Living Cost
- The below gives an overview of living costs for international students in Japan mainly for Kyoto excluding tuition fees. This may be subject to change according to the prefecture and year.
Accommodation:
Living cost for accommodation is one of the biggest expense students have. Normally in Kyoto, it will cost an average of 35000yen for a single room, but there are more options if you want to live low cost like shared rooms. You can find a shared room for an average of 40000yen, and then you can share the rent with your roommate. This is the one of popular methods among the students.
Food:
After the accommodation rent, another biggest expense you have is food which you can’t avoid. But there are also more options you can reduce costs. First, you can prepare your food by yourself this is the best and lowest cost option you have. Another option is here are some convenience stores like 100 Lawson you can buy foods for a really low cost.
Transportation:
You can use your student pass to reduce commuting costs. In Kyoto, it will cost around 9000yen per month only for the city bus. However Buses and the Trains are most famous transportation method in japan.
Phone, Books, Medical:
- Phone contract: There are few options you can choose starting about 1000yen and you can find a good package for below 3000yen.
- Textbooks and other study materials average about 3,000yen per month.
- Medical insurance: All students are required to enter the national health insurance scheme which costs about 2,000yen per month.
