Milan vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milan Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2074
$1063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5260
$3283
🏠 One person rent
$1161
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$2350
$1287
🍽️ Food expenses
$568
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1843
$1764
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
99
99
😀 Quality of life
85
79
🏙️ Population
1.37M
1.33M

The cost of living in Milan is 95% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1623rd and 4896th ($2074 vs $1063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 145th in Italy and Japan, respectively. Check Italy vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Milan compared to 1.7 months in Saitama. Milan ranked 4th best city to live in Italy vs Saitama ranked 35th in Japan, while ranked 292nd and 484th 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
$19.3
$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.9
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.67
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.11
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1348
$361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2949
$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1883
$973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.3
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.42%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9948
$4560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5301
$3226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.38
$3.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.8
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.6
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.38
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22
$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$7.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.01
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.76
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$8.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.1
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.7
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$52
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$858
$443
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15544
$13860

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Cities near Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1565
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1567
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1472
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1444
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1238
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1575
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1471
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1588
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1294
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1802
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1396
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1271
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1302
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1353
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1425
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1475
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1353
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1066
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2555
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1406
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1346
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1364
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1472
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$2918
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1166
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1234
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1440
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1450
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1369
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1350
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1575
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1400
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1341
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1453
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2193
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1248
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1416
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1245
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1364
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1550

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$988
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1009
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1041
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1031
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1053
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1036
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1063
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1133
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1069
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1035
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1071
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1043
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1066
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1192
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1057
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1036
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1030
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1067
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1039