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Living in Odawara

In Odawara, rents across existing tenancies average €7.69 per m² a month (2023).

Odawara had an unemployment rate of 3.68% at the end of 2020.

Last checked 2026-09-2434 sources

Population185,424people1 Jan 2026Official source · Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total
Median gross salary (region)316.9EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Average net rent7.69EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 — 23% aboveOfficial source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Unemployment rate3.68%country median 3.8% — 2% 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 crime577.2incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Official source · JP-14-Kanagawa-2024
PM2.5, annual mean7.2µg/m³country median 8.4 — 14% belowOfficial source · MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 小田原市

Pricier rent than 77% of Japanese cities that publish it and cleaner air than 80% of Japanese cities that publish it.

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

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

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in JapanNational rates and thresholds that apply in Odawara.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

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 Odawara?

Average net cold rent is about 7.69 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): 7.69 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp16
What recurs every month4 published recurring costs, € per month
Odawara recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Fitness club€84
Transport pass€56
Internet, 60 Mbps€32
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Supplemental estimate lane, not official statistics: Transport pass, Fitness club. The others are published prices.

Net rent across major citiesOdawara highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Odawara highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36
Yokohama€11.97
Osaka€10.65
Kyoto€10.46
Odawara€7.69
Sapporo€7.56
Show the other 6 cities
Saitama€10.37
Fukuoka€9.00
Kobe€8.87
Sendai€8.85
Nagoya€8.81
Hiroshima€8.38
MetricValuePeriodSource
Fitness club membership, monthly84.37 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v225Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited32.03 EUR/month30 Sept 2026NTT FLET'S 100 Mbps fixed internet11Official · national market
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant7.04 EUR31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v225Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.56 EUR/month30 Sept 2026docomo mini 10GB3Official · national market
Monthly transport pass56.25 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v225Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Housing vacancy rate12.37 %31 Oct 20232023 Housing and Land Survey, Table 1-2: Housing by occupancy status1Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)7.69 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.2731 Dec 2023www.e-stat.go.jp16Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)373 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 Odawara 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 worker57%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 49–65%
Skilled employee67%strong on work, weak on safety · range 59–75%
Student67%strong on education, weak on work · range 60–74%
Family74%strong on family, weak on cost · range 67–81%
Retirement61%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 52–70%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 461 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 7.69 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 Odawara?

The unemployment rate is about 3.7 % (October 2020).

  • Unemployment rate: 3.68 % · 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)22
Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Odawara is 3.7%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)316.9 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.e-stat.go.jp17Official
Unemployment rate3.68 %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)22Official

What does a salary buy in Odawara?

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

regional median gross pay: €317 (e-stat.go.jp, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€0of €0 take-home
  • Rent
  • Transport
  • 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€7.69/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31− €461
Public transport pass€56 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31− €56
Utilities, 85 m²not published for this city—
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 Odawara Salary needed to live in Odawara

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Odawara. 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
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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Odawara. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools51 schools1 May 2024MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 0000402311279Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
GP practices71 count1 Jun 2026医療情報ネット clinics facility and specialty CSV 2026-06-0118Official
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents11.41 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20246Official
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents1,141 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20246Official
Hospitals12 count1 Jun 2026医療情報ネット hospitals facility CSV19Official
Pharmacies106 count1 Jun 2026医療情報ネット pharmacies CSV20Official
Physicians per 1,000 residents2.23 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20247Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents222.9 per 100,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20247Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Odawara 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 residents1,141 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-09-16
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Odawara?

Police recorded about 577 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.

  • Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents: 577.2 incidents per 100,000 · JP-14-Kanagawa-20248
MetricValuePeriodSource
Burglaries per 100,000 residents28.06 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024JP-14-Kanagawa-20248Official
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents577.2 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024JP-14-Kanagawa-20248Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents31.24 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024JP-14-Kanagawa-20248Official

Mobility and administration

Odawara's nearest airport was OIM, 56 km away and offered 1 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport1 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights12Official
Destinations from nearest airport3 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.15Official
Distance to the nearest major airport56 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports13Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)OIM3 Aug 2026OurAirports13Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Odawara. 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
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Odawara.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Odawara?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7.2 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 — 小田原市10

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

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 Odawara is 7.2 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 mean7.2 µg/m³country median 8.431 Mar 2024MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 小田原市10Official

Population and city profile

At the end of 2020, the population density reached 1,662.5 people per km².

