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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy vs ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan

Data-backed snapshot for immigrants planning a move. Verify visa rules and costs on official government sites before you decide.

Publisher: MigrantIQ EditorialUpdated regularly4 min readVerify official sources
Topic๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan
Monthly living estimate (rent + groceries + transport)โ‚ฌ1,050ยฅ816
Cost of living index (signal)61.447.5
Quality of life index (signal)7.58.8
Typical net monthly salary (signal)5,1746,861
1BR rent city centre (signal)656470
Top marginal income tax % (signal)4345
Unemployment rate %10.94.4
Healthcare (summary)Universal/BeveridgeUniversal/Insurance
Language test often requiredVaries / not alwaysVaries / not always
Dual citizenship (signal)Check rulesCheck rules
CurrencyEURJPY
Population (profile)60,964,931123,201,945
Life expectancy (profile)total population: 83 years male: 80.7 years female: 85.5 yearstotal population: 85.2 years male: 82.3 years female: 88.2 years
GDP per capita (profile)$35,800.00 (USD)$38,200.00 (USD)
Unemployment (profile)10.9%4.4%
Climate (profile)Italy's climate is generally pleasant. Although summer temperatures can rise into the mid-90s with high humidity, evenings are considerabโ€ฆTemperature extremes are fewer than in the U.S. since no part of the interior is more than 100 miles from the coast. At the same time, beโ€ฆ

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  • - Profile topic rows appear when country profile data has been imported for that destination.
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Sources & Official Links

  • Italy official source

    Ministero degli Affari Esteri (Visti per l'Italia)

  • Japan official source

    Immigration Services Agency of Japan

  • MigrantIQ country data

    Living-cost signals from the country record; optional rows from imported profile topics (CountryReports).

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