This is a very insightful conversation!   What are the Y amounts in $ ??

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"Louise Bremner" <trap_for_junk_mail@yahoo.com> wrote in message 
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> <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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