It’s not so cheap now. Price continues to raise and salary barely moving or not moving at all.
While everything is cheaper in Japan, our salary is also cheap.
It’s cheaper if you’re working overseas
But for people working in Japan, it’s not that cheap
cheap compared to the US of course. should compare it with minimum wages.
Tomatoes have entered the chat.
Japan is cheap *for tourists
Lawson 100.
Yes, it’s cheap if you want to eat like ass.
Japan is cheap even if you are living here and you’re not working for a minimum wage. For a person earning the median wage (470,000) japan is definitely affordable, even in tokyo.Â
Compared to Canada, I spend way less on food in Japan and eat much better! Transportation is also cheaper and even rent is cheaper than the big cities in Canada. Tbh, yes, the salaries tend to be lower, but I still overall am doing better in Osaka than in Canada.
Our monthly groceries expenses here are up to and sometimes even cheaper than back home (Brazil). Stuff got stupidly expensive there recently.
As long as you are not earning in yen
Cost of living in Japan is ridiculously cheap compared to every other place I’ve lived (Hong Kong, London, Paris, New York). Mainly because housing is affordable, healthcare is affordable, food and energy prices are generally affordable.
You can’t just convert yen salaries into dollar or pounds.
It seems fair to say it’s become a cheap destination. Allowing that we were poorer hotels and transport seemed more expensive relative to normal living costs (on JPN wages), and even with a weaker yen it seemed expensive compared to home (esp. in the 80s & 90s). Now it is incredibly cheap on all fronts except the vital areas of tomatoes, heritage apples, grapes, and materials for arcane craft hobbies………..the dietary and lifestyle sine qua non of diaper bound newbies whining about the fjords
We also need to ignore these puff piece PomPom class articles or stick to their remit. This is about tourism.
Haven’t we discussed multiple time in this sub about dropping blog post links without neither description or participation in the comments not being the best way to contribute ?
Not a cheap place to live, but cheap to holiday compared to places like Australia of course
No it’s not
Our cost of living is much cheaper in Europe than in Japan. Especially groceries are much more affordable and taking holidays / overseas flights are way less expensive than in Japan.
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It’s not so cheap now.
Price continues to raise and salary barely moving or not moving at all.
While everything is cheaper in Japan, our salary is also cheap.
It’s cheaper if you’re working overseas
But for people working in Japan, it’s not that cheap
cheap compared to the US of course. should compare it with minimum wages.
Tomatoes have entered the chat.
Japan is cheap *for tourists
Lawson 100.
Yes, it’s cheap if you want to eat like ass.
Japan is cheap even if you are living here and you’re not working for a minimum wage. For a person earning the median wage (470,000) japan is definitely affordable, even in tokyo.Â
Compared to Canada, I spend way less on food in Japan and eat much better! Transportation is also cheaper and even rent is cheaper than the big cities in Canada. Tbh, yes, the salaries tend to be lower, but I still overall am doing better in Osaka than in Canada.
Our monthly groceries expenses here are up to and sometimes even cheaper than back home (Brazil). Stuff got stupidly expensive there recently.
As long as you are not earning in yen
Cost of living in Japan is ridiculously cheap compared to every other place I’ve lived (Hong Kong, London, Paris, New York). Mainly because housing is affordable, healthcare is affordable, food and energy prices are generally affordable.
You can’t just convert yen salaries into dollar or pounds.
It seems fair to say it’s become a cheap destination. Allowing that we were poorer hotels and transport seemed more expensive relative to normal living costs (on JPN wages), and even with a weaker yen it seemed expensive compared to home (esp. in the 80s & 90s). Now it is incredibly cheap on all fronts except the vital areas of tomatoes, heritage apples, grapes, and materials for arcane craft hobbies………..the dietary and lifestyle sine qua non of diaper bound newbies whining about the fjords
We also need to ignore these puff piece PomPom class articles or stick to their remit. This is about tourism.
Haven’t we discussed multiple time in this sub about dropping blog post links without neither description or participation in the comments not being the best way to contribute ?
Especially since you’re selling [articles to paid subscribers](https://www.konichivalue.com/p/unveiling-japans-adult-industry), so this falls under self promotion, which takes hammer #5.
Not a cheap place to live, but cheap to holiday compared to places like Australia of course
No it’s not
Our cost of living is much cheaper in Europe than in Japan. Especially groceries are much more affordable and taking holidays / overseas flights are way less expensive than in Japan.