Cost of living comparison
Rome is 36.0% more expensive than Okinawa.
- Restaurants
-
pay 82.6% more in Rome
- Groceries
-
pay 16.4% less in Rome
- Transportation
-
pay 15.4% more in Rome
- Housing
-
pay 79.5% more in Rome
- Childcare
-
pay 56.2% more in Rome
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 13.8% more in Rome
- Clothing
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pay 20.8% more in Rome
The cost of restaurants, housing, childcare, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Rome are more expensive than in Okinawa. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Rome.
If you lived in Rome instead of Okinawa, you would:
pay 82.6% more for restaurants
Okinawa
|
Rome
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.16
¥1,035
|
$16.08
€13.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.63
¥814
|
$10.72
€9.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
¥179
|
$2.23
€1.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
¥120
|
$1.12
€0.95
|
|
pay 16.4% less for groceries
Okinawa
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
¥307
|
$1.78
€1.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.74
¥1,118
|
$7.00
€5.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.20
¥895
|
$6.20
€5.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
¥279
|
$3.76
€3.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.71
¥680
|
$4.89
€4.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.18
¥315
|
$1.07
€0.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.12
¥162
|
$0.92
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
¥189
|
$0.89
€0.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.47
¥358
|
$1.09
€0.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
¥222
|
$0.73
€0.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.09
¥157
|
$0.78
€0.67
|
|
pay 15.4% more for transportation
Okinawa
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
¥605
|
$7.15
€6.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.57
¥4,705
|
$37.51
€31.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,767.76
¥3,144,839
|
$26,794.08
€22,747.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$32.57
¥4,705
|
$17.15
€14.56
|
|
pay 79.5% more for housing
Okinawa
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.96
¥4,329
|
$29.46
€25.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.16
¥60,413
|
$1,180.31
€1,002.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.52
¥54,108
|
$763.10
€647.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.35
¥18,110
|
$167.26
€142.01
|
|
pay 56.2% more for childcare
Okinawa
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.67
¥47,050
|
$508.83
€431.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,490.67
€8,906.49
|
|
pay 13.8% more for entertainment and sports
Okinawa
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
¥470
|
$5.36
€4.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.80
¥405
|
$1.53
€1.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.56
¥659
|
$6.43
€5.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.50
¥7,152
|
$58.31
€49.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.72
¥1,694
|
$10.72
€9.10
|
|
pay 20.8% more for clothing
Okinawa
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.26
¥6,538
|
$65.43
€55.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.95
¥4,183
|
$30.74
€26.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.74
¥9,786
|
$77.17
€65.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.30
¥12,468
|
$102.32
€86.87
|
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