Food is not too bad I think.

You should be able to find a decent lunch around 500yen and there are many choices.

For the rental cost, if you get a place at one of those guest houses, monthly rent will be around 70,000~.

If you want to get a place by yourself and want to live in particular areas, then it could be very expensive.

The graphic below is regarding apartment prices:



From: Most expensive cities in 2008


In 2006, Tokyo was 4th in the ranking of the living cost among different cities.

im not surprised at london being the most expensive place there is.

either way, that would still be a " yes. japan is expensive" but thats only in some cases.

Anything in the big cities is going to be pricey. Go to the tourist spot in Japan and I'm sure it's an arm and a leg. All depends though.

Hah, I'm off to Cairo or Shanghai then... Damn that amazing city which goes by the name of London :mad: