Admissions & Fees

Cost of Living in Tokyo

A single person can expect to pay at least 170,000 JPY/month in living expenses depending on their housing and lifestyle. A 2-3 person family can expect to pay approximately 1.7 times the costs of a single person, but the actual costs will vary.

See the chart below for a summary of estimated living expenses.

Sample Student Budget as of 2024

Status Single Family of 3
Tuition 4,425,000 4,425,000
Living expenses*

2,088,000

(=174,000*12)

3,529,200

(=294,100*12)
Total 6,513,000 7,954,200

 

Monthly Estimate
Single Family of 3
Housing Rent 70,000 119,000
Utilities (Electricity, Gas, Water) 11,000 16,000
Living Food 44,000 88,000
Internet 6,000 6,000
Mobile phone 5,500 11,000
Recreation (including networking, eating out) 23,000 32000
Insurance (National Health Insurance, JEES) 3,800 11,400
School-related Course Materials/Books 2,200 2,200
Transportation (to and from campus) 8,500 8,500
Total 174,000 294,100

 

A note on up-front expenses
Furniture (bed, sheets, desk, refrigerator,microwave, washer, TV, etc.) About 50,000 - 80,000 JPY
Key money/deposit 1 month’s rent each
Real estate fee, guarantor, other insurance About 1 month’s rent
Total 3 months’ rent plus furniture expenses

Contact us

Graduate School of Management, GLOBIS University Sumitomo Fudosan Kojimachi Bldg., 5-1 Niban-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0084 Japan