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N.B. Please be advised that the rate listed on this chart is subject to change due to provider's policy

Utility

(Total)

10% of Rent

15% of Rent

Monthly Total utilities for gas, electricity and water shall be considered at the rate listed on the left. But it depends on type and use of your frequency of air-conditioning system (cooling / heating system). And your life style

 

Electricity

   

Electricity has most share on your total utility charge.

Save use of Air-conditioning as much as posible

if you would like to save your utility bill.

http://www.tepco.co.jp/index-e.html - to find electricity rate.

 

Gas

   

Hot water boiler and Cooking stove use gas at most of apartment and house in Tokyo.

https://www2.tokyo-gas.co.jp/utility/question_e.html - for inquiry

Water

   

Water in Japan is not so expensive.

Payment is every 2months for water

 

Internet

Free

Free Broad Band connection with optical fiber is available at some luxury apartments

 

4,122yen

(50Mbps)

3,282yen

(8Mbps)

ADSL by Yahoo B.B. Max. 50Mbps. (As of Nov, 1, 2004)

Analogue telephone line must be installed to your home to get ADSL internet access. 

http://bbpromo.yahoo.co.jp - JPN site.

CHECK RATE CHART in ENGLISH

 

2,940yen

(46Mbps)

+

Provider fee

2,782yen

(8Mbps)

+

Provider fee

Flets ADSL (NTT) ADSL service Max. 46Mbps. (As of Nov 1, 2004)

Analogue telephone line must be installed to your home to get ADSL internet access. 

http://www.ntt-east.co.jp/index_e.html
call them for Flets ADSL service

 

5,880yen

+

Provider fee

2,992yen

+

Provider fee

B Flets Max. 100Mbps, optical fiber service.

 

http://www.ntt-east.co.jp/index_e.html
call them for B Flets service

 

TV

(Cable TV)

2,500yen

 

Max. monthly charge is depends on how much channels you choose as your options.Some area is not covered by Cable Service

 

No English site is provided by Cable TV station. Contact them for a copy of English information see CATV

 

TV

(Satellite )

2,990yen

 

Max. monthly charge is depends on how much channels you choose as your options.Sky PerfecTV is only satellite TV program provider.Please check if your landlord will give you a permission to put dish on the premises as putting dish on the premises is sometime not allowded.South-east direction for dish should be kept to receive satellite.

 

http://www.skyperfectv.co.jp/en/

 

Telephone Line

1,450yen

2,600yen

When telephone line is provided by landlord, NTT consider the line as business purpose and basic monthly charge for it is between 2,300yen and 2,600yen.Please consider Light plan which monthly basic charge is between 2,090yen and 2,390yen without paying application fee of 76,400yen at the biggining.to save basic monthly charge which is between 1,450yen and 1,750yen.

 

http://www.ntt-east.co.jp/index_e.html

 

Car Parking

15,000yen

70,000yen

Parking fee in central Tokyo is as expensive as rent for studio apartment for students!Most of rental house has parking space, and 1 car parking is included in rent with some luxury apartment. If not or you would like to have extra parking space for your second car, you must consider an amount listed on the left. 600yen to 700yen per hour for parking fee in central Tokyo also should be considered when you go out by your car.

 

Gym/Sports Club

10,000yen

100,000yen

Most of “bubbled” membership sports club has been gone. You can find variety of sports club in Tokyo and can be a member with no application fee and 10,000yen to 12,000yen for “visit as many as you like” monthly charge.