I am 20(F) and got an opportunity to go to Japan via SSW visa. With all additions and deductions calculated, if my net salary was 200,000¥, will I be able to save atleast 120000¥ per month?
I’m trained to live a minimalistic lifestyle.
Edit : 80% of the rent will be covered by my company. A homebody, no dependants. Location is either Kanagawa or Saitama
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**How much will I be able to save w my salary (in need of desperate help)**
I am 20(F) and got an opportunity to go to Japan via SSW visa. With all additions and deductions calculated, if my net salary was 200,000¥, will I be able to save atleast 120000¥ per month?
I’m trained to live a minimalistic lifestyle.
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Only if you are living in the middle of nowhere (low rent), go everywhere by bicycle and eat very simply. I wouldn’t recommend trying to save that much. Saving 80,000 per month is much more reasonable and doable as long as you’re still willing to live simply in the sticks.
Rent costs vary quite a bit depending on where in Japan you’ll be living. But I would not expect 80,000 for rent/food/communications/incidentals/entertainment to be sustainable long term.
It really depends on which city you will stay in, as a rule of thumb, the big cities have higher rental costs. You could try living in share homes in the big cities, but realistically speaking your target could be very difficult to attain, even if you’re really frugal.
It is really hard to spend only 80,000 a month, but it also depends.
What city? Will your company help with the rent? Commute with car or public transport?
I spend around 100,000 with rent, electricity, gas, water, car insurance, phone, and groceries.
Depends a lot on where you live and lifestyle
You want to save ***more than half*** of your income.
Frankly that’s unrealistic in almost any circumstances. In a low-income situation (And 200k/month is *very* low income) it’s basically impossible.
I was earning 250K at Kawasaki with 100% of my rent and transpo covered by the company. If I remember right, I can save 100K but I subsisted on Yoshinoya and cheap food.
Why would you go to Japan just to live the sort of lifestyle necessary to save 120 000 yen?
Even if 80% of your rent is covered that’d be incredibly hard. Doable, sure, if you barely do anything outside of exist and do your day to day tasks. Even if you only spend 1000 yen on food everyday, that’s 28000 per month – leaving you with 52000 for transport, rent exclusive bills + 20% of rent, health insurance, phone plan, Wi-Fi, potential pension, and lastly entertainment, which would probably become nonexistent.
Ok, you mentioned your company covers 80% the rent and 200,000 yen is your net salary. This changed everything and keeping the rest of your expenses under 80,000 yen per month is now definitely doable. You can even put away a little fund for entertainment.