Rome vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Rome	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2082	$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4816	$2502
🏠 One person rent	$1184	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$2040	$605
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2197	$2414
😷 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 110% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 1819th and 5717th ($2082 vs $992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 489th in Italy and Japan, respectively. Check Italy vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Rome compared to 2.4 months in Sagamihara. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Sagamihara ranked 32nd in Japan, while ranked 179th and 856th 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	$16.6	$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.2	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.22	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1430	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$899	$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2479	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1607	$417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$97.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.7	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.26%	2.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9165	$5456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41	$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.17	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$6.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$5.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.59	$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.6	$2.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.6	$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.11	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.2	$66.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$31.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.6	$50.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$520
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12431	$12309

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Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1200
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1814
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1702
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1500
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1435
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1419
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1405
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1675
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1441
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1385
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1180
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1165
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1353
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1502
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1376
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1322
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1240
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1404
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1187
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1227
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1437
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1275
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1332
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1432
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1686
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1083
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1456
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1615
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1450
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1312
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1233
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1391
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1718
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1358

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$985
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1066
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$980
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1073
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1144
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1343
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1034
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$909
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1102
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1104
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$982
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1130
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1137
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$957
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1157
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1107
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1160
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$981
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1148
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1116
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1139
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1115
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1154
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1094
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1106
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$993
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1176
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1086
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1107
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1124
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1144
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1075
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1155
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1024
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1088
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1112
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1056
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1076
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1090
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1126