Cost Comparison between rental apartments and share houses in Japan
- * The following samples are based on actual results from rental property search sites
- * Click here to know the layout differences in between 1Room type or 1K type
- * Total initial fee is included in the first month’s rent.
- * Monthly expenses are total amount of rent, common fee and utility for the second month.
- *Utility charges : includes electricity, gas, and water. The average total utility bill for a single person is about 10,000 yen.
- * Agent fee : Agency fee is usually equal to one month’s rent, but may be free in some cases
- * Guarantee fee : If you do not have a guarantor, you will have to pay a guarantee fee. It is usually equivalent to 50% to 100% of one month’s rent per year.
- * Fire Insurance fee : It depends on the insurance company you join, but it is usually between 5,000 yen and 9,000 yen per year.
- * Key replacement fee : If there is no deposit or key money, you may be asked to pay for key replacement and cleaning.
- * Cleaning fee : If there is no deposit or key money, you may be asked to pay for key replacement and cleaning.
- * Lease period : Read more detail here.
Comparison between apartment and sharehouse in Konohana-ku ward, Osaka City [Nishikujo Sta. Ajikawaguchi Sta. Chidoribashi Sta.]
APARTMENT – [Sample A]
| *Lease period : 2 years (Regular lease contract) |
| – 3 min walk to Nishikujo Sta. |
| – Year built : 1984 |
| – 1 Room (13m2) |
| – Rent : 22,000JPY |
| – Common fee : 7,000JPY |
| – *Utility charges : 10,000JP |
| – Deposit : 50,000JPY |
| – Key money : 0JPY |
| – *Agent fee : 0 ~ 22,000JPY |
| – *Fire insurance : 5,000 ~ 8,000JPY |
| – *Guarantee fee : 0 ~ 11,000JPY |
| [Total Initial FEE] : 84,000JPY ~ 120,000JPY |
| [Monthly expenses ] : 39,000JPY |
SHARE HOUSE – [Sample A]
| *Lease period : 1 months (Fixed-term lease contract) |
| – 1 min walk to Nishikujo Sta. |
| – Year built : 2015 |
| – Private room ( 14 m2) |
| – Rent : 47,000JPY |
| – Common fee : 12,000JPY |
| – *Utility charges : Included in common fee |
| – Deposit : 30,000JPY |
| (20,000JPY is nonrefundable as a cleaning fee) |
| – *Agent fee : 0JPY |
| – *Fire insurance : 0JPY |
| – *Guarantee fee : 0JPY |
| [Total Initial FEE] : 89,000JPY |
| [Monthly expenses ] : 59,000JPY |
APARTMENT – [Sample B]
| *Lease period : 2 years (Regular lease contract) |
| – 3 min walk to Chidoribashi Sta. |
| – Year built : 1929 |
| – 1 Room (11.6m2) |
| – Rent : 39,000JPY |
| – Common fee : 3,000JPY |
| – *Utility charges : 10,000JPY |
| – Deposit : 0JPY |
| – Key money : 0JPY |
| – *Agent fee : 0 ~ 39,000JPY |
| – *Fire insurance : 5,000 ~ 8,000JPY |
| – *Guarantee fee : 0 ~ 19,500JPY |
| [Total Initial FEE] : 47,000 ~ 108,500JPY |
| [Monthly expenses ] : 52,000JPY |
SHARE HOUSE – [Sample B]
| *Lease period : 6 months (Fixed-term lease contract) |
| – 5 min walk to Chidoribashi Sta. |
| – Year built : 1965 |
| – Private room ( 10 m2) |
| – Rent : 39,000JPY |
| – Common fee : 7,000JPY |
| – *Utility charges : 5,000JPY (approx.) |
| – Deposit : 20,000JPY |
| – Key money : 0JPY |
| – *Agent fee : 0JPY |
| – *Fire insurance : 0JPY |
| – *Guarantee fee : 0JPY |
| [Total Initial FEE] : 66,000JPY |
| [Monthly expenses ] : 51,000JPY |
APARTMENT – [Sample C]
| *Lease period : 2 years (Regular lease contract) |
| – 4 min walk to Chidoribashi Sta. |
| – Year built : 1992 |
| – 1K (16m2) |
| – Rent : 31,000JPY |
| – Common fee : 5,000JPY |
| – *Utility charges : 10,000JPY |
| – Deposit : 0JPY |
| – Key money : 0JPY |
| – *Agent fee : 0 ~ 31,000JPY |
| – *Fire insurance : 5,000 ~ 8,000JPY |
| – *Guarantee fee : 0 ~ 15,500JPY |
| [Total Initial FEE] : 41,000 ~ 90,500JPY |
| [Monthly expenses ] : 46,000JPY |
SHARE HOUSE – [Sample C]
| *Lease period : 3 months (Fixed-term lease contract) |
| – 8 min walk to Chidoribashi Sta. |
| – Year built : 1951 |
| – Private room ( 13.8m2) |
| – Rent : 40,000JPY |
| – Common fee : 10,000JPY |
