Relocation guide

Moving to Tokyo with kids

Computed from 19 tracked schools — verified fees, live availability, no brochure numbers. All relocation guides →

In Tokyo, a realistic annual budget is about $19,000 per child at median, with most families landing between roughly $11,000 and $20,500; at senior level, that translates to about ¥3.05 million, with an interquartile range of ¥2.7 million to ¥3.129 million. There is no inflation series here, so for a five-year posting the prudent assumption is simply that fees will not stay still, and the median should be treated as today’s entry point rather than the full-term cost. The choice set is broad but not especially balanced: 19 schools in total, dominated by American provision (13), with six IB options, and just one British and one French Baccalaureate school. Admission pressure is Moderate rather than acute, but not loose: six schools are constrained, six currently report waitlists, and only nine are open.