Melbourne vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2543
$2328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6242
$5536
🏠 One person rent
$1414
$1313
🏘️ Family rent
$2478
$2292
🍽️ Food expenses
$607
$641
🚐 Transport expenses
$361
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4489
$2255
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
98
😀 Quality of life
100
88
🏙️ Population
5.35M
1.35M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 9% more expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 829th and 1228th ($2543 vs $2328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Australia and Italy, respectively. Check Australia vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 1 months in Milan. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Milan ranked 2nd in Italy, while ranked 1st and 276th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Milan

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Melbourne Milan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.51
$7.24
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.15
$3.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1557
$1459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1162
$1060
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2836
$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2092
$1894
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.2
$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6978
$11130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6027
$5384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.85
$2.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$140
$43.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.67
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.94
$5.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$22.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$23.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$5.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.54
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26
$7.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.98
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.14
$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.17
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$83.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.8
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.1
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2326
$898
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22313
$19884

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1834
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1813
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1913
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1933
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1896
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1915
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1810
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1936
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2179
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1606
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1493
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$2000
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1816
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1876
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1880
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1868
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1825
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1728
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2258
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1905
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1795
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2364
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1460
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1701
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2355
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1709
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1855
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2481
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2040
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2354
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1995
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2133
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1273
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132

Cities near Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1803
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1706
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1808
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1330
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1624
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1725
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1716
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1479
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1757
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1426
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1271
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1497
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1479
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1591
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1563
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1556
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1320
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2763
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1429
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1394
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1335
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1893
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3160
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1226
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1320
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1620
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1613
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1659
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1586
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1578
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1724
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1488
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1673
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2850
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1565
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1607
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1386
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1665
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1653