Need help summing up !
 

Hi all, after iv'e completed my degree i'm looking to go teach English in Japan for a year. I'm looking to go to Nagoya as it seems to be a hybrid between rural and urban(city) Japan, from what iv'e looked at I will have a monthly salary of 250,000 yen which is 3 000 000 yen a year, after the year i will receive a 100 000 to 170 000 yen contract completion bonus. The company who would be sponsoring me and providing me the job offer a semi -furnished private apartment for 60,000 yen per month plus utilities, so this is 720 000 yen a year on rent.
So 3000000-720000 = 2 280 000
My question is around how much will utilities and food etc cost me ?
Around how much will this leave me with ?
Ultimately i'm asking if I can live comfortably on this salary for a year in Japan with enough to travel a bit during holidays ? I will also be bringing around 245 000 yen in spending money with me
Also, any other tips about areas and what not would be greatly appreciated !
I'm looking to teach and live fairly close to Osaka, geographically i want to be based around the middle between Osaka and Tokyo.
Many thanks

I can't help you out but I'd suggest going to : japanologic.com

All of the administrators of this forum (one of whom lives in Nagoya) have moved to that forum. This place is just an empty shell of what it used to be.

Thanks a lot for the reply, i'll have a look now