Rome vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Rome	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2020	$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$2577
🏠 One person rent	$1128	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$1938	$702
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2219	$2644
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	91	52
😀 Quality of life	89	89
🏙️ Population	2.75M	686K

The cost of living in Rome is 97% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 1942nd and 5380th ($2020 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 315th 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 2.6 months in Shizuoka. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Shizuoka ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 292nd and 291st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Shizuoka

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	Rome	Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$6.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.92	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1313	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$865	$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2374	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1513	$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$222	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.1	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.84%	0.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8120	$4629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3992	$3173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.6	$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$7.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$40.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.8	$9.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.33	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.15	$0.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.6	$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.1	$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$558	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10916	$19584

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Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1153
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1747
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1680
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1479
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1413
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1376
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1345
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1586
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1392
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1404
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1101
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1145
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1128
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1381
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1462
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1307
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1264
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1215
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1340
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1463
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1166
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1191
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1170
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1429
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1271
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1389
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1291
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1365
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1381
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1084
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1438
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1605
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1412
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1299
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1466
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1217
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1325
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1689
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1323

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$976
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$973
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$976
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$979
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$976
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1044
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1018
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$974
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$968
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$977
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1037
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$962
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1025
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1026
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1024
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1021
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1023
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1029
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1023
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$959
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1023
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1029
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1032
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1032
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1016
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1043
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1030
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1035
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1071
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1064
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1083
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1020
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1041
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1086
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1055
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1141
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1002
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1038
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$908
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1068