This post is about my expenses in Osaka during the 9-day trip. Hope this could be a reference for those who are going to visit Japan.
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Flights
I booked the direct round-trip flight ticket ✈️Singapore - Osaka✈️ 3 months in advance which cost 480 Singapore dollars for one person. The airline was Scoot and the flying duration was about 6 hours.
Visa
Since I am holding China passport, I need to apply for a Visa. I got my Visa granted at Embassy of Japan in Singapore. It took only 4 to 5 working days and cost 35 Singapore dollars. However, China passport gave me a chance to collect many visas of other countries which I enjoy a lot.
Accommodation
We tried staying at 3 different places during this 10D9N trip. Because of Chinese New Year, the accommodation was harder to book than usual and the price was higher with it.
On the first day of arrival in Osaka, we stayed at a hotel near Tennoji Station which cost around 170 Singapore dollars one night for 2 persons.
On the following 6 days, I booked a homestay on AsiaYo for 5 persons which cost total 710 Singapore dollars.
On the last 2 days, we stayed at another Airbnb homestay which cost 247 Singapore dollars for 2 nights and 2 persons.
In conclusion, I spent 420 Singapore dollars for 9 nights on accommodation. I would highly recommend staying in homestay rather than a hotel.
Food
Surprisingly our expenses on food were the least. Because we always felt like shopping from a nearby supermarket for dinner and breakfast after every day's tour. Supermarket always has everything you need, such as udon, soba, don, sashimi, sushi, barbeque, grilled fish, fried chicken and so on. They also have discount prices after 3 pm every day. More importantly, the taste is comparable to those in the restaurant. We bought the food back and used the microwave to heat up. A lovely dinner is so easy and satisfying! The average cost for each person is only about 6 Singapore dollars.
Of course, we spent our daytime looking around. For lunch, we had set meals or ramen which was 10 to 15 Singapore dollars per set normally.
Nevertheless, in CBD or tourist attraction, it is more expensive. Once we had dinner in a Chinese restaurant in Shinsaibashi. Each of us ordered same dumpling sets (10 dumplings exactly) and it cost about 25 Singapore dollars per person.
We had tried a Shabu Shabu there as well and the individual set is about 40 Singapore dollars.
There is a well-known crab restaurant, Kani Doraku. We went there for lunch and the lunch set is cheaper than dinner that cost about 50 Singapore dollars per person. It is better to reserve first or you have to wait. But walking in isn't that bad because you can hang around first.
Transportation
Relatively speaking, the transportation fee is higher. Please refer to my previous post.
Shopping
Japan is famous for its drugstore while I didn't buy much. I bought a few facial masks and cosmetics which cost 100 Singapore dollars.
Stationary and drawing tools have exquisite workmanship and are durable. It is worth to buy.
For ladies, Umeda is a one-stop shopping place. There are 6 shopping malls where you can see a wide variety of clothing and accessories. I bought a few accessories costing about 50 Singapore dollars. Perhaps I was not intended to shopping and the time was limited, so I didn't spend much time on shopping.
Uniqlo, as a local flagship store, is very popular worldwide and on my must-go list. Finally, I bought some clothing there. Compared with Uniqlo Singapore, it was slightly cheaper.
Summary
Expenses really depend on individuals. For myself, I would like to spend more time walking around and trying different dishes instead of shopping.Thanks for reading ~
这篇文章主要是介绍我在日本的花费，希望可以为将来要去日本的Steemians作为参考。
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机票
提前3个半月订的新加坡到大阪的往返直飞机票，大约6个小时的飞行时间，480新币，航空公司是酷航。
签证
除了到哪里都需要办签证，我还是很喜欢中国护照的，也很享受护照上贴满了各个国家签证的成就感:p
我是去新加坡的日本大使馆申请的签证，5个工作日就拿到，35新币。
住宿
这次感受比较深的是日本的酒店偏贵偏小，民宿干净精致，个人比较喜欢住民宿。因为华人春节的关系，住宿的价格都偏贵，而且很早就被订满了。
因为行程的需要，我们住了三个不同的地方：
所以，我在住宿方面一共花了大概420新币，9晚的价格。
吃
这次意外省钱的地方就是吃，因为我们大部分的晚餐都是在超市解决的。我们住的民宿附近有一间大超市，超市有很多熟食每天下午3点过后就开始打折，各种面、饭、生鱼片、寿司、烤串、鱼、炸鸡。。。。。。应有尽有，味道一点不逊色于外面餐厅，于是晚上都是去超市采购，连第二天的早餐也一起买，然后回民宿用微波炉加热就好了，平均下来一人才6块新币左右。
当然大多数时间还是在外面暴走的，吃普通的定食或者拉面的话，一个人大概10-15新币。
但是在商业中心区就比较贵，比如心斋桥这样的地方，我们去过一家中华料理店，一人一份饺子，20多新币一人；一家涮涮锅店，一人一个套餐，大概40新币；还有家网红螃蟹店，午餐套餐，一人大概50新币。
交通
日本的交通费相对来讲比较贵，请参考我之前的文章。
购物
日本的药妆店出了名的好买，然而我只是买了一点点需要的，花费100新币。
日本的必买之一还有文具，精致耐用；虽然画笔不便宜，但还是比新加坡划算很多，毕竟没有进口税和商品税。
对女生来说，梅田是个非常好买的地方，有六家商场，里面有琳琅满目的漂亮衣服店和饰品店。这次我的购物欲望不强，所以只花了50新币买了些饰品。
回新加坡的前一晚去了心斋桥的优衣库旗舰店，虽然很多地方都有优衣库，但是来到它的本土当然还是要逛逛的，价格比新加坡便宜一点点。不过时间有限，很多想去的店都没来得及，留给下次了。
总结
开销这部分是完全取决于个人的，每个人的目的不同，花费也会有很大差别。对于我而言，比起购物，我会更喜欢到处走走吃吃，不然实在是浪费。感谢大家的阅读 ~