Italy vs Japan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Italy Japan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1493
$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3660
$2959
🏠 One person rent
$747
$528
🏘️ Family rent
$1331
$1024
🍽️ Food expenses
$500
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.1
$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1757
$2197
💸 GDP per capita
$38373
$33834
😃 Human freedom index
7.95
8.4
❤️ Life expectancy
82.9
84
👮 Corruption perceptions index
56
73
🌐 English speaking %
28.5%
15%
🎓 Higher education
92
98
😀 Quality of life
78
89
🏙️ Population
58.9M
125M

The average cost of living in Italy ($1493) is 29% more expensive than in Japan ($1160). Italy ranked 35th vs 65th 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 1.9 months in Japan. Ranked 33rd and 16th 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
$16.2
$6.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.3
$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.39
$3.26
 Cappuccino
$1.81
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.59
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1489
$1193
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.51%
1.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4368
$5404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2528
$3197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.6
$60.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$26.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.84
$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.31
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.46
$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.56
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.1
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.4
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$97.2
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$17.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$82
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$60.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$544
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10528
$11669

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1750
2.75M
Milan
$2146
1.35M
Turin
$1502
842K
Naples
$1449
913K
Genoa
$1498
559K
Palermo
$1211
630K
Bologna
$1671
388K
Florence
$1648
361K
Bari
$1372
316K
Catania
$1229
312K
Verona
$1570
256K
Venice
$1553
250K
Prato
$1528
196K
Messina
$1157
219K
Padua
$1666
206K
Brescia
$1456
196K
Parma
$1478
197K
Trieste
$1362
198K
Modena
$1573
184K
Reggio Emilia
$1394
170K
Rimini
$1471
149K
Livorno
$1454
153K
Ravenna
$1177
156K
Perugia
$1129
162K
Bergamo
$1444
120K
Foggia
$1241
145K
Taranto
$1174
188K
Forli
$1588
116K
Trento
$1605
118K
Monza
$1613
122K

In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1641
14.3M
Yokohama
$1385
3.76M
Osaka
$1212
2.75M
Nagoya
$1248
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1187
1.54M
Sapporo
$1268
1.96M
Kyoto
$1210
1.46M
Kobe
$1119
1.52M
Sendai
$1111
1.06M
Saitama
$1038
1.33M
Fukuoka
$1162
1.6M
Sakai
$1174
824K
Hiroshima
$1003
1.2M
Yokosuka
$1153
390K
Sagamihara
$1060
726K
Chiba
$1244
975K
Kitakyushu
$1044
935K
Kagoshima
$1092
594K
Hachioji
$1252
576K
Kumamoto
$970
738K
Wakayama
$1226
353K
Amagasaki
$1132
456K
Kawaguchi
$1056
594K
Utsunomiya
$1048
518K
Niigata
$1108
791K
Shizuoka
$991
686K
Hamamatsu
$1046
788K
Funabashi
$1145
641K
Himeji
$1212
528K
Kurashiki
$1103
475K