I like the boring part because nobody talks about it and it's one of the most important parts to know. This info gives people an idea and how to budget themselves. Thank you.
Thanks for making this video as I have been looking for something like this. Just got a job in a sub-urban/slightly rural area and the salary is ¥270000. I think it should be fine for a first couple of years.
ayo, that was great video!!! I have a question. How much tax would I pay overall if I would want to live in Japan but work remotely in Poland? I read that its around 20% but does it include health insurance then?
Outstanding video! Content like yours offers an outstanding resource to people who may be living abroad for a variety of reasons. I wish you the best of luck, and a prosperous channel!
Good evening sir. Thanks for the video and its very helpful, i am moving to nikko, japan in january 2025 in 2 month time. I wish u can make a video about cost of living in the country side in japan. Arigato ghozaimasu 🙏
I binge watched your channel, very helpful! I'm going to Japan in near time for work, in Saitama! Thanks for making this channel, because it's hard to find details about these boring adult things (大人になりたくないな～). If it is okay for you, may I request for a home internet plans that have good and stable connection? I'm planning to build a 自作パソコン so I might need home internet... Thank you and good luck! がんばれ！
holy sheet, the average rent cost rised quite a bit since the time I live in Japan back in 2015 O_O, that's crazy! I used to live in nakano-ku, near shinjuku and the rent was only 50k yens, with 5min walk to the station and close to super markets and hospitals. I wonder how much more expensive it got since then I miss japan so much, hope one day I can go back to live there permanently.
This is great and very informative. I will be coming to Japan in Aprill for language school with the intention of staying in Japan long term. Knowing daily/monthly expenses is very important, especially when I am coming on a limited budget. Please continue with informative videos.
I lived Japan (Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka) up until 2021, and currently am about to return by December this year. As far as I can see the amount shown in this video matched what I paid before. I think you forgot about transport costs tho. People in big cities pay for train fare while those in smaller cities either pay for car loan+gasoline or use bicycle. Regarding kakuyasu SIM, I never tried it, I only used docomo. What are its demerits?
You are right about the transportation costs. 😊 Regarding Kakuyasu SIM, If there are demerits, there are few support desks, so if you have a problem, you have to search or inquire by yourself, and the communication speed tends to be slower depending on the time of use and location.
great info. please could follow up video from cost of living in Japan to living in Tottori 1K apartment , I am single and retired on a pension thank you it would be most apricated. thank you
It's so entertaining to see multiple videos on this and they all vary SOOO much. One guy posted a video last week about him renting a house in the countryside for $35 usd a month, then you got this guy saying the cheapest you'll find is $275 usd a month. You got people showing apartments in Tokyo for $300-600 USD/mo and this guy's saying you're looking at $1200 USD a month. From what I'm seeing is this person used a website to find "averages" which calculates insanely high unrealistic rents into it. What's the median? Also, for internet, many people don't realize this, but Starlink is insanely cheap in Japan and works in all prefactures. I just looked today, and for Fukuoka (where I'm moving in March) it's $43 USD a month and gives you over 200mbps download and 10mbps upload, which is enough for a live streamer (also like me) to work with. Anyways, thank you for the video and hard work you put into it. Just intriguing how much the data varies and how different perspectives are.
Nice breakdown, maybe add a bit more on the income part? 250,000 seems low to me, is it the average? Im going to rent a studio apartment in shinjuku for 200,000 yen so it seems weird that its the entire expense for 1 month (bills included)
250k is a common starting salary and a lot of people pay like 70k to 100k rent even in Tokyo. Usually foreigners end up paying much more in rent for various reasons.
This is something that I haven't thought about. Anyways, here is the details of each payment. ・Health insurance : you need to pay until the age of 75. ・Pension : actually this depends on what kind of pension you are paying for → If you are paying for "Kokumin nenkin" you are going to have to pay until 60. → If you are paying for "Kousei nenkin" payment lasts until 70 years old. ・Resident tax and income tax : you have to keep paying.
@@JapanTips123 As for Resident Tax, you have to pay it IF you had some income in the previous year. I now live in Japan but had zero income IN JAPAN in 2023, so I didn't have to pay any Resident Tax. I am sure about this because I happen to have gone to inquire about it at the local City Hall yesterday. 😅 Technically, I may have to file my income in the US, but in my case it was not much, and they didn't even ask about it.
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"Entertainment expenses *such as buying clothes[...]"* That was way too adult for me! 😂 Edit: You can also cut expenses further beyond by living in a 24 hour open internet cafe xD
Yasu, thank you for such a great level of details and a very cool video! Why did you pick a salary of 250000? It looks like the average salary in Tokyo is about 450000 yen and the average for Japan is about 370000 yen. I think 250000 seems way below an average salary.
