2007-01-13 09:09:14 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ Japan
What things do you mean exactly?
To me, food over there is not expensive, because you can find good food at 290yen with free bowl of soup and a cup of green tea.
Clothes sold at Uniqlo are not expensive too, unless you only buy clothes at shopping centres or branded stores.
You can also find many goods sold at Daiso 100 yen shop for only 100yen.
Of course, transport in Japan is expensive, property in Japan is also expensive, but that's because their transport system is very good, and the service is very punctual. And as Japan has very little flat land and there are many people living in the cities, thus, their property price is very expensive.
2007-01-13 15:23:02 · answer #1 · answered by Wyn 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I would say because your frame of reference is still stuck in your home country. When I first came to Japan, I would calculate everything according to the current dollar-yen exchange rate. The first couple of months, I didn't hardly buy anything because I would calculate the price and then say to myself, "What??? I'm not paying that much for that. I can get that for one quarter the price back home." Finally, I let go of that attitude and swung to the other extreme. I started spending 100 yen coins like quarters. Which basically is the mentality you have to have. Arcade games are 25 cents to play (at least back in the 80's) while they are 100 yen here.
Once you let go of the home mind set for prices, things won't seem that expensive.
Good luck!
2007-01-14 01:28:27 · answer #2 · answered by Looking for the truth... 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-02 05:37:29 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as compared to where? i'm from the philippines and i'd say taking in to account the average take of an employee per day and the price of commodities, i'd say living in japan is okay.
2007-01-13 18:15:01 · answer #4 · answered by felicia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most consumer goods are imported, space is limited and overhead due to space limitations, yen,euro dollar fluctuations, are just some reasons why we pay more for stuff in Japan.
2007-01-13 11:58:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
somethings are expensive some aren't it depends where you shop, what you are buying and whether you negociate, its just as expensive as London.
http://thejapaneseeye.blogspot.com/
2007-01-13 09:59:56 · answer #6 · answered by ichi_ban_gaijin 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
tax is included. thats why the price on the sticker is what you pay for.
2007-01-13 15:02:14 · answer #7 · answered by ichiban_chad 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
almost everything is imported
2007-01-13 09:18:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