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Just for a bit of perspective, my city center rent(non-Tokyo) is 45,000 yen and a meal in a restaurant with drinks is around 3000.

merb 8y ago
how much qm² does this apartment have (becase 45,000 yen is comparable to 350 euro which is extremly cheap, even if it is cold rent)
- mikekchar 8y ago
  Not the OP, but a 45,000 yen apartment in a city centre is likely to be quite small (essentially a studio apartment). It really depends on the city, though. You might be able to get a 1 bedroom for that in an older building. Apartments in Japan tend to be small and having lived in various places in the world, I'm going to say that it is not really comparable. For example, no matter what you rent, you are going to get a stupidly small kitchen: probably a single sink, 0.5 meter counter top and a place to put a konro (2 burner gas range with a fish grill). Apart from the kitchen (which takes a lot of practice to get used to), the bath room/wash rooms tend to make very efficient use of space. If you are living in Japanese style, you also put your futons away in the closet during the day and can live in what would be your bedroom. I live in a rural area and since I work remotely, I wanted an office in the apartment. We tried to get a 3 bedroom apartment (so we would have a guest room as well), but it was just impossible. Nobody could even understand why a childless couple could possibly use that much space. So it's more a matter of culture than price. In large centres you actually have a lot more choice. For example when I visit Tokyo, I often see advertisements for 4 bedroom luxury apartments. They are about the same price as you would pay in any other metropolitan centre in the world. However, things like that just aren't available in a lot of smaller places. You pretty much have to buy a house.
- laurieg 8y ago
  My place is about 40sqm, which is quite big for a single person in Japan. My place before was in a similar location but 25sqm and is quite representative of a Japanese single occupancy apartments.
  - perl4ever 8y ago
    My place is 70 square meters, which is unusually small for a one bedroom where I live in NY. For instance, there is no separate dining room. My former apartment was more like 84 square meters.
  - merb 8y ago
    well if it is cold it is "cold rent" than it's a little bit cheaper than a rent in a city center in germany. (actually german city centers are totally overpriced). I live in 57 sqm (not in a city) and pay 300€ warm rent, which is extremly cheap even that it is outside a city.

merb 8y ago

how much qm² does this apartment have (becase 45,000 yen is comparable to 350 euro which is extremly cheap, even if it is cold rent)

mikekchar 8y ago
Not the OP, but a 45,000 yen apartment in a city centre is likely to be quite small (essentially a studio apartment). It really depends on the city, though. You might be able to get a 1 bedroom for that in an older building. Apartments in Japan tend to be small and having lived in various places in the world, I'm going to say that it is not really comparable. For example, no matter what you rent, you are going to get a stupidly small kitchen: probably a single sink, 0.5 meter counter top and a place to put a konro (2 burner gas range with a fish grill). Apart from the kitchen (which takes a lot of practice to get used to), the bath room/wash rooms tend to make very efficient use of space. If you are living in Japanese style, you also put your futons away in the closet during the day and can live in what would be your bedroom. I live in a rural area and since I work remotely, I wanted an office in the apartment. We tried to get a 3 bedroom apartment (so we would have a guest room as well), but it was just impossible. Nobody could even understand why a childless couple could possibly use that much space. So it's more a matter of culture than price. In large centres you actually have a lot more choice. For example when I visit Tokyo, I often see advertisements for 4 bedroom luxury apartments. They are about the same price as you would pay in any other metropolitan centre in the world. However, things like that just aren't available in a lot of smaller places. You pretty much have to buy a house.
laurieg 8y ago
My place is about 40sqm, which is quite big for a single person in Japan. My place before was in a similar location but 25sqm and is quite representative of a Japanese single occupancy apartments.
- perl4ever 8y ago
  My place is 70 square meters, which is unusually small for a one bedroom where I live in NY. For instance, there is no separate dining room. My former apartment was more like 84 square meters.
- merb 8y ago
  well if it is cold it is "cold rent" than it's a little bit cheaper than a rent in a city center in germany. (actually german city centers are totally overpriced). I live in 57 sqm (not in a city) and pay 300€ warm rent, which is extremly cheap even that it is outside a city.