This is the average for most foreigners teaching in Japan. Many work for about 230 000 yen a month before taxes. This why most don't live long term in Japan. Many only stay a year or two. Salaries after tax are generally very low in Japan but the cost of living keeps increasing. Japan is great for visiting but not great for working in.
@@jw841 Where do you get that amount, any link or source you can point to? I don't think many would work full time for that amount in high cost areas. Maybe just part time teaching in rural areas, but this is not a majority of teachers.
@@donastro1862 There are many ALTs and foreign teachers talking about their salaries on TH-cam in Japan. I also know many in the Gaijin community in both Tokyo and Osaka and I would say that my averages on salary are pretty accurate.
@@jw841 Are they talking about full time salaries? Do they really work 40 hours per week. 230K is too low for foreigners to consider. But if it is a part -time then it makes sense.
@@donastro1862 Yes they are full time salaries. Friend works a governent high school fron 8am to 5:15pm, 5 days a week all year round. I know many like her. Most will only stay a year or two. Her salary is 260 000 before taxes. But her starting salary was also around 235 000.
Video idea, What happened to Japans economy in the 90s. I know in the 80s the economy was good, so what happened? As an American I’ve been curious about this. This is a cool video showing cost of living.
I like the boring part because nobody talks about it and it's one of the most important parts to know. This info gives people an idea and how to budget themselves. Thank you.
Thank you, buddy. This is gonna help my life a lot
Thanks for making this video as I have been looking for something like this. Just got a job in a sub-urban/slightly rural area and the salary is ¥270000. I think it should be fine for a first couple of years.
Metcha arigato! I’m foreigner and I’m learning a lot.
Yes make all of those videos. Valuable information. Thank you
ayo, that was great video!!!
I have a question. How much tax would I pay overall if I would want to live in Japan but work remotely in Poland? I read that its around 20% but does it include health insurance then?
Outstanding video!
Content like yours offers an outstanding resource to people who may be living abroad for a variety of reasons.
I wish you the best of luck, and a prosperous channel!
Good evening sir. Thanks for the video and its very helpful, i am moving to nikko, japan in january 2025 in 2 month time. I wish u can make a video about cost of living in the country side in japan. Arigato ghozaimasu 🙏
This is such a nice breakdown. I love this stuff
I binge watched your channel, very helpful! I'm going to Japan in near time for work, in Saitama! Thanks for making this channel, because it's hard to find details about these boring adult things (大人になりたくないな～).
If it is okay for you, may I request for a home internet plans that have good and stable connection? I'm planning to build a 自作パソコン so I might need home internet... Thank you and good luck! がんばれ！
holy sheet, the average rent cost rised quite a bit since the time I live in Japan back in 2015 O_O, that's crazy!
I used to live in nakano-ku, near shinjuku and the rent was only 50k yens, with 5min walk to the station and close to super markets and hospitals.
I wonder how much more expensive it got since then
I miss japan so much, hope one day I can go back to live there permanently.
This is great and very informative. I will be coming to Japan in Aprill for language school with the intention of staying in Japan long term. Knowing daily/monthly expenses is very important, especially when I am coming on a limited budget. Please continue with informative videos.
really nice and informatve, thanks!
thanks for doing this. your english is very cute and easy to understand. great job! :)
although it's boring I'm curious how you calculated the social security taxes part. Anywhere we can get more info?
It's here :)
talentsquare.co.jp/career/monthly-income-25-man-yen/
Thank you so much for your helpful advice.
Omg this is so useful as a new resident to Tokyo. Thank you for the no-bull$h!t video and links! Keep making more content
like the content, keep em coming.
I lived Japan (Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka) up until 2021, and currently am about to return by December this year. As far as I can see the amount shown in this video matched what I paid before. I think you forgot about transport costs tho. People in big cities pay for train fare while those in smaller cities either pay for car loan+gasoline or use bicycle.
Regarding kakuyasu SIM, I never tried it, I only used docomo. What are its demerits?
You are right about the transportation costs. 😊
Regarding Kakuyasu SIM, If there are demerits, there are few support desks, so if you have a problem, you have to search or inquire by yourself, and the communication speed tends to be slower depending on the time of use and location.
great info. please could follow up video from cost of living in Japan to living in Tottori 1K apartment , I am single and retired on a pension
thank you it would be most apricated. thank you
this video is helpful, I'm planning to settle in Japan. will wait for your next video !!!
