Milan vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milan Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2328
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5536
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$1313
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$2292
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$641
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2255
$1198
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
98
53
😀 Quality of life
88
73
🏙️ Population
1.35M
9.4M

The cost of living in Milan is 253% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1228th and 7558th ($2328 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 114th 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 1.8 months in Ningbo. Milan ranked 2nd best city to live in Italy vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 276th and 2343rd 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
$20.1
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.3
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.24
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.73
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1459
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1060
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2618
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1894
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.1
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.13%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11130
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5384
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.55
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.4
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.41
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.2
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.28
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.54
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.6
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$101
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$106
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$898
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19884
$15801

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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

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538