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2008年9月26日金曜日

How expensive is Japan in comparison to the US? -

Because I am (really, honestly) going to take Japanese and move to Japan. I want to know exactly how much I should be looking to take with me until I have a suitable job, reasonable apartment, etc, and how much that sorta thing usually costs. Thanks much, ~Tristan

Depends on where in the US you compare it too because I m guessing living in Memphis is alot cheaper than Los Angeles or New York. But for the sake of your question let s just say you want to compare LA to Tokyo. (Where I live now) The cost of living is about the same. (Rent / Utilities / Dining etc.) It s about $1200/mo for a decent place in a decent neighborhood, it s about $10 to have a nice lunch, and about $20 to eat a decent dinner on a friday night in LA and for me while living in Tokyo, it was about the same. Although the actual size of the house was much smaller than in LA and the size of the meal was also much smaller than in LA. Utilities are a bit pricier in Japan (like for cell phones) but since you won t be driving a car (maintenance, gas) that should make up for it. The salary though will differ. This will all depend on the job you choose, but unless you speak fluent Japanese, the odds of you landing a job with a regular Japanese company is almost none. (With that said it amazes me how goodhearted some of these US companies are when hiring people!! Some people barely speak English and yet they have a pretty good job doing customer service!!) I think a typical salary for a university graduate early 20 something business person inTokyo would be around 220000 yen to 300000 a month. But many many Japanese company give out annual bonuses so add another 2 months worth to the monthly salary and that s your total annual. I think in the US the wage is about the same but many companies do not give out annual bonuses and when they do it s not as much. At least this is my experience.

Hey good luck to you!!! Hey as long as you have the balls to street sing in Harajuku on a saturday then you re worthy of praise in my book! Report Abuse

be aware that you have to have a college degree to get a japanese work visa. Once you have that, the easiest way to get your foot in the door is to go thru an english teaching company, they will sponsor your visa and usually help you set you up with an apartment to live in. Prices in Japan for the most part are higher than in the united states, the portions are smaller, and the rooms are smaller, but, wages are higher as well. And if you are like most Americans (me included) you could stand to lose a few pounds. (no offense intended of course) I would suggest, before you decide to live in Japan or not, to take a vacation for a month or so (as a us citizen, you can stay in Japan up to 90 days without any sort of visa, just a passport) You can get a room at a place like Sakura House or any other guesthouse place (thats what I did, cost me about 100,000 yen for a months rent in a small apartment furnished with internet connection and all utilities included) There are better deals, and if you don t mind having a shared place with private bedroom you can get away cheaper as well. Once you get settled, you can always get a longer term regular apartment as the sakura houses can be a bit rough around the edges, but they were a pleasure to deal with. get used to walking... a lot. the huge majority of the population of Japan do not own cars, instead they ride bikes and take trains/subways everywhere (which can lead to very packed trains at rush hours) They are pretty much always on time, fares are pretty cheap, and are easy enough to figure out even if your japanese reading ability isn t exactly perfect (i m pretty bad at kanji) You will pretty much have to have a job already lined up before you get the work visa, but you can travel over on vacation and get your foot in the door and learn the lay of the land. I would figure a few thousand usd converted to yen would be sufficient (beyond rent price) to cover you on the ground for 2-3 months if you are frugal and don t eat out every day. I took 4000 spending money and was running out of stuff to buy on my vacation, I bought 3 consoles, a ton of video games, and a bunch of books for study (and spent almost 700 dollars on postage alone sending stuff back to the usa to my friend) I can t wait to go back! Oh, and if you don t have a college degree, there are a few colleges that you can attend in Japan, which is another great way to get your foot in the door.

It really depends like other people say. I am from Japan, living in California for a year. What is more expensive in Japan than here is, things related to land prices such as apartment rent, parking, hotels. When you go to supermarket, basic things such as rice and meal are fairly expensive than here in the US while there are more kinds of fish for a reasonable price. You would think things are cheaper especially when you go out eating mostly because there is not tipping necessary and the tax is only 5%.

Depends. Are you moving to a city like Tokyo (Shibuya, Harajuku, Roppongi, Hiro, Ebisu, Meguro), Osaka, Yokohama or Shikoku? If yes, then it would be atleast $1,200.00 a month for a decent sized/looking apartment. The food is not expensive. If your living in the boring country side (my mom s Japanese) T_T then you could get away with a 1 bedroom apartment for about $600. Didn t mean to say boring - but the country side could get deathly boring (unless u have a goal ofcourse).

its going to be expensive, best thing to do first is live outside the city. get a small place, and don t get a car till you ve got enough money for sure.

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