Italy vs Japan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Italy Japan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1616
$1130
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3844
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$819
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$1372
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1942
$1977
💸 GDP per capita
$40226
$32476
😃 Human freedom index
8.26
8.73
❤️ Life expectancy
83.7
84
👮 Corruption perceptions index
54
71
🌐 English speaking %
13.6%
15%
🎓 Higher education
92
98
😀 Quality of life
80
89
🏙️ Population
59M
124M

The average cost of living in Italy ($1616) is 43% more expensive than in Japan ($1130). Italy ranked 32nd vs 76th for Japan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Italy compared to 1.7 months in Japan. Ranked 34th and 18th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Italy vs Japan

We calculate prices for Italy and Japan as a population-weighted mean of 148 and 907 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Italy Japan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.9
$34.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.88
$2.96
 Cappuccino
$2.07
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1563
$1107
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1076
$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$92.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.02%
1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4727
$4931
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2702
$2794
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.91
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.5
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$25.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.15
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$4.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$4.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.43
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.16
$8.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.89
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.8
$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$100
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.1
$16.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.2
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.9
$56.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$567
$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10619
$12869

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$2020
2.75M
Milan
$2307
1.35M
Turin
$1582
842K
Naples
$1605
913K
Genoa
$1620
559K
Palermo
$1301
630K
Bologna
$1727
388K
Florence
$1785
361K
Catania
$1298
312K
Bari
$1588
316K
Verona
$1657
256K
Venice
$1704
250K
Padua
$1769
206K
Prato
$1607
196K
Messina
$1176
219K
Brescia
$1762
196K
Parma
$1589
197K
Modena
$1700
184K
Trieste
$1600
198K
Reggio Emilia
$1446
170K
Taranto
$1311
188K
Rimini
$1567
149K
Perugia
$1215
162K
Ravenna
$1384
156K
Cagliari
$1586
148K
Bergamo
$1547
120K
Foggia
$1334
145K
Livorno
$1510
153K
Forli
$1614
116K
Latina
$1345
128K

In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1698
14.3M
Yokohama
$1336
3.76M
Osaka
$1237
2.75M
Nagoya
$1189
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1354
1.54M
Sapporo
$1181
1.96M
Hiroshima
$883
1.2M
Kyoto
$1107
1.46M
Kobe
$1106
1.52M
Saitama
$1037
1.33M
Fukuoka
$1065
1.6M
Chiba
$1251
975K
Shizuoka
$1025
686K
Sakai
$1115
824K
Sagamihara
$1021
726K
Sendai
$1069
1.06M
Niigata
$1007
791K
Kitakyushu
$1078
935K
Funabashi
$1117
641K
Hachioji
$1286
576K
Kawaguchi
$1025
594K
Hamamatsu
$1016
788K
Kumamoto
$991
738K
Kagoshima
$1016
594K
Kashiwa
$1116
428K
Utsunomiya
$1052
518K
Machida
$1049
434K
Matsudo
$1024
498K
Ichikawa
$1041
496K
Nishinomiya
$1091
487K