Milan vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milan Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2146
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5367
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$1194
$311
🏘️ Family rent
$2348
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$189
$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2119
$758
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
99
61
😀 Quality of life
86
53
🏙️ Population
1.35M
9.4M

The cost of living in Milan is 193% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1476th and 6747th ($2146 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 63rd 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 45th in China, while ranked 305th and 6048th 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
$19.7
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.6
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.85
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.18
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.2
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1387
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2947
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1881
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.76%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9597
$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4901
$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.46
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$4.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.66
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.22
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.83
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.03
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.1
$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$836
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14475
$12898

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Cities near Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1616
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1613
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1557
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1559
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1333
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1478
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1724
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1633
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1449
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1697
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1420
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1262
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1444
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1391
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1470
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1553
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1494
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1248
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2763
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1380
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1305
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1396
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1456
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3009
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1164
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1200
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1478
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1498
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1502
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1409
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1543
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1570
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1394
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1364
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2197
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1425
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1428
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1280
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1605
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1573

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$612
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$742
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$702
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$585
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$843
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1136
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1028
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$708
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$712
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$749
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$706
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$706
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$731
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$718
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$738
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$719
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$776
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$661
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$702
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$698
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$620
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$719
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$685
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$703
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$690
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$729
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$674
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$633
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$771
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$674
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$630
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$629
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$694
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$676
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$651
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538