Rental units are located in 20 housing
areas from 10 miles North (Camp Courtney) to 10 miles South (Camp Kinser)
of Kadena Air Base.
The cost of rental units .vary depending
on the yen rate at the time of payment. Since payment for off-base
housing is generally in yen the following examples of what you can expect
to pay for off-base housing:
All
figures are based on an exchange rate of 115 yen to the dollar
and
are current as of 20 February 1999
AVERAGE
RENT PER MONTH
NUMBER
OF BEDROOMS
RENT YOU CAN EXPECT
PER MONTH
AVERAGE SQUARE
FEET
OF LIVING SPACE
1 BEDROOM, UNFURNISHED
Y 71000 (APPROXIMATELY $620)
600 SQ. FT
2 BEDROOM, UNFURNISHED
Y 98000 (APPROXIMATELY $852)
820 SQ. FT
3 BEDROOM, UNFURNISHED
Y 140000 (APPROXIMATELY $1215)
1100 SQ. FT
4 BEDROOM, UNFURNISHED (HARD TO FIND)
Y 155000 (APPROXIMATELY $1350)
1400 SQ. FT
AVERAGE
UTILITIES PER MONTH
UTILITY
AND EXPENSE
LOW COST
PER MONTH
AVERAGE COST
PER MONTH
HIGH COST
PER MONTH
WATER
Y 1700
Y 2500
Y 8500
ELECTRICITY
Y 8000
Y 15000
Y 30000
ELECTRICITY SUMMERTIME
Y 10000
Y 30000
Y 65000
GAS/KEROSENE
Y 1800
Y 5000
Y 9000
TRASH COLLECTION
Y 1500
Y 1500
Y 2000
TELEPHONE (LOCAL CALLS)
Y 5500
Y 5500
Y 5500
The initial cost of
setting up a household off base can be quite expensive.
The average cost to
move into a 3 bedroom unit would be in the area of
350000 yen...ouch!
(REMEMBER THIS IS
A GUIDE, AS YOUR COST MAY VARY GREATLY)
