Rome vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rome	Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1718	$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4113	$3375
🏠 One person rent	$929	$488
🏘️ Family rent	$1682	$1182
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$402
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1842	$1611
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	92	99
😀 Quality of life	86	77
🏙️ Population	2.75M	1.33M

The cost of living in Rome is 44% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 2624th and 4495th ($1718 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 42nd 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 1.3 months in Saitama. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 337th and 748th 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	$14.5	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$1.67	$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.38	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1049	$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$701	$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2124	$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1286	$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.4	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.16%	1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7056	$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3427	$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.6	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.12	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.92	$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.88	$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.1	$37
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9864	$14676

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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

Cities near Saitama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi	Warabi	$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Toda	$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi	Shiki	$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Asaka	$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Fujimi	$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kawaguchi	$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi	Wako	$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi	Niiza	$1107
11 km or 7 mi	Miyoshi	$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi	Fujimino	$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi	Koshigaya	$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kiyose	$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi	Ageo	$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi	Hasuda	$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi	Soka	$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi	Ina	$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kasukabe	$1111
17 km or 10 mi	Kawagoe	$1222
17 km or 10 mi	Matsubushi	$1088
17 km or 11 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
18 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1136
18 km or 11 mi	Okegawa	$1098
18 km or 11 mi	Shiraoka	$1079
18 km or 11 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
18 km or 11 mi	Yoshikawa	$1090
18 km or 11 mi	Yashio	$1071
19 km or 12 mi	Miyashiro	$1079
20 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1607
20 km or 12 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
20 km or 12 mi	Sugito	$1080
21 km or 13 mi	Misato	$1071
21 km or 13 mi	Sayama	$1109
21 km or 13 mi	Kitamoto	$1099
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1124
21 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1150
22 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1103
22 km or 14 mi	Kuki	$1091
23 km or 14 mi	Iruma	$1108
23 km or 14 mi	Noda	$1125