Cost of Property Purchase in Japan

In case of purchasing old 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

30,000,000 JPY / 280,373 USD

roughly 100,000 JPY / 934 USD

roughly 150,000 JPY / 1,401 USD

* It will paid to Government through judicial scrivener.

roughly 150,000 JPY / 1,401 USD

* to judicial scrivener

10,000 JPY / 93 USD

1,036,800 JPY / 9,689 USD

* (3% of property value + 60,000 yen) + 8% VAT

roughly 300,000 JPY / 2,803 USD

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

31,746,800 JPY / 296,699 USD

(* calculated by 1 USD = 107.00 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

600,000 JPY / 5,607 USD

600 K × 24.24 tsubo = 14,544,000 JPY / 135,925 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 46,290,800 JPY / 432,624 USD

(* calculated by 1 USD = 107.00 JPY )