Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 15.4% more expensive than Rome.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Rome, you would:
pay 44.5% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Tokyo
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.79
€18.49
|
$7.57
¥1,186
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
$5.30
¥830
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.11
|
$1.29
¥203
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$0.88
¥138
|
|
pay 66.3% more for groceries
Rome
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.66
|
$1.58
¥248
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.48
€7.93
|
$7.12
¥1,116
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
€6.47
|
$5.46
¥856
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.33
|
$2.04
¥320
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
€4.52
|
$3.81
¥597
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$3.30
¥518
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$1.52
¥238
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.04
|
$3.33
¥521
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.24
|
$2.26
¥354
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$2.29
¥359
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$1.79
¥280
|
|
pay 31.0% more for transportation
Rome
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.67
€7.16
|
$4.77
¥747
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€35.95
|
$75.67
¥11,860
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,675.06
|
$21,565.59
¥3,380,211
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.39
€14.38
|
$28.75
¥4,507
|
|
pay 5.4% less for housing
Rome
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.43
€28.42
|
$35.00
¥5,486
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.91
€1,094.69
|
$1,128.57
¥176,893
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$773.95
€722.96
|
$671.52
¥105,255
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.31
€161.89
|
$138.96
¥21,781
|
|
pay 55.5% more for childcare
Rome
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$531.12
€496.12
|
$616.16
¥96,577
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,734.44
€8,158.89
|
$17,025.47
¥2,668,588
|
|
pay 24.8% more for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$4.16
¥652
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.56
|
$3.54
¥555
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.16
|
$4.54
¥712
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.27
€52.56
|
$72.81
¥11,412
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.24
|
$13.62
¥2,135
|
|
pay 20.0% less for clothing
Rome
|
Tokyo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.59
€79.95
|
$50.16
¥7,862
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
€33.94
|
$40.10
¥6,285
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.35
€90.94
|
$65.44
¥10,257
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.90
€115.74
|
$103.70
¥16,254
|
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