Cost of living comparison

Rome, Italy

compared to

Tokyo, Japan

Tokyo vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 4.3% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 48.6% less in Tokyo
Groceries: pay 45.7% more in Tokyo
Transportation: pay 15.5% more in Tokyo
Housing: pay 10.1% less in Tokyo
Childcare: pay 21.5% more in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.1% more in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 9.1% less in Tokyo

The cost of groceries, childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Tokyo are more expensive than in Rome. Expenses including restaurants, housing, and clothing are lower in Tokyo.

Tokyo vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tokyo instead of Rome, you would:

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pay 48.6% less for restaurants

	Rome	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €14.40	$6.51 ¥949	-59.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €9.60	$5.21 ¥759	-51.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 €2.00	$1.12 ¥163	-50.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €1.01	$0.75 ¥109	-33.6%
Average			-48.6%

Rome vs. Tokyo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 45.7% more for groceries

	Rome	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78 €1.60	$1.63 ¥238	-8.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 €6.27	$7.01 ¥1,021	+0.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 €5.55	$5.89 ¥858	-5.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.37	$2.09 ¥304	-44.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.38	$3.26 ¥475	-33.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.96	$2.38 ¥346	+121.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.83	$1.06 ¥155	+15.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.80	$2.65 ¥386	+197.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.98	$2.42 ¥352	+121.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.65	$1.29 ¥188	+77.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.70	$1.26 ¥184	+61.0%
Average			+45.7%

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pay 15.5% more for transportation

	Rome	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 €6.40	$4.42 ¥644	-38.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.51 €33.61	$58.62 ¥8,538	+56.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,794.08 €24,004.57	$21,767.76 ¥3,170,365	-18.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.15 €15.36	$27.88 ¥4,060	+62.6%
Average			+15.5%

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pay 10.1% less for housing

	Rome	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.46 €26.39	$31.86 ¥4,640	+8.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,180.31 €1,057.43	$1,120.28 ¥163,163	-5.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$763.10 €683.65	$582.98 ¥84,908	-23.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.26 €149.85	$134.03 ¥19,521	-19.9%
Average			-10.1%

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pay 21.5% more for childcare

	Rome	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.83 €455.86	$533.29 ¥77,671	+4.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,490.67 €9,398.50	$14,506.96 ¥2,112,866	+38.3%
Average			+21.5%

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pay 15.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €4.80	$3.26 ¥474	-39.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 €1.37	$3.40 ¥496	+123.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 €5.76	$3.91 ¥569	-39.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.31 €52.24	$67.16 ¥9,781	+15.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €9.60	$12.38 ¥1,802	+15.5%
Average			+15.1%

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pay 9.1% less for clothing

	Rome	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.43 €58.62	$52.60 ¥7,661	-19.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.74 €27.54	$36.87 ¥5,370	+20.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.17 €69.13	$63.41 ¥9,236	-17.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.32 €91.67	$82.89 ¥12,073	-19.0%
Average			-9.1%

Rome vs. Tokyo - Cost of clothing

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