cost of living in tokyo

please tell me the cost of living in tokyo, Japan for 2 adults(wife & husband & 4 months baby). Is 200000 yens are enough for our family for food,rented apartment,transportation and other maintanance.

Please check this page if you haven't.
Cost of Living
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2202.html

My first impression would be that if you want to live in central Tokyo, 200,000 yen is a bit tough for a family of 4.

Sorry, I thought that you have 2 kids. Anyhow, I suggest you to find a place in the suburbs of Tokyo or neighboring prefectures. Otherwise, you would be broken.

you mean "broke", not "broken" ;-)

But I agree with you. 200,000 yen is barely enough for one person to survive on in Tokyo, let alone a couple with a baby.

If you are coming to work in IT Ramarao, please don't accept that salary. People in IT are usually paid more than twice that (450,000 plus) and you will not have enough money for the 3 of you to live on.

Even entry level English teachers get around 250,000 yen per month.

Thanks for correction, Sira!

Thanks very much to JLady and Sira.

my company offered me only 600000 yen /month.
After income tax it comes to 480000 yen/month.
no accomadation, no food and transportation.
my exact question is
...with average living style (2 adults and baby). How many yens i can save.
Please let me know so that i can take my decesion that u r feed back.
And also let me know , where r u people living and email id's of u both. If u don't mind.
u people r so kind to respond to me.

Thanks

Ah, okay. That seems reasonable. I don't have any children so can't advise on exactly what your expenses might be. I would say you will be able to save a small amount of money a month though if you don't live in the more expensive areas of Tokyo.

I live in west Tokyo near a station on a JR train line- our small 2 room apartment costs 100,000 a month. If you live further from the station on one of the private lines rather than JR your rent could be less though.

I prefer not to give my contact details out on a forum like this but I wish you the best of luck should you decide to come to Tokyo.

can i save at least 200000 yens/month.
please give me u r number Sira.
Thanks.

u said u live in 2 room apartment for 100,000 / month
Do they provide utilities like bed,woven(or gas stove),chairs,TV,VCD,furnichar,etc.
Also let me know ,After paying 100,000 yens do we need to pay for power,water,or any other expences.

Ok, so what you're really asking is if you can live on 280,000yen/month and save 200,000yen/month???

Let's assume you are spending 100,000yen/month on rent. How much cash will you have when you arrive in Japan? The money you may need to move into an apartment is:
100,000yen - one month rent in advance.
100,000yen - agent's commission (= one month rent).
200,000yen - deposit (= two month rent).
200,000yen - "Key money" (= two month rent).
70,000yen guarantor insurance
Total = 670,000yen

Refrigerator, washing machine, stove, clothes drier, TV, etc. 150,000yen + ?

So monthly costs:
Rent: 100,000yen
Electricity: 5000yen
Gas: 4000yen
Water/Sewerage: 3000yen
Phone: 5000yen
Food & supplies: 100,000yen
Transportation: 7000yen
Other?

Total = 224,000yen

Oh, and I didn't include furniture, beds, tables. chairs, etc, in the initial costs, which you would need to buy.

Hi Sira,
could u please tell me abt u salary per month, u r expenses per month,
and u r savings .
So, that i can caluculate my life accourdingly.
Thanks

ramarao, I think Sandy's post answered to your question. Don't try to save too much from the beginning. As mentioned in Sandy's post, you have to buy many thing to start your life in Japan. But I personally think that 480,000 yen/month is not a bad salary at least for Japanese.