Rome vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rome	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1718	$1009
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4113	$2496
🏠 One person rent	$929	$438
🏘️ Family rent	$1682	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1842	$2407
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	92	70
😀 Quality of life	86	73
🏙️ Population	2.75M	518K

The cost of living in Rome is 70% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 2624th and 5444th ($1718 vs $1009) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 511th 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 2.4 months in Utsunomiya. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Utsunomiya ranked 180th in Japan, while ranked 337th and 1535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Utsunomiya

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	Rome	Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$5.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$5.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$1.67	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.38	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1049	$413
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$701	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2124	$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1286	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$96.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.4	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.16%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7056	$4788
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3427	$2991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.6	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$5.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.12	$7.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.92	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.88	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.1	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$63.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9864	$15244

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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 Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$1016
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$1009
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$1031
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1016
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1024
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$1041
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1037
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$1074
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1044
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$1077
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1054
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1049
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1047
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1052
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1099
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1057
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1080
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1116
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1057
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1046
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1088
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1073
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1190
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1126
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1092
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1068
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1156
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1075
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1108
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1322
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1099
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1248
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1053
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1084
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1069
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1187
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1042
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1125
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1059