It's so entertaining to see multiple videos on this and they all vary SOOO much. One guy posted a video last week about him renting a house in the countryside for $35 usd a month, then you got this guy saying the cheapest you'll find is $275 usd a month. You got people showing apartments in Tokyo for $300-600 USD/mo and this guy's saying you're looking at $1200 USD a month.
From what I'm seeing is this person used a website to find "averages" which calculates insanely high unrealistic rents into it. What's the median? Also, for internet, many people don't realize this, but Starlink is insanely cheap in Japan and works in all prefactures. I just looked today, and for Fukuoka (where I'm moving in March) it's $43 USD a month and gives you over 200mbps download and 10mbps upload, which is enough for a live streamer (also like me) to work with.
Anyways, thank you for the video and hard work you put into it. Just intriguing how much the data varies and how different perspectives are.
Nice breakdown, maybe add a bit more on the income part? 250,000 seems low to me, is it the average? Im going to rent a studio apartment in shinjuku for 200,000 yen so it seems weird that its the entire expense for 1 month (bills included)
250k is a common starting salary and a lot of people pay like 70k to 100k rent even in Tokyo. Usually foreigners end up paying much more in rent for various reasons.
Super helpful
Great info. Well presented. Looking forward to seeing your other videos.
thanks for your video. but in some future video could how much costing for retired people.
again,thank you. looking forward to future videos.
So Japan is really not expensive, it's a surprise for me...
if i come over as a retired person, do I pay social security cost?
This is something that I haven't thought about.
Anyways, here is the details of each payment.
・Health insurance : you need to pay until the age of 75.
・Pension : actually this depends on what kind of pension you are paying for
→ If you are paying for "Kokumin nenkin" you are going to have to pay until 60.
→ If you are paying for "Kousei nenkin" payment lasts until 70 years old.
・Resident tax and income tax : you have to keep paying.
@@JapanTips123 As for Resident Tax, you have to pay it IF you had some income in the previous year.
I now live in Japan but had zero income IN JAPAN in 2023, so I didn't have to pay any Resident Tax.
I am sure about this because I happen to have gone to inquire about it at the local City Hall yesterday. 😅
Technically, I may have to file my income in the US, but in my case it was not much, and they didn't even ask about it.
7th subscriber here 🤵 I've started learning japanese on my own , my aim is to come to japan within next 2 to 3 years to experience the culture here and the scenic beauty , I'm currently doing my bachelor's in computer science in my homeland 🇮🇳 , i thought to introduce myself to you for your first video😅😂
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the taxes and the social security are 47% in all.
How did you calculate that? It looks like it is just 21% since the taxes and other part is just 52000/250000
@@donastro1862 財務省国民負担率
donastro1862
財務省国民負担率
"Entertainment expenses *such as buying clothes[...]"*
That was way too adult for me! 😂
Edit: You can also cut expenses further beyond by living in a 24 hour open internet cafe xD
Yasu, thank you for such a great level of details and a very cool video!
Why did you pick a salary of 250000? It looks like the average salary in Tokyo is about 450000 yen and the average for Japan is about 370000 yen. I think 250000 seems way below an average salary.
This is the average for most foreigners teaching in Japan. Many work for about 230 000 yen a month before taxes. This why most don't live long term in Japan. Many only stay a year or two. Salaries after tax are generally very low in Japan but the cost of living keeps increasing. Japan is great for visiting but not great for working in.
@@jw841 Where do you get that amount, any link or source you can point to? I don't think many would work full time for that amount in high cost areas. Maybe just part time teaching in rural areas, but this is not a majority of teachers.
@@donastro1862 There are many ALTs and foreign teachers talking about their salaries on TH-cam in Japan. I also know many in the Gaijin community in both Tokyo and Osaka and I would say that my averages on salary are pretty accurate.
@@jw841 Are they talking about full time salaries? Do they really work 40 hours per week. 230K is too low for foreigners to consider. But if it is a part -time then it makes sense.
@@donastro1862 Yes they are full time salaries. Friend works a governent high school fron 8am to 5:15pm, 5 days a week all year round. I know many like her. Most will only stay a year or two. Her salary is 260 000 before taxes. But her starting salary was also around 235 000.
勉強になるます。心から感謝いたします ：D
Definitely getting ripped off as a new foreign resident using Hmlet.
Unfortunately foreigners end up paying like 50% - 100% more for rent compared to Japanese people for various reasons. It's really common
Video idea, What happened to Japans economy in the 90s. I know in the 80s the economy was good, so what happened?
As an American I’ve been curious about this.
This is a cool video showing cost of living.
Dude, get to the point