Milan vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milan Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2022
$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5010
$2004
🏠 One person rent
$1119
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$2148
$591
🍽️ Food expenses
$553
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2069
$725
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
98
60
😀 Quality of life
86
53
🏙️ Population
1.35M
9.4M

The cost of living in Milan is 186% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1772nd and 6849th ($2022 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st 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 months in Ningbo. Milan ranked 2nd best city to live in Italy vs Ningbo ranked 48th in China, while ranked 341st and 6084th 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
$18.3
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.2
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.55
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1745
$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.37%
4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9154
$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4766
$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.33
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.8
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.39
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.23
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$790
$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14604
$12465

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1576
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1586
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1503
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1592
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1228
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1506
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1503
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1496
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1271
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1634
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1365
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1157
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1450
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1422
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1389
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1334
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1202
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2507
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1401
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1240
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1293
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1410
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$2853
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1162
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1209
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1403
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1470
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1424
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1405
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1512
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1459
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1323
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1474
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2344
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1348
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1400
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1203
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1509
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1506

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$590
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$716
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$573
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$805
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1097
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$984
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$677
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$671
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$700
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$670
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$665
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$868
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$587
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$645
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$670
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$682
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$726
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$631
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$695
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$650
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$602
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$681
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$657
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$642
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$654
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$702
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$643
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$616
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$672
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$644
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$607
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$603
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$642
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$643
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$621
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$522