Do you need a lot of money to live in Japan?
I was thinking that when I Finish college that I'm going to move to japan. So I wanted to know if it cost alot to live there. Does anyone know?
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im not really sure but my dad says it is very expansive to live there he even jokes saying buying a burger there costs $25
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it takes a lot of money to live anywhere. and yeah Japan is going to be expensive.
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You are mentioning one of the most expensive cities to live in the entire world. Have you been to Japan? Why do you want to live there? Do you speak Japanese? In Japan housing is so expenive that they offer 100 year mortgages to get the payments down to a level. Rob
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Well, sometimes you need a lot of money, but occasionally, you might not need a lot of money.
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It's true, it is very expensive in Japan, in general. Of course, it depends where you are comparing to. Obviously, the cost difference between Tokyo and New York will be much smaller than between Tokyo and Nowhere, Kentucky. Of course, the cost of living in Japan is offset by higher wages for people living in Japan in most cases. It's not like "the locals" can't afford to eat or anything! Here are some web sites with more information about cost of living in Japan
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Edgar Cayce says Japan is doomed. "The greater portion of Japan must go into the sea." (Northern Europe) "will be changed in the twinkling of an eye ... many of the battlefields (Cayce was speaking in 1941) will carry on their trade with one another." "The earth will be broken up in many places ... there will be open waters in the northern portion of Greenland ... new land in the Caribbean Sea ... South America will be shaken from the uppermost portion to the end ... and in the Antarctic off Tierra Del Fuego will be land and a strait with rushing waters."
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I used to teach English in Japan. My salary was 250,000 yen per month (Check www.xe.com for the exact exchange rate). I was able to live comfortably. I even saved a little. Not much but a little. If you can budget your needs with entertainment, then you can save money.
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Well that all depends on HOW you want to live in Japan. Yes everything is more expensive here, but you will make adjustments. For example, our taxis are much more expensive than in America (about 60 US dollars) For this reason you will walk. You can get by in Japan, but it might not be the same as in America, financially speaking.
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Japan is an expensive place to live if you are not earning in Yen. But if you work in Japan, it is pretty much affordable. But comparing to the US , Japan has a much higher cost of living. To give you and example, an average lunch meal in a fastfood restaurant will cost you about $20
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im sure u do and it's not worth living there either.
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Well it does Japanese have to pay 4 water and heat and alot of other things and it cost ALOT!! but yen is a little less then american dollars but there aren't many things that r cheap there hope u go there its amazing (take it from someone whos been there
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I think you need a lot of energy, determination, faith, courage, friends, support,knowledge, then money would follow..then you can live, work or study in Japan.
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It is the one of the expensive city to live it so better to have lots of $$$$ than none .
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well first it depends on where you want to live and what you lifestyle is like. you can survive with $1000 a month, and thats just enough for rent/water/gas/elec. and food in a smaller town, and really small apartment. NOt going out at all really because everything adds up. but if you work full time it will be much more than $1000 a month..
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Do you need a lot of money? Well, it depends on what you mean by a lot. If you get a room in a guest (or gaijin) house it can run between 30,000 - 40,000 yen a month. The kitchen, washroom and shower areas are shared so it's a lot like living in a dorm again. You'll normally have a bed, place to keep your clothes, small TV, small fridge and coin operated air conditioner in your room. Food can be gotten on the cheap if you know where and how to shop. You'll find a lot of fruits to be expensive and some veggies but usually a little more expensive than what you'd pay back home. Alcohol can be gotten on the cheap if you avoid the "trendy" bars. My personal choice for a cheap liquor store is Yamaya, possibly one of the best places in my opinion for alcohol in Japan. Otherwise you can pick it up just about anywhere. Transportation can be a little expensive, but if you wind up working here your employer should pay for your travel to work and back home. This is pretty standard for a Japanese company. Housing prices are rather high and the taxes on property can be really high. A typical apartment in Tokyo can run you anywhere between 80,000 for a cheap one to 200,000 yen for a nice one. A typical English teacher at one of the big English schools winds up making around 250,000 yen a month which is okay by Tokyo standards but you're not going to have much in the way of savings left over with that. The rule of thumb is to come over with at least $5000 in savings to cover you for the first few months.
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