Rome vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2082
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4816
$4139
🏠 One person rent
$1184
$825
🏘️ Family rent
$2040
$1461
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2197
$2676
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
91
100
😀 Quality of life
91
96
🏙️ Population
2.75M
14.3M

The cost of living in Rome is 23% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 1819th and 3249th ($2082 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Tokyo. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 179th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Tokyo

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Rome Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.22
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1430
$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$899
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2479
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.7
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.26%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9165
$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3801
$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.17
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.6
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.11
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.96
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.2
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.7
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.6
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12431
$16728

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Cities near Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1200
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1814
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1702
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1500
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1435
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1419
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1405
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1675
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1441
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1385
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1128
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1180
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1165
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1353
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1502
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1376
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1322
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1240
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1404
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1495
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1187
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1227
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1203
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1437
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1275
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1431
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1332
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1432
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1426
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1686
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1083
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1456
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1615
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1450
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1312
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1505
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1233
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1391
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1718
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1358

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1155
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1154
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1176
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1074
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1084
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$993
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1160
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$979
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1072
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1116
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1089
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1011
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1399
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1073
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1115
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1107
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1038
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1040
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1013
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1130
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1094
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1005