I live in Tokyo. I either cook or just go to the 100 Yen shop
If you know the places, Tokyo is just like KL

Yes, a fair chunk of your budget will be going to your accommodation.
For example; a normal 1 room (average 30m² ) with attached personal bathroom and kitchen sink will set you back easily 50-70k (depending on location, age of building).

You can generally cut that down by half if you share rental with others (eg getting a 3 LDK and sharing with 3-5 others) or can bear staying in older buildings.

Another large chunk of your budget will go towards food. You'll save more if you cook yourself as compared to eating out.

200k yen is a comfortable budget for 1 person in my opinion.
Just FYI, I personally spend between 150-180k/month which is pretty decent for me; here's an estimated breakdown-

Rental - 70,000
Utilities bill (power, phone, gas, water, Internet) - 15,000
Mobile phone - 10,000
Food - 50,000
Transportation (just for leisure as all work related transport is paid by the company) - 5,000
Entertainment (usual night out with colleagues) - varies but average 20,000/month

I'm working btw... not a student and this is just my budget... which might be very different from the rest so YMMV.

This what we call, LELAKI BEKERJA DI KOTA TOKYO hait hait

amboi~ cepatnye~ bro Tanoshi reply. haha...

hehehe just back home..
Let others know lah bro..
This is what the Tokyo Metropolitan guys budget hehehe...thats what do you spend...huh..how bout the saving? of coz same figure right?
So..whats your plan to bring back which favourite car?

Haha.. well, that's really just a rough estimate of my budget ... sometimes I spend more, sometimes I spend less. About savings... it's ok ok la bro

So what kind of car da ya wanna bring home? GTR? hehehe

Still too early to say... haha... but GT-R out of my price range la~

Wow just like kl.. but earn 3 times kl... i jeles

your budget is consider very leggang right.. just spend on whatever u like but not excessive.. so if want to save can spend less than that?
Your rental 70000 is own house with everything included?

Cheap Accmodation mean you rent a Room only. But you still need pay Water , electrical ,tel , gas bil.....cheapest also need 100k - 150k

tokyo is look like Kl ...k#just look like...Like example in HK everythibg is need add 7 times....like HK a single lowest class patrol Police earn 1 month is 25k HK dollar exchange to malaysia is RM12.5k ...wah you look is perfect...because Hk living cost is 7 times higher than malaysia so is 12.5k / 7 = RM1785 Only...

So in HK earning 25,000 HK dollar is like RM1750 in malaysia only. Because in Malaysia one wantan mee is RM4..in HK is 60 Dollar .....Everything is 7 times expansive.


If i no worng Japan living cost is 9 times higher than malaysia

This post has been edited by RegentCid: Jul 2 2009, 11:00 PM

I'm already putting aside for savings monthly but yeah, you can say that if I want to save more; I can spend less monthly.
My 70k rental is an empty 'mansion' (1 room with separate kitchen+bathroom). I think it's not very common to find fully furnished place for rent on long term basis unless special conditions etc... student housing or company's provided accommodation.

While it's quite true that living cost is pretty high... but if you earn here and live here... it's quite okay.

Plus, take your own example of Patrol Police in HK ... even after dividing by 7 and it works out to be RM1.7k; do you know back in Malaysia - what's the starting pay of a constable in the Police force? You'll be surprised it's no more than RM1k (starting pay).

Back when I first started here, my parents were like when I mentioned that I stayed at a mansion

Hahaha... 'mansion' sounds better than 'aparto' right? Although an apartment is bigger.

yah yah...I wah also shock like Fire too...

my apato is 3 times smaller than my condo in Msia, yeah 3 times smaller after my wife calculate the MtrSquare of my apato..and also 2 times expensive than our condo if rental! gila kan duduk kat Tokyo ni hahahah

If you live alone, why do u spend so much on a mansion? You dont need such a big space right and u can rent smaller place and use the excess money for other leisure? Care to share why?
So you mean earning and living in tokyo is the same as earning and living in kl if compared between lifestyle expenditure?



So Tanoshi-sama, hows your expenditure? ABout the same as psych?

I can tell you Ya..is almost same. At Japan you earn like example a office worker...one month gaji 200,000 Yen...after reducing all bill like
Rental - 70,000
Utilities bill (power, phone, gas, water, Internet) - 15,000
Mobile phone - 10,000
Food - 50,000
Transportation (just for leisure as all work related transport is paid by the company) - 5,000
Entertainment (usual night out with colleagues) - varies but average 20,000/month

How much you left?

To me, my personal comfort is always my top priority. After working and all... I want to get home to a nice and comfortable environment where I can just relax and unwind. After all, if you live well and rest well, then your life and job productivity will increase as well right?

And btw, 70k doesn't really get you a huge space... granted that it's a bit larger than the average mansion that I usually see.

That's quite an assumption you're making but like I said earlier - my budget doesn't necessary reflect on what others is earning & spending so YMMV.

heh depent personal usage......GG I kuat spent duit kind..i go tokyo 3 days can spent RM25k is my record

Overall is same la...

Tokyo earn high but living cost high = Zero
KL earn less (compare to tokyo) but Living cost low (compare to Tokyo ) = Zero also


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This post has been edited by RegentCid: Jul 3 2009, 12:56 PM

let me tell u how i spent 100,000yen a month

RENT:40,000
food:30,000(plus all my alcoholic nights out) can reduce to one if i cook everyday
utilities-10,000
phonebill-8000(which is way high for me)
the rest is for entertainment/transport

psyhzz is a working person and im a student, hence the difference in cost.im quite sure he eats out most of the time and my rent is cheaper cos im sharing but its definitely possible to find 40,000yen rent if u live just slightly outside yamanote area. hope it helps.

Should I get this, or the JR rail pass if im going to Japan 7 days tour?
2 days Kyoto, 1 day in btwn Kyoto n Tokyo, 3 days in Tokyo?