Re:Cheap internet? Hah! (Score 1)

Even the smallest of basic one-person apartments, in the areas where this kind of bandwidth is available, cost upwards of $800/month. Not to mention the six month deposit.

Japan is actually more affordable than you are describing. First, there is no 6-month deposit, and you can get a 2 bedroom apartment in the outskirts of Tokyo for $800/month.