<declan_murphy@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Louise Bremner wrote:
> > Atul <atulvp@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > I intend to get a JOB in Japan and was looking for some basic
> > > information as approximate cost of living for cities such as Tokyo,
> > > Kawasaki.
> > >
> > > cost of Electricity bill, Water, LPG
> >
> > For a largish house with absolutely no insulation, we're paying
> > something like an average of Y20,000 a month *gulp* for electricity,
> > water, and mains gas (LPG is only out in the countryside).
> 
> That isn't so bad though is it? 

Considering that we never seem to be able to get warm in the winter, it
seems pretty high to me....

> For 2 people, especially if you cook
> and work mostly at home? My place (2 storey townhouse, way too big for
> me) runs at about 12,000 a month. Its the telecoms and fuel bills that
> bite the budget. 

I decided not to mention the telecom expenses, seeing as how they are so
variable.

> The bar/cafe (smaller space than the house) is about
> 32,000 a month, but there are a lot of energy hungry devices (beer
> servers, food storage etc) that can't be turned off.

Ouch.

> 
> > > daily food, at fastfood restaurant.
> 
> about 500-900 yen per meal depending on your appetite. Not including
> booze.
> 
> > To get a work visa, your employer has to promise you will be paid
> > Y300,000 per month (note that he doesn't have to promise to pay it...).
> 
> I thought it was still 250,000/month.

I thought it had been raised recently... or is it just that I got a
"raise" from my paper sponsor last time I applied?


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