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is it enough to live in tokyo? 2019/3/30 18:42
I got a job in tokyo and salary is 180000 yen per month.
is it enough to live in japan for 2 people?
or it is not enough?
by is (guest)  

Re: is it enough to live in tokyo? 2019/3/31 07:23
18-man (180000) pretax means roughly 15-man take home. Thatfs going to be very very tough for two people. I wonft say itfs impossible, because sometimes you can find dirt cheap rentals in rundown neighborhood.
by Kit Sui (guest) rate this post as useful

Re: is it enough to live in tokyo? 2019/3/31 08:31
Very tough even for a single person.
by .. (guest) rate this post as useful

Re: is it enough to live in tokyo? 2019/3/31 10:41
Agreed, very little just for one person.
by hakata14 (guest) rate this post as useful

Re: is it enough to live in tokyo? 2019/4/4 06:14
Actually it is 180000yen after tax reduction.
Maybe it is also not much...
Tokyo seem very expensive.
by is (guest) rate this post as useful

Re: is it enough to live in tokyo? 2019/4/4 07:44
After tax only be be just enogh for one person.

While Tokyo rents and fruit and veg is expensive. Everything else being cheaper than other 1st world modernized countries offsets these small issues.
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Re: is it enough to live in tokyo? 2019/4/4 11:12
it is enough if you decide and are ok with living frugal.
by frugal i mean living in a confined space, sharing one single room with your partner, all the time, with no privacy for any of you, as well as living outside of central areas and having a long commute (+1h).
limit yourself to basics: cook at home with local and seasonal ingredients. buy only those things that you really need. forget about dining out or doing much shopping. You'll probably not be able to save much, if at all. Then, if you have discipline and manage your money correctly, you can survive. Many japanese people live like this. The difference is that for them these conditions are normal and don't complain about them. For foreigners, tokyo is a novelty and they want to have the money to enjoy it and make a good experience out of it, therefore from their point of view your salary will never be enough. But in the end, it's up to you to decide whether living in tokyo is worth all the lifestyle limitations that you'd definitely have.
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