Milan vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milan Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2370
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5666
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$1333
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$2384
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$193
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$1596
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
98
99
😀 Quality of life
88
77
🏙️ Population
1.35M
1.33M

The cost of living in Milan is 121% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1148th and 5151st ($2370 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 152nd in Italy and Japan, respectively. Check Italy vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Milan compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Milan ranked 2nd best city to live in Italy vs Saitama ranked 64th in Japan, while ranked 336th and 1177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milan vs Saitama

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Milan Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.8
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.56
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.45
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1522
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1068
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2800
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1958
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$228
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.9
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10810
$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5173
$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.59
$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.7
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.49
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.6
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.27
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.3
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$105
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.5
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$867
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18202
$15321

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102