Typical charges quoted: cleaning about ¥50,000, carpet ¥10,000 to ¥40,000 and door repair ¥20,000 to ¥30,000. One-room totals of ¥30,000 to ¥50,000 were also mentioned.
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Leopalace rent prices and move-in costs
A furnished 1K Leopalace room was listed at a median ¥96,000 a month in Tokyo and ¥60,000 in Osaka. At the Tokyo median, moving in costs about ¥393,000 to ¥414,000 once the guarantor fee is added.
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Where Leopalace’s own example goes
Leopalace’s lease guide prices a furnished room under 40 m² at ¥50,000 rent at ¥234,705 to move in, counting its optional items. Move-out cleaning is paid at signing in this example.
¥234,705
- First month’s bill¥56,190
- Move-out cleaning, prepaid¥52,250
- Key money (one month)¥50,000
- Antibacterial treatment (optional)¥20,900
- Fire insurance, 2 years¥19,890
- Tenant support plan (optional)¥18,975
- Key exchange¥16,500
Median rent by prefecture
Median asking rent of a furnished 1K or 1R in each of the 14 prefectures we sampled on October 9, 2026, from 45,540 listings. The highest median is ¥96,000 and the lowest ¥44,000.
Leopalace rent prices by city
Asking rents for furnished 1K and 1R rooms on Leopalace's own search, read on October 9, 2026. Half the rooms fall in the middle range.
For foreign applicants, documents and emergency contacts: what you need to rent a Leopalace.
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The lowest median was Shizuoka, at ¥44,000. Rents are what Leopalace advertised that day, before key money and fees. Search the same way on Leopalace's site (家具・家電有り, furnished).
What it costs to move into a Leopalace
Leopalace's own example is a ¥50,000 room. We applied the same fee list to the Osaka and Tokyo median rents. Prorated rent for the month you move in comes on top.
| At signing | Leopalace's example, ¥50,000 rent | Osaka median, ¥60,000 | Tokyo median, ¥96,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Key money (礼金), one month | ¥50,000 | ¥60,000 | ¥96,000 |
| Move-out cleaning, paid now | ¥52,250 | ¥52,250 | ¥52,250 |
| Fire insurance, 2 years | ¥19,890 | ¥19,890 | ¥19,890 |
| Key exchange | ¥16,500 | ¥16,500 | ¥16,500 |
| First month: rent, common fee, area fee, internet (optional) | ¥56,190 | ¥70,190 | ¥105,690 |
| Required at signing | ¥194,830 | ¥218,830 | ¥290,330 |
| Guarantor company, 100% to 120% of the monthly charge | ¥53,550 to ¥64,260 | ¥67,550 to ¥81,060 | ¥103,050 to ¥123,660 |
| Total with the guarantor fee | ¥248,380 to ¥259,090 | ¥286,380 to ¥299,890 | ¥393,380 to ¥413,990 |
| Optional: support plan and antibacterial treatment | ¥39,875 | ¥39,875 | ¥39,875 |
Fees from Leopalace's lease guide, read September 17, 2026. The Osaka and Tokyo columns are our estimate: a store quotes the exact figure for a room. The common fee is each city's median. Rooms of 40 m² or more pay ¥63,250 for cleaning.
Your monthly Leopalace bill
Each month you pay rent, the common fee, the ¥550 area fee (環境維持費, for local cleaning and neighborhood association fees) and ¥2,640 for Leopalace's optional internet if you take it, plus ¥524 for every bank debit. At the Tokyo median that is ¥106,214 a month; at the Osaka median, ¥70,714.
From the second year the guarantor company charges ¥15,000 a year. Every 2 years renewal costs ¥16,500, plus another 2 years of fire insurance (¥19,890) and the support plan if you keep it (¥18,975).
How to pay less for a Leopalace
- Look for campaign labels on the listing: 礼金ゼロ (no key money), 家賃1ヶ月無料 (a month's rent free) or ダブル割 (no key money and no rent in advance). 12% of Tokyo listings and 29% of Osaka listings carried one.
- Skip the optional support plan and antibacterial treatment: ¥39,875 together.
- Leopalace's internet is optional: without it you pay ¥2,640 less a month.
- Fire insurance is required, but Leopalace's guide says you can use your own policy.
- Stay at least a year. Leaving earlier costs one month's rent.
- For a stay of a few months, compare a Leopalace monthly contract: no key money, and utilities and internet included.
Leopalace move-out and cleaning fees
The cleaning fee is ¥52,250 for a room under 40 m² and ¥63,250 for a room of 40 m² or more, tax included, and Leopalace's lease example collects it at signing (lease guide). If you prepaid it, nothing more is due for cleaning when you leave (help center).
Damage you caused is charged on top as repair cost; normal wear and aging are not (restoration fees). Leopalace says it works the amount out under the construction ministry's guideline (help center). A pet-friendly property adds a ¥33,000 cleaning charge (lease guide).
Give a month's notice, and in the first year add a month's rent as a penalty. Key money and the guarantee fee are not refunded. See the notice rules in our Leopalace review.
Before you apply, check you have what Leopalace asks foreign applicants for: documents and emergency contacts.
Ask Leopalace for a quote on a room
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What renters say
Accounts from Reddit and Japanese sites about this topic. They are personal and unverified, and they describe different buildings.
Says the first payment was about ¥300,000 including two months up front, cleaning, fire insurance and other fees. Says leaving within a year is charged heavily and later exit costs are only damage.
Was told by Leopalace that it charges the cleaning fee regardless, because its cleaners have to go in anyway.
Moved out without paying a cleaning fee and says Leopalace waives the basic cleaning fee after four years in a room. Other commenters in the thread say it is charged regardless.
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Leopalace Osaka
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Reviews
Residents’ accounts from Japanese Q&A sites, blogs and Reddit, grouped by topic, with what is verified.
Leopalace review
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How much is Leopalace rent in Tokyo?
The median furnished 1K or 1R room on Leopalace's search was ¥96,000 a month plus a ¥6,500 common fee on October 9, 2026. Half the rooms were between ¥79,000 and ¥112,000.
How much does it cost to move into a Leopalace?
Leopalace's own example for a ¥50,000 room is ¥234,705. At the Tokyo median rent, the same fee list comes to about ¥393,000 to ¥414,000 with the guarantor fee, by our estimate.
Does Leopalace charge a deposit?
There is no standard deposit or agency fee in the published example. Almost every sampled room asked one month of key money unless a campaign waived it. Check whether your quote collects cleaning in advance; prepaid basic cleaning should not be charged again.
How much is the Leopalace move-out cleaning fee?
¥52,250 for a room under 40 m² and ¥63,250 for 40 m² or more, tax included. Leopalace's lease example collects it at signing, and if you did not prepay it you pay it when you leave. Damage you caused is charged separately; normal wear is not.
Is internet included in Leopalace rent?
On a lease, Leopalace's internet is optional: ¥2,640 a month for the Light plan or ¥3,630 for Basic, and its own example includes the Light plan. Monthly contracts include internet.
What is the Leopalace area fee (環境維持費)?
A monthly charge for local cleaning, drains and neighborhood association fees. It is ¥550 in Leopalace's example and can differ by area.
Set Up in Japan is an independent guide, not Leopalace's site. Read our full Leopalace review.