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Akita vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Akita vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

pay 53.0% less for restaurants

 
Rome
Akita
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.52
€15.27
$6.68
¥1,078
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.68
€10.18
$5.18
¥835
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.50
€2.18
$1.02
¥164

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pay 29.5% less for groceries

 
Rome
Akita
Bread
1 loaf
$2.21
€1.93
$2.00
¥323
Local cheese (8 oz) $9.54
€8.31
??
Milk (1 gallon) $7.12
€6.20
$7.18
¥1,159

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pay 13.3% less for transportation

 
Rome
Akita
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.66
€6.68
$5.41
¥873
Monthly public transit pass $40.88
€35.63
$30.74
¥4,958
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,199.74
€25,451.95
$33,412.07
¥5M

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pay 5.6% less for housing

 
Rome
Akita
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$32.12
€27.99
$53.46
¥8,623
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,436.63
€1,252.24
$601.42
¥97,012
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $927.65
€808.59
$467.77
¥75,453

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pay 58.8% less for childcare

 
Rome
Akita
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $568.18
€495.26
$233.88
¥37,727
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,951.36
€9,545.76
??

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pay 10.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Rome
Akita
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.84
€5.09
$2.00
¥323
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.01
€1.76
$3.68
¥593
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.18
€6.26
$3.07
¥496

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pay 7.4% more for clothing

 
Rome
Akita
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$81.76
€71.27
$44.22
¥7,133
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.76
€32.92
$48.96
¥7,898
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.68
€77.30
$91.33
¥14,732

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