It's not that much more expensive than avetage, oddly enough.

My own experience in Japan has been ramen costs between 600 to 1k yen depending on what you order. It can go as low as 500 yen in out-of-the-way areas.

Might seem expensive to you, but anything under 1k yen is paid in coins. It's small change to them.

Should be, I guess.

That's an hourly wage, which means they can easily afford a meal after working an hour and it's not some budget cheapskate affair either.

Over here, you can't even buy McD on an hours wage.

1000 yen is if you want ramen served by some titty lady.

Ramen from a shop in the Dotonbori area of Osaka costs less than that. 700 yen is about railway station ramen shop price.

This post has been edited by arubin: Oct 4 2015, 01:40 PM

Cheapo breakfast you mean?

Onigiri. That would be stuffed rice balls. Under 200 yen. Price depends on filling.

Onigiri is typically sold at either a convenience store or a streetside stall so yup eat with your hands. Buy a drink from vending machine lar. It's Japan. Their vending machines are awesome.

Tricky bit is the Japanese consider it rude to eat while walking so you have to find some place to sit down like a park bench.

Local onigiri not very good. It's actually quite nice over there, especially the ones bought from street markets.

This post has been edited by arubin: Oct 4 2015, 08:01 PM