Nah. He just asked how far it goes because it's not obvious how much you'd have to spend if you aren't willing to live in a shoebox. Seeing as most of the housi

Nah. He just asked how far it goes because it's not obvious how much you'd have to spend if you aren't willing to live in a shoebox. Seeing as most of the housing stock in big Japanese cities are the shoebox size apartments. Another thing which a foreigner would have a hard time finding out is how much you have to spend on decent domestic staff or private tutors. They could look up English speaking companies serving the Anglo expat market, but the local middle class is likely able to get those services for dramatically different prices.