Rome vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1972
$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4629
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$1099
$813
🏘️ Family rent
$1926
$1422
🍽️ Food expenses
$525
$448
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$307
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2041
$2429
😷 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 17% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 2104th and 3273rd ($1972 vs $1679) 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 months in Rome compared to 1.4 months in Tokyo. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 134th and 9th 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
$15.9
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.4
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.2
$3.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.27
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1246
$1130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$861
$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2194
$2080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1571
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.3
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8628
$10558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3484
$5002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.1
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.19
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$6.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.42
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.81
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.52
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.5
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$499
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14156
$17493

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Cities near Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1179
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1779
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1707
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1512
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1425
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1417
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1400
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1683
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1436
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1367
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1128
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1166
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1173
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1322
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1474
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1421
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1316
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1212
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1383
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1473
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1296
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1217
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1215
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1395
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1240
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1407
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1346
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1429
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1385
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1645
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1048
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1480
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1570
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1413
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1305
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1476
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1201
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1431
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1685
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1330

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1131
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1133
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1144
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1073
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1074
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$985
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1128
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1086
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1087
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1075
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1004
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1358
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1080
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1105
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1055
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1037
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1033
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1038
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1009
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1107
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1094
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1006