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Originally Posted by Nyororin
AC will kill you as far as costs go. It will knock your electric bill literally through the roof.
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.
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I don't remember cereal being nearly that expensive... are you talking about the US brands or the Japanese generic knock-off brands (which are much cheaper and not bad at all, especially their version of cocoa krispies). Or have even Japanese brand cereal prices skyrocketed since I was there?
And you can get a pre-made pack of stirfry sliced beef, onions, peppers, and seasoning for quite cheap if you go before closing. Packs of boneless, skinless chicken thighs are pretty cheap too. Eggs are cheap too, when you figure a dozen will last you about 4 meals. Throw in some onions and mushrooms to make an omelet.