Rome vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1697
$1063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4149
$3283
🏠 One person rent
$891
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$1287
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1795
$1764
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
92
99
😀 Quality of life
87
79
🏙️ Population
2.87M
1.33M

The cost of living in Rome is 60% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 2685th and 4896th ($1697 vs $1063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 145th 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 1.7 months in Saitama. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Saitama ranked 35th in Japan, while ranked 230th and 484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Saitama

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Rome Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.9
$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.2
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.43
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.63
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1043
$361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$645
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2193
$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.74%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7657
$4560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3688
$3226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$3.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.15
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$7.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.74
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.67
$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.68
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.92
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.2
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$8.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$105
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.8
$52
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$509
$443
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$13860

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Cities near Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$916
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1604
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1504
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1351
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1425
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1363
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1049
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1698
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1261
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1332
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1024
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1011
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1104
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$964
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1339
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1092
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1067
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1056
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1166
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1324
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1066
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1294
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1298
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1231
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1173
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1285
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1321
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1328
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1280
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1516
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1151
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1231
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1337
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1293
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1230
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1347
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1065
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1090
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1527
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1229

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$988
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1009
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1041
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1031
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1053
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1036
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1063
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1133
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1069
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1035
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1071
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1043
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1066
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1192
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1057
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1036
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1030
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1067
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1039