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.

Cheapo breakfast you mean?

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