AC will kill you as far as costs go. It will knock your electric bill literally through the roof.
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cook at home for at least breakfast (cereal)
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I would personally say to avoid cereal at all costs. It is EXPENSIVE. A single box, less than half the size and content of a US box, averages around 698yen. That is a LOT for something that will probably only give you 2 servings. You could buy a pack of 5 single serving microwavable rice servings for 498 (or less on sale), and other ingredients to make a real meal - and eat for almost a whole week for that amount.
What is cheap in the US is not what is cheap in Japan - and it`s important to remember this when planning to budget for food. You can`t get by on bologna and cheese sandwiches (bread is pricey, cheese is very pricey, and bologna isn`t available and the nearest thing is pricey). Ground beef is painfully high, etc. And there are no ultra-cheapy packs of ramen.