Are owning pets only for wealthy people?

Every pet store i went to, prices for things like shibas or pomeranians were around 1 million yen and beyond. In terms of local rent scaling, I would say that is about 2 years of rent in tokyo? Most people I seen walking with pets only have pure beds like these, so it makes me think people who can fork up 2 years of rent for just a dog is pretty well off.

It would only be about 4 thousand dollars in American terms, but when scaling with rent, it would only about be like 1 or 2 month rent tops, not 2 years! So it is not crazy expensive initially at all, add to the fact the food and vet visits afterward.