Hello!
I'm currently working (started 2 years ago) for a company that is located in Osaka (I work remotely from France) and my wife and I are thinking about moving to Osaka this year or next year with our 2 kids (5 and 7 years old). My wife is Japanese, meaning it shouldn't be too difficult to obtain a spouse visa, but I am worried about the monlthy budget that will be necessary to live there.
With my current position, my base salary is 200 000 yens. However, if I move to Osaka, it might be possible for me to become a manager, with a base salary of 250 000 yens (and 2 bonuses each year, which I'm not getting at my current position). As this hasn't been decided yet, I'm thinking about this project with my current base salary and not the one that I might get in the future.
With a base salary of 200 000 yens, if my wife finds a job (let's say around 100 000-120 000 yens), do you think it would be doable to live in Osaka as a family of 4 with a total of 300 000 – 320 000 yens each month?
I have no debt in my country and for the apartment, we will probably try to get one at UR賃貸 (around 5-6万 a month). If I were to summarize my questions:
1) Is it doable with 300-320k per month?
2) Is school expensive?
3) Is it possible to find a decent place at a cheaper price than the ones offered by UR賃貸?
If you have any tips,etc., I'm all ears.
Thanks!
by aizen59