Milan vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milan Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2307
$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5512
$1985
🏠 One person rent
$1295
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$2316
$533
🍽️ Food expenses
$634
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$195
$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2386
$768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
98
60
😀 Quality of life
88
57
🏙️ Population
1.35M
9.4M

The cost of living in Milan is 224% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1250th and 7025th ($2307 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 46th in Italy and China, respectively. Check Italy vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Milan compared to 1.1 months in Ningbo. Milan ranked 2nd best city to live in Italy vs Ningbo ranked 49th in China, while ranked 315th and 6133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milan vs Ningbo

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Milan Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.4
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.1
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.24
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.35
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1465
$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1056
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2665
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1944
$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$57.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.11%
3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10174
$5268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5200
$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.53
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.17
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.1
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.1
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.96
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.56
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.6
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$103
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$850
$598
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16429
$15234

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1792
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1764
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1699
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1808
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1344
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1649
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1770
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1781
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1474
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1803
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1474
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1264
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1547
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1489
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1605
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1624
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1582
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1316
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2673
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1469
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1402
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1308
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1762
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3158
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1263
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1268
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1589
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1620
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1582
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1602
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1642
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1657
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1446
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1662
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2846
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1615
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1589
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1336
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1612
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1700

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$576
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$740
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$666
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$597
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$826
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1128
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1003
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$672
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$631
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$673
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$771
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$586
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$632
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$696
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$679
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$696
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$753
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$612
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$674
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$642
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$547
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$700
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$634
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$637
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$639
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$601
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$621
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$604
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$659
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$622
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$630
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$597
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$597
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$620
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$634
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$618
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$531