Hi all,
I'm currently in the process of relocating to Japan specifically around the Kyoto area. I've been digging through a lot of housing on Suumo, and I'm trying to get a better idea of how much rent I can afford on my salary. While we'd like to live in a 3 or 4LDK newer (<20years old) building close (<5-10m) to a station, I also don't want to get in over my head in rent costs and would probably be okay further from a station if needed. The caveat is my family has some dietary restrictions so I am also trying to plan a bit on the higher side for the food budget. Also kids are young so not planning on international school and my wife will not be working.
I feel like I've dug through all the old posts around budgeting, but I've also heard a lot of people talk about inflation hitting japan over the last year or so. So I am less sure on how realistic some of the grocery budgets are and things that I've seen from over a year ago.
Let me know if I can provide any clarifying information and thanks in advance for any advice!
by Famous-Armadillo-799