Okayama vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Okayama	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$943	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2571	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$349	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$642	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1425	$1842
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	69	92
😀 Quality of life	68	86
🏙️ Population	720K	2.75M

The cost of living in Okayama is 45% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 5814th and 2624th ($943 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 703rd and 2nd in Japan and Italy, respectively. Check Japan vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Okayama compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Okayama ranked 466th best city to live in Japan vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 3179th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Okayama vs Rome

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	Okayama	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.71	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.11	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.72	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$421	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.3	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.7	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.77%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6597	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3763	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.9	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.86	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.98	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.1	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.1	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.8	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$584	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16248	$9864

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Cities near Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$937
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1078
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$967
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$949
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$949
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$985
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$952
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$936
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$932
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$896
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$946
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$900
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$943
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$917
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$919
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$946
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$1040
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$991
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$911
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$948
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$961
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$1057
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$883
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$949
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$978
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$964
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1187
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$1064
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$964
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$882
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$1075
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$1042
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1165
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$990
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1100
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$885
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1181
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1383
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1573
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1545

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201