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Tokyo is the most expensive city in the world. \u00a0Osaka is the second most. \u00a0Japan is certainly not a country for the faint-hearted! \u00a0Here is a list<\/a> of the most expensive cities in the world.<\/p>\n

10. Geneva
\n9. Caracas
\n8. Paris
\n7. Zurich
\n6. Singapore
\n5. Melbourne
\n4. Oslo
\n3. Sydney
\n2. Osaka
\n1. Tokyo<\/p>\n

The situation in the city is so crazy it seems that some people are living in what are kinda like \u201cCoffin Units\u201d. \u00a0The are called\u00a0\u00a0(\u201cgeki-sema share house\u201d or \u6fc0\u305b\u307e\u30b7\u30e3\u30a2\u30cf\u30a6\u30b9 in Japanese) \u2013 but are extremely cramped units. \u00a0People are paying\u00a0\u00a555,000 (US $586) to live in stacked, \u201ccoffin-like rooms\u201d!<\/p>\n

Some people think that these businesses which sell the geki-sema share houses are deceiving as there are\u00a0two bedroom apartment available in Tokyo for \u00a555,000 a month.<\/p>\n

In a news program, the crew met a couple who lives in one of these units.<\/p>\n

The news crew interviewed a 24 year-old entrepreneur and 19-year-old aspiring actress, both of whom lived in spaces that measured less than two tatami mats (the famous tatami mat being a modular reference to measuring floor area, coming in at approximately 1.5 square meters or 16 square feet in Tokyo). (link<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Here are some pictures of the coffin rooms. (courtesy: kotaku<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Staying in just enough place<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Place for bed, clothes, and a TV<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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This one has just enough place to sleep.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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