I am offered a job in Japan for around 3.5mil JPY (incl. bonus), which will get reduced to around 2.8mil JPY after deductions. This is half the amount I can get in my home country and I am only a fresh graduate. Should I still take this job up? What are the factors to take into consideration?
Edit: In terms of accommodation, I got to stay at a dorm for 16.5k per month
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Whether or not you take the job is up to you, but the things I would focus on are: benefits such as what perks this job might offer you to account for the reduced salary, cost of living in Japan compared to your home country, etc.
If I were in your situation though, I would be asking myself, is there any long term benefit to you living in Japan and taking this job. Do you want to live in Japan? Is there any experience you can get here that you can’t at home? Or in terms of monetary stuff, is the net difference significant enough to be a factor? Healthcare, public transportation, housing, food, etc. I hope this helps!
If you’re not dying to go to Japan, the general advice that people here give is to start in your country and move to japan midcareer instead so you can be better compensated, leveraging your international experience.
That’s more up to you.
3.5m ain’t much in Japan. Depending on where you will live expect to pay around 80,000+ for a small apartment.
If you really want to experience or maybe live in Japan then go for it.
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most likely starting in Japan instead of your home country will be detrimental to your career, even if we are talking about a career in Japan