Rome vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1750
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4293
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$929
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$1751
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1885
$2601
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
92
100
😀 Quality of life
86
99
🏙️ Population
2.75M
14.3M

The cost of living in Rome is 7% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 2722nd and 3085th ($1750 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 294th and 3rd 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
$15.4
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.25
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1074
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$679
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2242
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.3
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.61%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7363
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3723
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.34
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.91
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.09
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$123
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.9
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$513
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10781
$15495

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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 Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033