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Hi all,
I am looking for some cost of living averages for a family of four in the Kansai region of Japan.
I have found cost of living numbers using Google but they aren't really what I am looking for (Example: Cost of Living in Osaka, Japan. Prices in Osaka. ). I am looking for something that would give me an idea of how much I would have to make to support a family of four. Right now there are only three of us but we want to have another child sometime soon.
I know that these numbers will be different for every family out there but at least I would have something to go off of. Here are some of the categories that I am looking at, but if I have forgotten something important please feel free to mention it.
These would be for monthly amounts.
Required/Mandatory
Rent / Mortgage (for an apartment or house, rented or bought, large enough for our family)
Electricity
Gas
Kerosene
Groceries
Transportation
Household
Health / Medical
Education (for our son, and future child)
Retirement (Just a rough idea, I know this will likely be very different for everyone)
Rental / Home Owner Insurance
Trip to back home to the US
Spending Money (for misc. day to day things, combination for my wife and I)
Non-Required/Optional
Entertainment
Vacation
Vehicle Costs (If we even need a vehicle, this will depend on where we live specifically)
Vehicle Insurance
Anyone who supports a family in Japan please feel free to respond, even if your not in the Kansai region, also you can PM your response to me if you like.
One more thing, just because someone will ask, we are looking at Kansai region because my wife's family live in Nara and she wants to be somewhere close to them. Also, because we both like the area. It should go without saying but I will qualify for a spouse visa.
Thanks!
I am looking for some cost of living averages for a family of four in the Kansai region of Japan.
I have found cost of living numbers using Google but they aren't really what I am looking for (Example: Cost of Living in Osaka, Japan. Prices in Osaka. ). I am looking for something that would give me an idea of how much I would have to make to support a family of four. Right now there are only three of us but we want to have another child sometime soon.
I know that these numbers will be different for every family out there but at least I would have something to go off of. Here are some of the categories that I am looking at, but if I have forgotten something important please feel free to mention it.
These would be for monthly amounts.
Required/Mandatory
Rent / Mortgage (for an apartment or house, rented or bought, large enough for our family)
Electricity
Gas
Kerosene
Groceries
Transportation
Household
Health / Medical
Education (for our son, and future child)
Retirement (Just a rough idea, I know this will likely be very different for everyone)
Rental / Home Owner Insurance
Trip to back home to the US
Spending Money (for misc. day to day things, combination for my wife and I)
Non-Required/Optional
Entertainment
Vacation
Vehicle Costs (If we even need a vehicle, this will depend on where we live specifically)
Vehicle Insurance
Anyone who supports a family in Japan please feel free to respond, even if your not in the Kansai region, also you can PM your response to me if you like.
One more thing, just because someone will ask, we are looking at Kansai region because my wife's family live in Nara and she wants to be somewhere close to them. Also, because we both like the area. It should go without saying but I will qualify for a spouse visa.
Thanks!