Milan vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milan Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2370
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5666
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$1333
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$2384
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$193
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
98
53
😀 Quality of life
88
71
🏙️ Population
1.35M
9.4M

The cost of living in Milan is 253% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1148th and 7431st ($2370 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 80th 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 1.3 months in Ningbo. Milan ranked 2nd best city to live in Italy vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 336th and 3738th 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
$20.8
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.56
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.45
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1522
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1068
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2800
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1958
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$228
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.9
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10810
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5173
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.59
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.7
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.49
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.6
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.27
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.3
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$105
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.5
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$867
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18202
$15051

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Cities near Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1778
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1885
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1675
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1817
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1371
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1631
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1769
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1803
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1458
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1782
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1474
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1290
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1582
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1498
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1577
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1602
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1606
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1338
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2884
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1471
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1432
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1354
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1844
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3229
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1275
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1342
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1652
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1649
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1652
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1628
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1660
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1733
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1468
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1694
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2942
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1618
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1637
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1375
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1649
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1719

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525