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$21 per day is around $600 a month. Is that really the only/cheapest option for that much rent?

• minikomi 13y ago
  There are other issues involved - key money, cleaning deposits, guarantors and laws which lay heavily upon the side of renters - such that landlords can be very difficult to work with. It's not uncommon to have them say "sorry, no foreigners". I'd imagine the same stigma holds for other groups of people.
  • toyg 13y ago
    Yeah, key money in japanese metro areas is said to be absurd - up to 6 months of rent in some cases, and two to three months on average. These people live paycheck to paycheck and struggle to save anything, so key money can be a mirage for them.
    • wahnfrieden 13y ago
      Key money is often not returned too.
• rtpg 13y ago
  Tokyo is pretty expensive, and transportation is also really expensive. I'm paying about $550 for rent at the moment (11m^2, shared restroom/shower) "inside" of Tokyo. I got really lucky finding my place though, most equivalent places around here go for at least $100 more a month. If I were working in Shinjuku, it would probably cost me $100 a month for a commuter pass. Internet is pretty cheap though (you can get a home line for about $30 a month). Still seems to be a bit of a losing proposition, though.