Cost of Property Purchase in Japan

In case of purchasing used existing house in Kyoto.

Land size

Building size

50 sqm / 538.196 sqft

80 sqm / 861.113 sqft

* 2-stories, detached house, 8 minutes walk to subway station, in Category 2 residential district.

Sales Price

Fixed asset tax

Ownership registration tax

Ownership registration fee

Stamp duty

Agency fee

Real estate acquisition tax

Total cost

35,000,000 JPY / 238,095 USD

roughly 100,000 JPY / 680 USD

roughly 150,000 JPY / 1,020 USD

* It will paid to Government through judicial scrivener.

roughly 150,000 JPY / 1,020 USD

* to judicial scrivener

10,000 JPY / 68 USD

1,221,000 JPY / 8,306 USD

* (3% of property value + 60,000 yen) + 10% VAT

roughly 300,000 JPY / 2,040 USD

* It will be asked to pay after 5-6 months.

36,931,000 JPY / 251,229 USD

(* calculated by 1 USD = 147.00 JPY )

In case of renovating building

building size

tsubo size unit

renovation cost per tsubo

cost calculation

80 sqm / 861.113 sqft

24.24 tsubo size

* 1 tsubo = 3.3 sqm = 35.52 sqft

700,000 JPY / 4,761 USD

700 K × 24.24 tsubo = 16,968,000 JPY / 115,428 USD

Cost per tsubo is roughly amount for renovation work. It will be changed by condition of building, materials, quality of finish and use of building.

Total cost include payment of transaction and renovation work.

Total 53,899,000 JPY / 366,659 USD

(* calculated by 1 USD = 147.00 JPY )