#12444 | posted by  Tanuki | 8 years, 7 months ago on What is average cost of flat or house in Japan?

For buying new ones, single houses are 20 million yen upwards and flats start around 25 million yen.

For rental. a one-room apartment in Tokyo can cost 80,000 yen if the location is close to the station. They get cheaper as you move to smaller cities and countryside. Landlords use key money, registration fees to make sure that they still get a large chunk of money when a new contract is made.