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Rent and living expenses

National rent trends

Data for one-room rent based on March 2017 survey

■10 prefectures with the highest average rent price

No.1　Tokyo……66,651Yen
No.2　Kanagawa Prefecture…54,774Yen
No.3　Osaka Prefecture……51,071Yen
No.4　Saitama Prefecture……50,897Yen
No.5　Kyoto Prefecture……50,038Yen
No.6　Hyōgo Prefecture……49,773Yen
No.7　Chiba Prefecture……49,347Yen
No.8　Nagasaki Prefecture……49,095Yen
No.9　Shizuoka Prefecture……48,345Yen
No.10 Aichi Prefecture……46,449Yen

■10 prefectures with the lowest average rent price

No.1　Toyama Prefecture……37,249Yen
No.2　Yamaguchi Prefecture……37,721Yen
No.3　Tokushima Prefecture……37,988Yen
No.4　Gunma Prefecture……38,204Yen
No.5　Yamanashi Prefecture……39,019Yen
No.6　Tottori Prefecture……39,258Yen
No.7　Ehime Prefecture……39,752Yen
No.8　Kochi Prefecture……40,272Yen
No.9　Gifu Prefecture……40,505Yen
No.10  Aomori Prefecture……40,505Yen

⇒Data Source:「National Leasing Management Business Association」「National rent trends」in the official site March 2017 data
http://www.pbn.jp/yachin/date/2017/03/
(For more information please refer to this site)

Author's Note: When you rent an apartment in Tokyo, you usually pay a deposit (one month's rent), key money (one month's rent), one month's rent payment in advance for two years contract. In addition, if you are a foreigner, you may need a guarantor in Japan. If you live alone, living in a shared house will save you money. The bath and the kitchen are shared, and it takes about 30,000 - 50,000 yen per person in one room. Currently, many Japanese young people working in large cities like Tokyo live in shared houses.

Cost of living alone in Tokyo(monthly rough estimate)

◆　About 120,000yen / month if you cook by yourself

◆　Approximately 160,000yen / month if you eat out most of the time

Breakdown

◆Rent(including administrative expenses)...60,000 - 70,000yen

◆Light utility water cost...7,000yen　　　 ◆Transportation expenses...5,000 - 10,000yen

◆Mobile communication expenses...10,000yen　　　 ◆Entertainment expenses...10,000yen

◆Food expenses

　If you mostly cook by yourself...About 20,000yen(700yen × 31days)
　If you eat out most of the time...About 45,000yen(1,500yen × 31days)

◆Others...10,000yen

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