Keep in mind the minimum wage is, as of 2024, ¥1,163 per hour which in burger dollars is $7.50/hr. Factor in the cost of food, utilities and separate bathing for a cheap unit and that's the sound of worldwide inflation 🥲japanese people complaining about rent will always make me seethe with envy
oh so to live BY YOURSELF in the BIGGEST CITY IN THE WORLD with THE BEST PUBLIC TRANSIT EVER MADE you have to pay... a whole whopping $300 a month? wow sure sounds tough![]()
true but minimum wage in America (not that I live there fortunately lol) is even less. Japanese salaries are generally way lower than the west across the board, but rent is still a way lower percentage of expenses in Tokyo vs any major western city. The housing market is just extremely fucked these days.Keep in mind the minimum wage is, as of 2024, ¥1,163 per hour which in burger dollars is $7.50/hr. Factor in the cost of food, utilities and separate bathing for a cheap unit and that's the sound of worldwide inflation 🥲
Me, dreaming of a house only costing about 200kjapanese people complaining about rent will always make me seethe with envy
oh so to live BY YOURSELF in the BIGGEST CITY IN THE WORLD with THE BEST PUBLIC TRANSIT EVER MADE you have to pay... a whole whopping $300 a month? wow sure sounds tough![]()