How many people live in Odawara?

The published population was 185,424 people in 2026. Source: Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total14

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area113.6 km²3 Aug 2026国土地理院 (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan)21Official
Foreign-resident share2.18 %3 Aug 2026総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民 ÷ 総計)24Official
Foreign residents4,035 people3 Aug 2026総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民)24Official
Population density1,663 people/km²31 Dec 2020総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 第1-1表)23Official
Population185,424 people1 Jan 2026Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total14Official

International community in Odawara

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
Total188,856100.0%
Japanese183,54597.2%
Nationality not reported2,9991.6%
Foreigner2,3121.2%
Republic of the Philippines5040.3%
People's Republic of China4400.2%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam3770.2%
Republic of Korea2760.1%
Others2150.1%
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal1150.1%
Federative Republic of Brazil1130.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Republic of Indonesia990.1%
Republic of Peru610.0%
Kingdom of Thailand480.0%
United States of America410.0%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland130.0%
India100.0%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median age52.5 years31 Dec 20262026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)2Official

Alternatives for people set on Odawara

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.

Hadano as an Odawara alternative in the same region

14 km away, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3.

  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 382 Hadano vs 577 Odawara−34%
  • Unemployment: 4.6% Hadano vs 3.7% Odawara+26%
  • Foreign residents: 3.2% Hadano vs 2.2% Odawara+48%
  • Annual PM2.5: 8.6 µg/m³ Hadano vs 7.2 µg/m³ Odawara+19%
  • Empty flats: 14.7% Hadano vs 12.4% Odawara+19%
  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,348.8 Hadano vs 1,141.5 Odawara+18%
  • Median gross pay, region: €300 Hadano vs €317 Odawara−5%
Full comparisonMore about Hadano

Kofu as an Odawara alternative in the same country

69 km away, better on 5 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Foreign residents: 4.3% Kofu vs 2.2% Odawara+98%
  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,788.2 Kofu vs 1,141.5 Odawara+57%
  • Empty flats: 18.1% Kofu vs 12.4% Odawara+47%
  • Rent: €6.64/m² Kofu vs €7.69/m² Odawara−14%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 416 (2025) Kofu vs 577 (2024) Odawarano percentage
  • Annual PM2.5: 5.6 µg/m³ Kofu vs 7.2 µg/m³ Odawara−22%
  • Median gross pay, region: €311 Kofu vs €317 Odawarasame level
Full comparisonMore about Kofu

Cities near Odawara

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

Oi-machi 6.9 km away
Rent
6.62 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Minamiashigara 7.9 km away
Rent
6.72 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Kaisei-machi 8.4 km away
Rent
8.68 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Ninomiya-machi 10.1 km away
Rent
6.86 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Alternative cities in Japan

Other cities in Japan to compare with Odawara, nearest in population first.

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Kishiwada185,713 residentsNumazu185,758 residentsToyokawa185,900 residentsYamaguchi185,982 residentsTachikawa186,257 residentsKofu183,850 residents

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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 Odawara?

The published population was 185,424 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 Odawara?

Average net cold rent is about 7.69 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 538 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is the air quality good in Odawara?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7.2 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 — 小田原市.

How safe is Odawara?

Police recorded about 577 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: JP-14-Kanagawa-2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Odawara?

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 Odawara?

The median gross salary is 316.9 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is Odawara a good place to live?

Odawara 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 Odawara?

Hakone-machi, Oi-machi, Minamiashigara, Kaisei-machi, Matsuda-machi are near Odawara. 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 Odawara?

The official citizenship distribution records 183,545 people (97.2%) 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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