Can you live with 75000 yen per month in Tokyo?

Yes, you can. In fact, after excluding rent, bills and the internet, I only use up to 30000yen per month and I live in one of the most expensive area in Tokyo. read more

The japanese monbukagakusho scholarship decided that university students can manage to live with 127.000 yen per month. Considering that my rent was 40.000 yen, not including gas, internet, electricity and water. I guess the answer would be absolutely yes. And no, I didn't do any part time job. read more

500,000 yen per month is higher than the average salary and rent and food should be cheaper than Tokyo. Perhaps living in Tochigi city might be a bit more expensive than the country side but I’m sure you can find a nice apartment for (or even less) 100,000yen per month. read more

My company does pay my transportation and we also get a monthly allowance added to our paychecks for living in central Tokyo. (Lower staff get ~10k Yen, Managers, 20k Yen, Senior Managers 30k Yen) It all boils down to how you balance everything, 400,000 is easy to live on in Tokyo. read more