Tuesday, April 21, 2009

How much money should I take with me to live in Japan

How much money should I take with me to live in Japan?
I want to live in Japan someday, but I know it is really expensive. I don't want to move to Japan until I know I can afford to live there.
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I live on a military base in Okinawa, Japan. I know that it's even more expensive to live on the mainland but here are a few examples of how much things cost here off base. A thing of 64 oz. tide cost almost $50, ONE scoop of ice cream in a dish is about $3-$4, it costs $3,000 for THEM to get their lisences - it was free for me because I'm military.. Going out to eat is actually about the same. Japanese people here tend to eat out almost every day so that's pretty reasonable. I can't give you real great examples because we buy most of our things at the BX but my guess is it would cost about the same to live in New York City as it would to live in Tokyo. I just read on YAHOO!Answers that Tokyo is the most expensive place to live.. so more than New York City.
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you will need at least 1500 $ / month to just live in Japan....
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200.000 Y only eat and rent !
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We just worked this out for a student who wanted to come and study here. Living in the most basic accommodation (which some people wouldn't accept) you'll need at least 100,000 a month (call it $1100). For a hotel stay, you're looking at about double that amount minimum.

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Tuesday, April 14, 2009

How much yen does it cost for one person to live in japan

How much yen does it cost for one person to live in japan?
Roughly how much yen does it cost for one person to live in japan? Rent, food, etc. Does it cost more to live in a city? Thank You
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A lot depends on your lifestyle, how much space you want, what you will eat, and how much you can control your expenses. Living in the country is far cheaper as far as rent goes, but may be more inconvenient for shopping. You could get by on about 30,000 yen a month for food, which means rarely eating out. A small to medium town rent could run you 50-60,000 yen a month for a small one bedroom place. You can get a fair idea of the cost of items at www.tokyopriceguide.com
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Roughly how much yen does it cost for one person to live in japan? Rent, food, etc. Rent depends on where you live. If you live in the country side it is cheap. A 2 room apartment can run around 50,000 yen but the same apartment in tokyo will cost about 90,000 yen and up. Living near a train station can be expensive to. Apartments in japan do not come with a stove or heater, so you would have to buy all that to. You can get some furnished places, but they might be more expensive the just a regular one. Does it cost more to live in a city? Some things might be more expensive in the city, then in the country side. But the price of food is pretty much the same. for one person, you could spend about 20,000 on just groceries alone and be fine for a month. fast food place are a little expensive. Take Mc Donalds for example, there value meals start out here about 600 yen for a cheese burger meal with a small coke and fries.the prices go up when you get to bigger burgers. a pizza from pizza hut for dinner cost 3500 yen. the pizza is the size of a medium. If you go out drinking in a bar or a club, drinks can be expensive. a beer runs 600 yen - 800 yen and mix drinks run 900 yen and up. That is all i can think of for now
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Living in or near a major city costs more, but is more convenient in terms of accessibility of merchandises. While it is possible to rent an apartment for under 70,000Y/month in the major cities, it is a very rare find. Food is kind of hard to estimate because it depends on what and how much you typically eat. A better means to understand the cost of living in Japan is to look at what a typical Japanese make in 1 month - which about 310,000Y

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Tuesday, April 7, 2009

What is a good program to go to japan and and live their and in exchange you work

What is a good program to go to japan and and live their and in exchange you work?
I want to live in japan and I'm trying to find a program that can get me to japan and help get me on my feet and help people there, perefrably volunteer work.
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Having lived in Japan myself, I would suggest going over there at first to work with a company and eventually start to move towards a volunteer organization. If you are looking for a great program that will take care of helping you get on your feet, the JET Programme is an awesome place to start. I have had friends who have taught with the JET Programme and they loved it. Once you are in Japan and on your feet, get used to the surroundings and culture a bit and then start to search for some volunteer opportunities. Below I will post some links that may help. If you have any questions about living there, get in touch! Happy travels!

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Wednesday, April 1, 2009

What Vaccinations do i need to go to live in Japan for about a month? I live in Australia if that changes anyt

What Vaccinations do i need to go to live in Japan for about a month? I live in Australia if that changes anyt
I am planning to go to Japan but i don't know what vaccinations i need. If it changes anything here are a couple of my details I am 14 I live in Australia, New South Wales I so far have had no vaccinations.
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zero none zilch
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Japan is an advanced country the same as Australia. For health and safety's sake, you probably need only those vaccinations you'd expect to have in Australia. I've never seen Japanese Immigration officials checking travelers' vaccination records.
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I'm sure you've had vaccinations already when growing up. Japan requires no vaccinations when coming over to visit or live.

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