Hi all!
I have been offered an exciting job in Tokyo with a 6.0M JPY salary. The company would pay standard Japanese social benefits such as national health scheme insurance and would also pay commuting costs to work.
Since Tokyo is so expensive I will like to know if the salary is enough to live with no luxuries and suffering in the city.
Thanks in advance!
Moving to Tokyo: Suitable salary
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6M a year? As a single person?
Yeah, you're good...
I lived in Japan for about 4 years never earning more than 4M/year. Was able to live quite comfortably and travel internationally with regularity.
Biggest expense will definitely be lodging. I lived in Kita-ku (Akabane specifically) and really enjoyed it. If you want to live in Shibuya or Meguro it will cost you a lot more. Ikebukuro is a nice medium between the two. And there are a myriad of places that I never even went to or considered that might be right up your alley.
If possible, I recommend staying in a sakura house apartment for a month before starting work. Use that time to scout out various areas of Tokyo to decide where you want to live, then start hitting real estate offices.
Top places I would want to live in Tokyo:
Kichi-joji
Shimo-kitazawa
Ikebukuro
Akabane
Mejiro
Best of luck!
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Thanks all!!!!
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jmpuhr wrote:6M a year? As a single person?
Yeah, you're good...
I lived in Japan for about 4 years never earning more than 4M/year. Was able to live quite comfortably and travel internationally with regularity.
Biggest expense will definitely be lodging. I lived in Kita-ku (Akabane specifically) and really enjoyed it. If you want to live in Shibuya or Meguro it will cost you a lot more. Ikebukuro is a nice medium between the two. And there are a myriad of places that I never even went to or considered that might be right up your alley.
If possible, I recommend staying in a sakura house apartment for a month before starting work. Use that time to scout out various areas of Tokyo to decide where you want to live, then start hitting real estate offices.
Top places I would want to live in Tokyo:
Kichi-joji
Shimo-kitazawa
Ikebukuro
Akabane
Mejiro
Best of luck!
If I find half this salary I go to Japan without thiking too much, it is enough to live decently
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