The same price will get you a more spacious apartment in Tokyo than in Los Angeles, Boston, San Francisco, or Manhattan (but not Chicago!)pic.twitter.com/El4JlFJQys
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Rents in Japan are very low compared to major US cities, rent-per-square-meter is a bit closer to balanced (as you see here--only the most expensive cities are still being outdone)
As for plausibility of the 23 wards--remember that that includes places like Suginami and Setagaya, which are downright suburban (and account for a huge portion of the population and housing stock!)
That’s a good point. All the people I know in Tokyo pay about that for a way smaller space, but they live in more central areas. Smaller Japanese cities are certainly way cheaper than American ones
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