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Originally Posted by fz22gq
I live in Tokyo .... apartment alone costs me 200,000+ per month. Anyone quoting `you can get by on 150,000 per month` is seriously kidding you. If you`re happy to live in 1 room with no windows nowhere near where you want to be and eat ramen from the convenience store every night you might be able to do it. Whay come to Japan if thats the case?? Tokyo is much more expensive than other places .... i work in Hon-Atsugi (5okms) sth of Tokyo .... not much to do down there but it is a fair bit cheaper .... would still cost me 100,000 for a 1LDK though.
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I guess my life didn`t exist then. We lived in a 1 bedroom (not one room - separate kitchen and dining), 3 minutes from the station.
This wasn`t Tokyo, but either way, sounds like you`re either being ripped off or living in a luxury apartment. Neither of which I recommend for someone trying to get by on a budget or save money.
You don`t have to spend a huge amount to live in Japan. You CAN get by on very little. Is it a lot of fun? No, but if you`re making your living costs as low as possible, you have a lot more to spend on activities you enjoy.
Now, being as living comfortably is my current activity of choice (having a family does that to you), we spend like 350,000 a month on living expenses. But that doesn`t mean that you couldn`t get by on much much much less.