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TheGoblinOfMonteCristo · Joined: 16 Mar 2007 Posts: 3

Hi

In a few months I will begin work in Osaka earning 270,000 yen per month with rent subsidised at 55,000 yen. what would be the typical expenditure for a teacher living in this area, in terms of living costs, socialising, travel etc?

Thanks

Razz

kdynamic · Joined: 05 Nov 2005 Posts: 562 Location: Japan

aren't there a lot of very detailed posts about this already? The short answer is it completely depends on your lifestyle.

canuck · Joined: 11 May 2003 Posts: 1921 Location: Japan

MrCAPiTUL · Joined: 06 Feb 2006 Posts: 232 Location: Taipei, Taiwan

You know, it may very well depend on his/her lifestyle. Having that said, there is still an AVERAGE. The concept of average means you take the highs, the lows, and find out whats in the middle. I remember I was trying to do a time motion study for an old employer, I'd ask people how long, on average, they thought it took them to complete a task. They'd say - it depeeeends, it changes with the amount of calls we get, the files we're given, ya ya ya ya ya. There is still an average. I'm not trying to start trouble, K dynamic, but that is just one of my peeves. I'm sorry. lol. Smile

OP - seriously, though, this has been asked a bunch of times. Read the links Canuck put up and then figure out your own average.