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Originally Posted by xkmkmlmx
Sorry if I missed this, but where did you live at first? Tokyo? Outside of Tokyo? Or were you in Kobe from the start?
And what do you mean by "city center"? I assume you mean in the "heart/downtown" of the city, or close to major train stations, etc?
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I lived in Ashiya at first, which is 10 minutes between Kobe and Osaka city, in Hyogo. Now I live in Kobe, Sannomiya area.
By city center I mean in (one of) the heart(s) of one of the bigger cities, near a train station.
In Ashiya I lived near the train station, but Ashiya is quite small so cheap places can be found.
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Originally Posted by xkmkmlmx
Well... what about other stuff? Things for your apartment (TV, appliances, etc), computer and computer upkeep, hygiene and other supplies like these (soap, toothpaste, toilet paper, etc), entertainment, clothing (shoes, suits and jackets as well as the basics) and other small expenses that may arise.
I only ask because from what I have gathered, you went to Japan without much. I figured you procured these things after you got there. Which obviously can start to add up.
This thread has me intrigued. I think at this point if I were to ever go back to live, I would try and bring something in the $40-$50k range for 'just in case' purposes. It would be nice knowing I had the security of the savings in case of emergency, but a good challenge to try to never have to dip into it. And hopefully, of course, add to it if I could.
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I should have mentioned that I started saving that money after getting settled, which only took 2 months, my computer was 40,000y, two suits for the same price, I include hygiene stuff in the cost of food (my budgeting style, probably because I buy all that stuff in the same place lol).
But I also had little, my apartment had no tv, just computer and bed and a few cooking appliances etc, 200,000y was more than enough for me to get my place filled up with what I needed, I'm not big on "stuff" I keep my "cargo" to a minimum.
40-50k$ feels to me like an outrageous amount of money to use as "just in case" lol
I now keep 5k$ in the bank as "just in case" haha, I let the rest of my money live lol