Italy vs Japan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Italy Japan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1656
$1131
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3941
$2766
🏠 One person rent
$842
$508
🏘️ Family rent
$1416
$842
🍽️ Food expenses
$553
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1983
$1971
💸 GDP per capita
$40385
$32487
😃 Human freedom index
8.28
8.6
❤️ Life expectancy
83.7
84
👮 Corruption perceptions index
53
71
🌐 English speaking %
13.6%
15%
🎓 Higher education
92
98
😀 Quality of life
81
89
🏙️ Population
59M
124M

The average cost of living in Italy ($1656) is 46% more expensive than in Japan ($1131). Italy ranked 32nd vs 78th 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 35th and 20th 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
$18.2
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.8
$34.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$3.16
 Cappuccino
$2.14
$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.01
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$873
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$627
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$1138
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1114
$682
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$94.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$208
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.47%
1.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4872
$5340
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2604
$2928
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.97
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.5
$60.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.39
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$4.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.67
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.07
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$9.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.8
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$99.6
$35
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.2
$15.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.8
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$57.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$582
$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11511
$13435

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Cities Comparison in Italy vs Japan

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$2082
2.75M
Milan
$2370
1.35M
Turin
$1652
842K
Naples
$1615
913K
Genoa
$1649
559K
Palermo
$1308
630K
Bologna
$1761
388K
Florence
$1851
361K
Catania
$1318
312K
Bari
$1646
315K
Verona
$1733
256K
Venice
$1611
250K
Prato
$1611
196K
Padua
$1855
206K
Parma
$1652
197K
Messina
$1235
219K
Brescia
$1844
196K
Modena
$1719
184K
Trieste
$1661
198K
Reggio Emilia
$1468
170K
Ravenna
$1415
156K
Taranto
$1336
188K
Bergamo
$1582
120K
Perugia
$1240
162K
Rimini
$1618
149K
Cagliari
$1672
148K
Foggia
$1367
145K
Monza
$1885
122K
Livorno
$1659
153K
Forli
$1609
116K

In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1698
14.3M
Yokohama
$1343
3.76M
Osaka
$1274
2.75M
Nagoya
$1196
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1399
1.54M
Sapporo
$1121
1.96M
Hiroshima
$877
1.2M
Kobe
$1103
1.52M
Kyoto
$1128
1.46M
Fukuoka
$1045
1.6M
Saitama
$1073
1.33M
Sagamihara
$992
726K
Sakai
$1127
824K
Chiba
$1263
975K
Shizuoka
$961
686K
Kitakyushu
$1088
935K
Sendai
$1010
1.06M
Hachioji
$1343
576K
Funabashi
$1130
641K
Niigata
$1024
791K
Kawaguchi
$1050
594K
Kumamoto
$957
738K
Hamamatsu
$991
788K
Kagoshima
$991
594K
Machida
$1066
434K
Kashiwa
$1145
428K
Himeji
$1009
528K
Utsunomiya
$1036
518K
Nishinomiya
$1093
487K
Okayama
$910
720K