Milan vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Milan	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2022	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5010	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$1119	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$2148	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$187	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2069	$191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	98	29
😀 Quality of life	86	36
🏙️ Population	1.35M	159K

The cost of living in Milan is 141% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 1772nd and 6298th ($2022 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Italy and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Italy vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Milan compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Milan ranked 2nd best city to live in Italy vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 341st and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milan vs Praia

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	Milan	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.2	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.55	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$2.09	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$891	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2706	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1745	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.37%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9154	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4766	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.8	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.1	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.1	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.3	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.23	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.83	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.41	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.9	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.3	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$790	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14604	$2887

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Cities near Milan

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

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$865
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1114
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1052
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$507
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$552
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$477
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$998
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$970
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1000
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$647
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$675
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$827
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$964
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$804
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$998
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1061
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$998
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1346
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1019
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1278
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1272
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$523
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$569
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$491