality

Population and city profile

Population density was 268.9 people per km² at the end of 2020.

How many people live in Obihiro?

The published population was 159,294 people in 2026. Source: Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total15

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area619.3 km²3 Aug 2026国土地理院 (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan)22Official
Foreign-resident share1.08 %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 residents1,720 people3 Aug 2026総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民)25Official
Population density268.9 people/km²31 Dec 2020総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 第1-1表)24Official
Population159,294 people1 Jan 2026Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total15Official

International community in Obihiro

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 groupPeopleShare
Total166,536100.0%
Japanese165,75999.5%
Foreigner7170.4%
Others2140.1%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam1900.1%
Republic of Korea1060.1%
People's Republic of China830.0%
Nationality not reported600.0%
Republic of the Philippines320.0%
United States of America260.0%
Republic of Indonesia240.0%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal170.0%
Kingdom of Thailand80.0%
India80.0%
Federative Republic of Brazil70.0%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland20.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source4

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median age51.7 years31 Dec 20262026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)2Official

Alternatives for people set on Obihiro

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.

Ube as an Obihiro alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 1439 km, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Empty flats: 19.8% Ube vs 11.7% Obihiro+69%
  • Annual PM2.5: 9.2 µg/m³ Ube vs 5.5 µg/m³ Obihiro+66%
  • Foreign residents: 1.7% Ube vs 1.1% Obihiro+58%
  • Rent: €6.15/m² Ube vs €5.59/m² Obihiro+10%
  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 2,606.4 Ube vs 1,977.7 Obihiro+32%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 447 Ube vs 398 Obihirono percentage
  • Median gross pay, region: €302 Ube vs €287 Obihiro+5%

Cities near Obihiro

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Otofuke-cho 7.8 km away
Rent
5.32 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Memuro-cho 11.9 km away
Rent
3.66 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Makubetsu-cho 13.1 km away
Rent
4.63 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 Obihiro?

The published population was 159,294 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 Obihiro?

Average net cold rent is about 5.59 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 391 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is the air quality good in Obihiro?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5.5 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 — 帯広市.

How safe is Obihiro?

Police recorded about 398 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-01-Hokkaido-2025.

What is the unemployment rate in Obihiro?

The unemployment rate is about 3.5 % (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 Obihiro?

The median gross salary is 286.8 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is Obihiro a good place to live?

Obihiro 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 Obihiro?

Otofuke-cho, Memuro-cho, Makubetsu-cho, Ikeda-cho (Hokkaido) are near Obihiro. 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 Obihiro?

The official citizenship distribution records 165,759 people (99.5%) 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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