Is 4-5 million yen a good salary in Tokyo?

[simplylovely]

@wallflower1 Yum!

 

[resjudicata]

@simplylovely boo booopppppp (buzzer sound)

 

[deeptikamat]

@msulli But the average Japanese person doesn't have the costs foreigners have like going home sometimes, imported food etc. It's a low offer. One thing you should consider is despite your job performance double digit raises are rare here and pay is still age based at most companies so you are probably going to be stuck in that salary range for a long time.

 

[simplylovely]

@deeptikamat

But the average Japanese person doesn't have the costs foreigners have like going home sometimes, imported food etc.

Japanese people impose other optional costs on themselves. Or not. You can choose not to impose them on yourself either.

 

[deeptikamat]

@simplylovely That's true but I know people here on those salary levels who weren't able to go home to see dying relatives nor introduce their kids to their grandparents because they couldn't afford it and that was before the yen crashed. OP can survive on that salary but should be aware of the limitations that will put on their lifestyle.

 

[renejceternity]

@msulli It varies by gender and age a lot. But for 30 years old male 5M per year might be very close to average for his gender/age.

 

[faithfound]

@msulli That was not his question: he asked what a good salary is. 4M is not a “good” salary in Tokyo by any standard.

 

[msulli]

@faithfound If you know the average you can judge for yourself whether something is good, or?