Rome vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Rome	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1972	$978
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4629	$2488
🏠 One person rent	$1099	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$1926	$583
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2041	$2465
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	91	95
😀 Quality of life	91	79
🏙️ Population	2.75M	726K

The cost of living in Rome is 102% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 2104th and 5718th ($1972 vs $978) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 464th in Italy and Japan, respectively. Check Italy vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Rome compared to 2.5 months in Sagamihara. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Sagamihara ranked 28th in Japan, while ranked 134th and 765th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Sagamihara

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	Rome	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.4	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.2	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1246	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2194	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1571	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$94.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.3	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8628	$5200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$3027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.1	$64.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.1	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.19	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$29.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$7.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$6.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.81	$8.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.52	$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.3	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.04	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.9	$65
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$50.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$499	$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14156	$14052

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Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1179
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1779
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1707
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1512
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1417
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1400
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1683
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1367
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1166
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1173
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1322
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1474
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1421
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1316
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1212
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1383
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1473
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1296
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1217
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1215
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1395
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1240
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1407
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1346
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1429
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1385
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1645
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1048
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1480
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1570
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1413
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1305
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1476
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1201
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1431
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1685
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1330

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$959
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1047
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$967
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1047
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1102
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1318
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$859
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1070
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1070
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$951
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1094
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1105
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$922
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1122
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1128
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$946
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1108
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1087
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1098
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1101
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1133
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1077
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$958
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1144
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1085
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1081
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1082
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1123
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1045
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1131
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$995
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1086
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1073
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1026
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1037
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1091
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1108