Rome vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1750
$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4293
$3066
🏠 One person rent
$929
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$1751
$1034
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1885
$1869
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
92
99
😀 Quality of life
86
79
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.33M

The cost of living in Rome is 69% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 2722nd and 5386th ($1750 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 468th 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 1.8 months in Saitama. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Saitama ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 294th and 592nd 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
$15.4
$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$2.29
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.25
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1074
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$679
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2242
$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.3
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.61%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7363
$5623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3723
$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$5.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.34
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.91
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.09
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$123
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.9
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$513
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10781
$12701

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Cities near Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$928
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1654
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1492
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1427
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1316
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1400
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1324
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1545
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1277
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1287
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1061
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1058
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1117
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1168
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1424
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1268
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1034
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1129
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1188
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1363
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1340
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1148
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1148
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1301
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1259
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1320
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1294
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1249
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1323
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1601
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1212
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1231
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1449
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1342
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1199
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1400
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1208
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1240
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1632
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1262

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075