Cost of Living in Onomichi, 🇯🇵 Japan - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Nov 12, 2026 Last changed Nov 14, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 1 2 3 $537 $291 $379 $284 $50

Utilities 16 3 — $93 $248 $74 —

Internet & Mobile 23 22 24 $19 $49 $67 $49 $0

Groceries 20 35 36 37 38 39 $177 $230 $493 $164 $3

Transportation 5 6 7 $96 $101 $152 $71 $9

Dining Out 18 19 17 $479 $227 $315 $38 $19

Leisure Activities 9 10 13 34 $74 $47 $163 $32 $11

Health Insurance 14 15 25 $63 $251 $347 $116 $2

Visa & Legal Fees 26 — $17 $35 — —

Total $1,445 $1,306 $2,199 $828 $94

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 2 $290.72 $272 – $411 per month

Coworking Space 4 $55.61 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 3 $536.96 $537 – $615 per month

Coliving Space 3 $536.96 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 17 $3.25 per cup

Beer $3.48 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 18 19 $5.06 per meal

Fast Food Combo 18 $4.36 per meal

Apples 35 $5.20 per kg

Bread 37 $1.63 per loaf

Milk 36 $2.42 per liter

Rice 38 $5.43 per kg

Chicken Fillets 39 $5.45 per kg

Beef 40 $15.80 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 21 $7.58 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) $37.92 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 20 $0.61 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 7 $5.06 per trip

Taxi per km 7 $2.19 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 5 6 $58.39 per month

Gasoline 8 $1.06 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 7 $12.91 per trip

Scooter Rental 31 $93.53 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 22 $18.77 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 23 $29.89 per month

Gym Membership 9 $20.71 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 13 $3.98 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 24 $41.71 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 10 $11.37 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 28 $18.89 per pair

Summer Dress 29 $18.89 per dress

Running Shoes 30 $76.46 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 27 $8.85 per visit

Laundry 11 12 $0.36 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 33 $63.19 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 32 $3.53 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Nov 12, 2026
Last changed: Nov 14, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 158.245 JPY on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Hiroshima, Matsuyama, Osaka, Hanoi, Seoul

Change history

Nov 14, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 748.8 536.96
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 405.6 290.72
- Apples 1.25 5.2
- Beef 11.23 15.8
- Beer 3.43 3.48
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- Bread 1.12 1.63
- Chicken Fillets 3.74 5.45
- Cinema Ticket 11.23 11.37
- Coffee 2.5 3.25
- Coliving Space 499.2 536.96
- Coworking Space 93.6 55.61
- Dining Out local 62.4, nomad 561.6, expat 187.2, family 124.8, tourist 37.44 local 37.99, nomad 479.39, expat 227.49, family 314.61, tourist 18.8
- Doctor Visit (GP) 31.2 63.19
- Fast Food Combo 4.24 4.36
- Gasoline 1.09 1.06
- Groceries local 187.2, nomad 93.6, expat 249.6, family 468, tourist 0 local 164.3, nomad 176.94, expat 230.02, family 492.91, tourist 3.16
- Gym Membership 43.68 20.71
- Haircut 18.72 8.85
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 74.88, expat 218.4, family 312 local 115.69, nomad 62.72, expat 251.26, family 346.9, tourist 2.09
- Housing local 312, nomad 936, expat 530.4, family 686.4, tourist 49.92 local 284.39, nomad 536.96, expat 290.72, family 379.2, tourist 49.92
- Internet & Mobile local 31.2, nomad 43.68, expat 37.44, family 49.92, tourist 0 local 48.66, nomad 18.77, family 67.43, tourist 0.35
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 28.08 29.89
- Jeans 37.44 18.89
- Laundry 3.12 0.36
- Leisure Activities local 31.2, nomad 124.8, expat 93.6, family 124.8, tourist 18.72 local 32.09, nomad 74.17, expat 47.45, family 162.76, tourist 10.74
- Meal (Inexpensive) 4.99 5.06
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 37.44 37.92
- Milk 1.25 2.42
- Mobile Plan 18.72 18.77
- Monthly Transport Pass 74.88 58.39
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 7.49 3.53
- Rice 2.5 5.43
- Ride-hailing (5km) 12.48 12.91
- Running Shoes 49.92 76.46
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 12.48 41.71
- Scooter Rental 18.72 93.53
- Summer Dress 24.96 18.89
- Taxi Start 3.74 5.06
- Taxi per km 2.18 2.19
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 12.48 3.98
- Transportation local 37.44, nomad 62.4, expat 49.92, family 93.6, tourist 9.36 local 71.03, nomad 96.3, expat 101.11, family 151.66, tourist 9.23
- Utilities local 74.88, nomad 49.92, expat 93.6, family 124.8, tourist 0 local 74.46, nomad 0, expat 93.07, family 248.18, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 15.6, expat 31.2, family 31.2 local 0, expat 17.38, family 34.76
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.75 0.61
- Wine (Mid-range) 9.36 7.58
Laundry moved to about ¥57 per kilogram, the per-kilogram price behind the Onomichi coin-laundry wash cycle (wash-house.jp); wording on the Beer, Housing, Summer Dress, Running Shoes, Meal (Mid-range, 2 people), Ride-hailing (5km), SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) and Visa & Legal Fees lines now states the price and its source in reader-facing terms (mobal.com).

Onomichi cost of living