Cost Of Living In Japan

What is the monthly cost of living in Japan?

I had travelled to Japan, specifically Nagoya for 2 weeks on a business trip, though rupee value is more than yen the cost of living is high over there. I would give you the following examples, which would take major chunk of your money.Stay is costly, roughly around 5000 yen per day in a hotel. This is anyhow covered for you.Food: You would need a minimum of 1000yen per meal, and this is just to fill your stomach with something. If you would like to order some non veg, then it would cost you around 2000yen per person. Even 1kg banana would cost roughly around 300yenTravel: Japan is well connected via trains, both between cities and within city. The frequency of local trains to travel within city is really good, every 5mins you would find a train at a station. The minimum train fare was about 200yen for 1 stop travel, and as no of stops increase the fare would increase. I had travelled in Sep 2016, the bus fare from airport to city was about 1440yen. Taxi fares are costly, for a 5km ride, you would be charged roughly around 1500–2000 yen.

What is the cost of living in Tokyo Japan?

Let me first tell you the value of yen in terms of INR. 1 yen =  0.52 Indian Rupee.Surprised?? Don't be! The living cost of Tokyo is extremely high and don't let that value of yen decieve you. Let me compare the living cost index with New Delhi for example. (Our capital with their capital)Indices DifferenceConsumer Prices in Tokyo are 187.40% higher than in DelhiConsumer Prices Including Rent in Tokyo are 222.01% higher than in DelhiRent Prices in Tokyo are 336.51% higher than in DelhiRestaurant Prices in Tokyo are 148.17% higher than in DelhiGroceries Prices in Tokyo are 215.33% higher than in DelhiLocal Purchasing Power in Tokyo is 45.11% higher than in DelhiSince your company is providing the expense for your apartment, your expense will reduce roughly by rupees 60000/month. So mostly your expenses will be on food, transportation, utilities, clothes and leisures.Let me provide a rough estimate on food first.FoodMilk (regular), (1 liter) 101.69 Rs     Loaf of Fresh White Bread (500g) 95.54 Rs  Rice (white), (1kg) 292.13 Rs Eggs (12) 127.78 Rs     Local Cheese (1kg) 1,011.45 Rs     Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1kg)   479.00 Rs  Apples (1kg) 300.03 Rs     Oranges (1kg) 275.04 Rs   Tomato (1kg) 336.26 Rs    Potato (1kg)  185.52 Rs    Lettuce (1 head)  110.93 Rs    Water (1.5 liter bottle) 71.46 Rs    Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range)  782.68 Rs     Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) 124.48 Rs   Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)  170.45 Rs    Pack of Cigarettes (Marlboro)    229.59 Rs    UtilitiesBasic (Electricity, Heating, Water, Garbage)  10,256.81 Rs    1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans)24.52 Rs  Internet (6 Mbps, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) 1,984.33 Rs  TransportationOne-way Ticket (Local Transport)  88.70 Rs     Monthly Pass (Regular Price) 5,217.86 Rs     Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) 370.47 Rs    Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff)  153.93 Rs    Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) 1,581.01 Rs    Gasoline (1 liter) 79.96 Rs     Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) 1,455,781.76 Rs   Clothing and shoes1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)4,109.06 Rs    1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...)2,720.74 Rs   1 Pair of Nike Shoes 4,413.44 Rs     1 Pair of Men Leather Shoes 5,518.89 Rs    LeisureCinema, International Release, 1 Seat 939.21 RsWell that's about it. I have sorted out all the important stuff that you might need and converted it into INR. Hope this helps. Good luck!Source : Page on numbeo.com

What is the current cost for living in Japan for a year?

Short answer (see below): ¥200,000 per month.Long answer: You never have enough if you get too deep into the gaijin lifestyle.In Bonfire of the Vanities, Tom Wolfe neatly caught the dilemma of being a well-paid professional in NYC (but it might as well have been London or Tokyo). Namely no matter how big your bonus and salary may be, you are always a little behind, as your lifestyle inflates to what you think you are worth. For a time my family and I lived in Hiroo, the central “embassy” district and our luxo-condo had a garage full of European cars, nary a Toyota among them. My neighbors were either expats like me, or old money Japanese. The creator of the Ultraman characters, Tsuburaya-san, lived in our building.But the day I left my cushy Wall Street banking job, that lifestyle proved way too expensive and fairly soon I decided to downsize and move to the suburbs, sell the Porsche and the BMW Funduro and get a good road bike instead. I have since done about a dozen triathlons and enjoy life in the western suburbs far more than the faux luxe of Hiroo. But I know foreign bankers who lived that “5BR with maid’s room, 3 kids at ACCJ or Sacred Heart” who suddenly had the rug pulled out when banks like Lehman Bros and Bear, Stearns collapsed in 2008 and eventually had to return home, to a suddenly chastened Indiana or Illinois lifestyle. Sic transit gloria mundi - but no-one shed a tear for them/us.More realistically, our little suburb of Nishi Ogikubo has singles apartments for say ¥85,000/month. Utilities (gas, electric, water, wifi, NHK) will set you back say ¥30,000/month. Food and beverage - 2 cans of beer/highball etc. perhaps ¥60,000/month. Social welfare taxes ¥15,000. These are just broad guesstimates. Let’s include phone in utilities, and assume job pays the commute. Other travel, entertainment, bar-crawling can quickly add up, let’s just say ¥10,000/month. That ballparks to ¥200,000 per month. Doable? Sure. DINKS can spend say 35% more for two and put money into the bank. Kids - better start saving now.

What parts of Japan have the lowest cost of living?

You pay attention to the Japanese rural area, where You can live at the lowest cost of living. Many people move out of the Japanese rural area and go to the big cities. There are so much vacant houses and deserted farm lands left. You can borrow house and farm land at very very low cost. You do self-sufficient living there. But beware that as the Japanese rural area has no or very little job opportunity, you must have the way to earn your living by yourself.I introduce Ms Kawasaki Patricia as below ( reference : TV program ワタシが日本に住む理由　川崎パトリシア). She comes from Arizona .US. and got married with Japanese man in Tokyo. The couple has no experience in farming but much aspiration enough to move to the Japanese rural area and do farming. The couple moved to the rural area in Niigata. As Patricia can speak and write Japanese very well, she could very fortunately find a job of language assistant in public school. She is a bread -winner in here family and earn about 2 million yen ($20,000) / year. She supports her 5 children and her husband economically. Her husband do farming mainly. In big cities it is impossible to support her family.for 2 million yen.

What is the average cost of living for a couple in Japan?

It depends on your lifestyle. Let’s say you stay in Tokyo, Japan.Your major expense in Tokyo will be your rent. If you can spend only HALF of your salary for rental, and save other HALF for transportation, groceries, recreation, apparel and utilities then it’s likely you can survive.According to numbeo.com, the (with default settings) estimate monthly expenses for a single person at 117,800.06¥ .The closer it is to the centre, the more expensive it gets.Rental rates comparison table as below , source World Cost of Living spreadsheet (crowdsourced data) :And to get the best estimate according to your own spending pattern not a stranger spending pattern, you can use the World Cost of Living Calculator to calculate more items. Items include in this calculation are accommodation, transportation, groceries, recreation, apparel and utilities.Reference/download : World Cost of Living spreadsheet (crowdsourced data)