Milan vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Milan	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2328	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5536	$4674
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$2292	$1801
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$190	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2255	$4112
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	98	81
😀 Quality of life	88	91
🏙️ Population	1.35M	1.43M

The cost of living in Milan is 12% more expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 1228th and 1833rd ($2328 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1452nd in Italy and the United States, respectively. Check Italy vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Milan compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Milan ranked 2nd best city to live in Italy vs San Antonio ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 276th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milan vs San Antonio

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	Milan	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.3	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.24	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.73	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1459	$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1060	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2618	$1860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1894	$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.1	$75.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.13%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11130	$4488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5384	$1816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.55	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.4	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.3	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.41	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.2	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.28	$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.54	$4.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.6	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$106	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$898	$1365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19884	$19123

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Cities near Milan

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Buccinasco	$1803
15 km or 9.1 mi	Monza	$1835
20 km or 13 mi	Seregno	$1706
21 km or 13 mi	Saronno	$1808
29 km or 18 mi	Lodi	$1330
30 km or 19 mi	Cantu	$1624
30 km or 19 mi	Vigevano	$1725
31 km or 19 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1716
31 km or 20 mi	Pavia	$1479
39 km or 24 mi	Como	$1757
40 km or 25 mi	Crema	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Novara	$1271
45 km or 28 mi	Bergamo	$1497
46 km or 28 mi	Lecco	$1479
48 km or 30 mi	Varese	$1591
55 km or 34 mi	Voghera	$1563
61 km or 38 mi	Piacenza	$1556
63 km or 39 mi	Vercelli	$1320
63 km or 39 mi	Lugano	$2763
69 km or 43 mi	Tortona	$1429
76 km or 47 mi	Cremona	$1394
76 km or 47 mi	Alessandria	$1335
81 km or 50 mi	Brescia	$1893
82 km or 51 mi	Bellinzona	$3160
89 km or 55 mi	Biella	$1226
100 km or 62 mi	Asti	$1320
116 km or 72 mi	Parma	$1620
120 km or 74 mi	Genoa	$1613
125 km or 78 mi	Turin	$1659
130 km or 81 mi	Mantua	$1586
140 km or 87 mi	Savona	$1578
141 km or 87 mi	Verona	$1724
142 km or 88 mi	Reggio Emilia	$1488
149 km or 92 mi	Aosta	$1673
156 km or 97 mi	Chur	$2850
159 km or 99 mi	La Spezia	$1565
162 km or 100 mi	Sassuolo	$1607
162 km or 101 mi	Mondovi	$1386
164 km or 102 mi	Trento	$1665
164 km or 102 mi	Modena	$1653

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2093
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2120
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2125
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2168
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$1944
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2475
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2149
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2110
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2003
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1857
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1903
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1005
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1722
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2070
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1855
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1897
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1010
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$796
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1950
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1843
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2066
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2093
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2519
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2261
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2107
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1860
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2064
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2093