Consumption in Kyoto and Tokyo, Japan

I used to study in Kyoto (2 years) and later worked in Tokyo (3 years). Let's take a look.

Daily expenses will vary greatly according to everyone's living habits, which is an important part of your savings and savings. How much money you can make depends on this.

1 housing

I wonder if the school can solve the housing problem (if only there were low-priced houses provided by the school). A low-priced house doesn't sound like much, but it's very good, even better than your own house, so if you can, you must fight for it. (I am 22,000 yuan/month)

If you want to find a house, you have two choices:

Real estate agency

In Kyoto, the passenger flow varies greatly, ranging from 20 thousand to 80 thousand. Just like in China, the price determines the quality of the house, transportation and other factors.

Suggestion: It's not cost-effective to find a real estate agent, and the upfront cost is particularly high (introduction fee, insurance premium, deposit, and gift money (free money for the owner, which means thanking the owner for renting it to me), so you have to pay the owner five times the monthly fee at first, and the above fees will basically not be given to you, including the deposit, because the house you rent will definitely wear out or depreciate naturally.

B Share a room with friends, or read Chinese newspapers (all Chinese newspapers are free, and they are kept in China property stores for free) to find housing.

Suggestion: Sharing a room with friends or finding a Chinese newspaper will save a lot. Sure, if you want to save money.

2 work

Kyoto time is basically 750-900, and Tokyo is 800- 1000. Generally, 10 pm will be paid 1.25 times, which is similar to the legal guaranteed wage coefficient in Japan.

If your Japanese is not very good, I suggest you learn Japanese well and introduce it to a senior in China.

If your Japanese is not bad, you can look at many free job magazines on the street, which contain a lot of job information.

Suggestion: If Japanese is ok, don't go to work in the factory, because Japanese is basically not used in the factory, and your Japanese has not developed at all. At the same time, it is not a good choice to speak Chinese and drink with China people every day!

So please try to find a working environment where you can deal with the Japanese.

My experience: I started working in a restaurant, but I was very tired and my Japanese didn't improve much. I mainly learned to cook, hehe. Later, I went to work in a convenience store. The work is easy and clean, and I can learn Japanese. I think this is a good choice.

You can also give Chinese lessons to the Japanese. The salary of this tutor is very good. I paid 2500. Of course, there is not much time for tutoring, so you can take this as a hobby and enrich your life.

Life:

Go to convenience stores as little as possible and choose supermarkets, because you will find that prices other than cigarettes will vary greatly.

Go to the supermarket to buy fresh vegetables: try to go around 8 pm. Many things are discounted, which is very cost-effective but of good quality.

After eating fresh Japanese fish, we can deeply understand the difference in quality between Japan and China.

Conclusion:

It's hard to say how much you can save, because your requirements for life, frugality and good distribution of expenses will directly determine your remaining share every month.

By the way:

Many of my friends stayed in Japan for a long time, but they didn't save any money. They like shopping during their breaks. After all, many brands sold in Japan are much cheaper than those in China. So if you want to save money, there is no need to reduce expenses.

Avoid:

Many friends like to play (gamble) pinball, and there are shops like this all over the street. I suggest you not touch it! Because gambling addiction is as hard to give up as drug addiction.

I wish you a happy life in Japan and all the best. What I said above can help you!