Cost of living comparison
Rome is 77.3% more expensive than Saitama.
If you lived in Rome instead of Saitama, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Saitama
|
Rome
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.42
¥956
|
$16.24
€14.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.02
¥597
|
$10.83
€9.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥131
|
$2.22
€2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
¥102
|
$1.15
€1.04
|
|
pay 22.3% more for groceries
Saitama
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
¥218
|
$1.87
€1.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.56
¥827
|
$6.93
€6.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
¥780
|
$6.37
€5.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
¥317
|
$3.90
€3.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥267
|
$5.10
€4.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.49
¥222
|
$1.02
€0.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
¥156
|
$0.91
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
¥184
|
$0.95
€0.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥262
|
$1.15
€1.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
¥155
|
$0.72
€0.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
¥82
|
$0.78
€0.71
|
|
pay 31.0% more for transportation
Saitama
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
¥625
|
$7.44
€6.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.70
¥3,822
|
$37.90
€34.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,193,281
|
$26,749.78
€24,357.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.77
¥3,535
|
$17.87
€16.27
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Saitama
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.30
¥4,953
|
$30.04
€27.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$385.48
¥57,330
|
$1,171.95
€1,067.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$224.86
¥33,442
|
$721.77
€657.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.47
¥15,091
|
$175.72
€160.01
|
|
pay 89.6% more for childcare
Saitama
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$175.61
¥26,117
|
$516.83
€470.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,564.30
¥1,719,900
|
$9,813.53
€8,936.01
|
|
pay 60.4% more for entertainment and sports
Saitama
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.09
¥311
|
$5.41
€4.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
¥366
|
$1.59
€1.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
¥569
|
$6.50
€5.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.34
¥5,255
|
$62.20
€56.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.19
¥1,218
|
$10.83
€9.86
|
|
pay 80.2% more for clothing
Saitama
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.52
¥3,201
|
$67.31
€61.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.49
¥3,344
|
$30.97
€28.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$49.79
¥7,405
|
$81.10
€73.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.37
¥14,332
|
$103.39
€94.15
|
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