Rome vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rome	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1718	$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4113	$2392
🏠 One person rent	$929	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$1682	$715
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1842	$2528
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	92	52
😀 Quality of life	86	87
🏙️ Population	2.75M	686K

The cost of living in Rome is 84% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 2624th and 5882nd ($1718 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 732nd 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 2.7 months in Shizuoka. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Shizuoka ranked 10th in Japan, while ranked 337th and 271st 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	$14.5	$6.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$1.67	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.38	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1049	$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$701	$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2124	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1286	$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.4	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.16%	1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7056	$4676
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3427	$3205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$1.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.6	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.12	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.92	$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.88	$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$92.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.1	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9864	$8368

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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 Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$931
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$940
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$961
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$966
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$969
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1041
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1019
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$975
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$976
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$983
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1042
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$971
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1028
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1032
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1027
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1034
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1035
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1034
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1029
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$981
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1032
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1041
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1042
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1041
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1045
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1049
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1039
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1049
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1081
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1080
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1095
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1034
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1045
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1100
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1065
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1138
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1016
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1055
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$929
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1083