Italy vs Japan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Italy Japan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1423
$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3491
$2818
🏠 One person rent
$710
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$1265
$967
🍽️ Food expenses
$478
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.6
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1686
$2172
💸 GDP per capita
$34776
$33824
😃 Human freedom index
7.95
8.4
❤️ Life expectancy
82.8
84.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
56
73
🌐 English speaking %
28.5%
15%
🎓 Higher education
92
98
😀 Quality of life
78
91
🏙️ Population
60.3M
125M

The average cost of living in Italy ($1423) is 30% more expensive than in Japan ($1097). Italy ranked 36th vs 67th 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 2 months in Japan. Ranked 32nd and 14th 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
$15.3
$6.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.7
$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.17
$3.02
 Cappuccino
$1.73
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.46
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$729
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$1107
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$946
$704
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$97.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.3
$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.7%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4411
$4271
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2517
$2747
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.6
$59.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$25.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.97
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$2.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.09
$8.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.3
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$10.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$51.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.56
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.4
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.4
$16.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.1
$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.7
$56.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$516
$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10263
$11309

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1697
2.87M
Milan
$2074
1.37M
Turin
$1369
871K
Naples
$1337
966K
Genoa
$1450
559K
Palermo
$1150
668K
Bologna
$1602
393K
Florence
$1619
381K
Bari
$1324
323K
Verona
$1400
257K
Venice
$1438
255K
Catania
$1163
312K
Prato
$1443
193K
Messina
$1122
234K
Padua
$1593
210K
Trieste
$1279
204K
Brescia
$1472
197K
Parma
$1440
196K
Modena
$1550
185K
Reggio Emilia
$1341
172K
Livorno
$1383
158K
Latina
$1049
126K
Foggia
$1136
147K
Rimini
$1466
149K
Perugia
$1056
166K
Taranto
$1121
198K
Ravenna
$1132
159K
Forli
$1523
118K
Monza
$1567
124K
Bergamo
$1302
121K

In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1556
14M
Yokohama
$1329
3.76M
Osaka
$1116
2.75M
Nagoya
$1196
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1101
1.54M
Kobe
$1076
1.52M
Sapporo
$1173
1.96M
Sendai
$1026
1.06M
Fukuoka
$1054
1.6M
Hiroshima
$954
1.2M
Saitama
$1063
1.33M
Kyoto
$1026
1.46M
Yokosuka
$1136
390K
Sakai
$1103
824K
Chiba
$1161
975K
Sagamihara
$1020
726K
Kitakyushu
$963
935K
Hachioji
$1117
576K
Kagoshima
$999
594K
Kumamoto
$886
738K
Kawaguchi
$1052
593K
Amagasaki
$1058
459K
Utsunomiya
$998
518K
Niigata
$1056
791K
Funabashi
$1224
641K
Kashiwa
$1136
428K
Hamamatsu
$1033
788K
Shizuoka
$980
686K
Himeji
$1132
528K
Kurashiki
$1004
475K