I read that the average English teaching job in Japan for first year foreigners usually consists of a salary of around $20,000 USD and housing that is covered. But what I cannot find is.. what is that housing usually like?
Anybody that’s lived in Japan doing one of these jobs that can clarify what expenses and living arrangements (in particular housing) are like I would greatly appreciate your input
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**Living situation as a teacher in Japan**
I read that the average English teaching job in Japan for first year foreigners usually consists of a salary of around $20,000 USD and housing that is covered. But what I cannot find is.. what is that housing usually like?
Anybody that’s lived in Japan doing one of these jobs that can clarify what expenses and living arrangements (in particular housing) are like I would greatly appreciate your input
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First off: Salary numbers in USD aren’t particularly helpful when talking about living in Japan.
Your average English teacher makes ~250,000 yen a month. So 3 million yen a year, gross. After taxes/pension/health insurance it ends up being a bit under 200k per month.
>and housing that is covered.
It’s not. Housing is frequently “provided” but that just means the company sets up an apartment that you pay for. It’s usually a LeoPalace, so you end up paying a bit more than market rate for the “furnishings”.
It depends on where you are. My job was in Tokyo, so for me it was a 1K (K stands for kitchen) room, meaning it was just one room with the kitchen also inside (bathroom was closed off by one door). I would imagine the biggest you can get if you’re lucky is a 1DK (dining room and kitchen separated)
If you want to imagine your living situation if it’s in Tokyo, check out the rooms in Leopalace, that often has contracts with the teaching companies.
If you’re outside of Tokyo, like in the rural areas, I heard you’ll get a whole lot more space for a lot cheaper.
Also I would recommend trying to find your own housing and seeing if they could give you a housing subsidy instead, so you’re not tied to the job if you end up not liking it.