| – *Utility charges : Included in common fee |
| – Deposit : 0JPY |
| – Key money : 15,000JPY |
| – *Agent fee : 0JPY |
| – *Fire insurance : 0JPY |
| – *Guarantee fee : 0JPY |
| [Total Initial FEE] : 65,000JPY |
| [Monthly expenses ] : 50,000JPY |
APARTMENT – [Sample D]
| *Lease period : 2 years (Regular lease contract) |
| – 4 min walk to Nishikujo Sta. |
| – Year built : 1989 |
| – 1K (16m2) |
| – Rent : 35,000JPY |
| – Common fee : 5,000JPY |
| – *Utility charges : 10,000JPY |
| – Deposit : 0JPY |
| – Key money : 0JPY |
| – *Agent fee : 0 ~ 35,000JPY |
| – *Fire insurance : 5,000 ~ 8,000JPY |
| – *Guarantee fee : 0 ~ 17,500JPY |
| [Total Initial FEE] : 45,000 ~ 100,500JPY |
| [Monthly expenses ] : 50,000JPY |
SHARE HOUSE – [Sample D]
| *Lease period : 3 months (Fixed-term lease contract) |
| – 7 min walk to Chidoribashi Sta., 10 min to Nishikujo Sta. |
| – Year built : 1990 |
| – Private room ( 11.9m2) |
| – Rent : 38,000JPY |
| – Common fee : 10,000JPY |
| – *Utility charges : Included in common fee |
| – Deposit : 15,000JPY (Non-refundable) |
| – Key money : 0JPY |
| – *Agent fee : 0JPY |
| – *Fire insurance : 0JPY |
| – *Guarantee fee : 0JPY |
| [Total Initial FEE] : 63,000JPY |
| [Monthly expenses ] : 48,000JPY |
APARTMENT – [Sample E]
| *Lease period : 2 years (Regular lease contract) |
| – 5 min walk to Ajikawaguchi Sta. |
| – Year built : 1999 |
| – 1K (17m2) |
| – Rent : 46,000JPY |
| – Common fee : 6,000JPY |
| – *Utility charges : 10,000JPY |
| – Deposit : 0JPY |
| – Key money : 0JPY |
| – *Agent fee : 0 ~ 46,000JPY |
| – *Fire insurance : 5,000 ~ 8,000JPY |
| – *Guarantee fee : 0 ~ 23,000JPY |
| [Total Initial FEE] : 57,000 ~ 129,000JPY |
| [Monthly expenses ] : 52,000JPY |
SHARE HOUSE – [Sample E]
| *Lease period : 3 months (Fixed-term lease contract) |
| – 4 min walk to Chidoribashi Sta., 10 min to Nishikujo Sta. |
| – Year built : 1954 |
| – Private room ( 8.5m2) |
| – Rent : 37,000JPY |
| – Common fee : 10,000JPY |
| – *Utility charges : Included in common fee |
| – Deposit : 15,000JPY (Non-refundable) |
| – Key money : 0JPY |
| – *Agent fee : 0JPY |
| – *Fire insurance : 0JPY |
| – *Guarantee fee : 0JPY |
| [Total Initial FEE] : 62,000JPY |
| [Monthly expenses ] : 47,000JPY |
APARTMENT – [Sample F]
| *Lease period : 2 years (Regular lease contract) |
| – 5 min walk to Chidoribashi Sta. |
| – Year built : 2013 |
| – 1K (22m2) |
| – Rent : 55,000JPY |
| – Common fee : 5,000JPY |
| – *Utility charges : 10,000JPY |
| – Deposit : 0JPY |
| – Key money : 0JPY |
| – *Agent fee : 0 ~ 55,000JPY |
| – *Fire insurance : 5,000 ~ 8,000JPY |
| [Total Initial FEE] : 65,000 ~ 150,500JPY |
| [Monthly expenses ] : 70,000JPY |
SHARE HOUSE – [Sample F]
| *Lease period : 3 months (Fixed-term lease contract) |
| – 8 min walk to Nishikujo Sta. |
| – Year built : ? |
| – Private room ( 13.6m2) |
| – Rent : 47,000JPY |
| – Common fee : 12,000JPY |
| – *Utility charges : Included in common fee |
| – Deposit : 0JPY |
| – Administrative fee : 18,000JPY |
| – *Agent fee : 0JPY |
| – *Fire insurance : 5,400JPY |
| – *Guarantee fee : 0JPY |
| [Total Initial FEE] : 92,400JPY |
| [Monthly expenses ] : 69,000JPY |
Osaka Weekly House – USJ –
| 5 min walk to Ajikawaguchi Sta. (1 stop to Nishikujo Sta. and Universal City Sta.) | |
| – Private room ( 12m2) | – Dormitory room ( 3 m2) |
| – 4 weeks-Rent : 80,000JPY (1 person) , 89,000JPY (2 persons), 98,000 (3 persons) | – 4 weeks-Rent : 40,000JPY (1 person) |
| – Common fee : 0 JPY | – Common fee : 0 JPY |
| – Utility charges : 0 JPY | – Utility charges : 0 JPY |
| – Deposit : 0 JPY | – Deposit : 0 JPY |
| – Key money : 0 JPY | – Key money : 0 JPY |
| – Agent fee : 0 JPY | – Agent fee : 0 JPY |
| – Guarantee fee : 0 JPY | – Guarantee fee : 0 JPY |
| Body soap, 2-in-1 shampoo, Laundry detergent, Sheets replacement, English Reception Service : 0 JPY | |
| [Total Initial FEE] : 80,000JPY | [Total Initial FEE] : 40,000JPY |
| [4 weeks expenses ] : 80,000JPY | [4 weeks expenses ] : 40,000JPY |
