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Originally Posted by rubecube
You're actually not wrong. I think living in BC for the last 10 years has changed my perception on what's cheap and what isn't. I remember when I moved to Copenhagen in 2014 for a bit and everyone was telling me how expensive it was and then I got there and everything was pretty comparable to Vancouver/Victoria (rent, food, booze, public transit). I guess in comparison to other parts of Asia, Tokyo is expensive, but it's not really overly excessive in comparison with most major Western cities.
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Tokyo rent is much cheaper than here, so are homes. So is eating out. We live in expensive hell-holes made worse by the suburban homeowner who viciously lobbies to keep it that way.