Milan vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Milan	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2022	$2033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5010	$4826
🏠 One person rent	$1119	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$2148	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$187	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2069	$4114
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	98	81
😀 Quality of life	86	91
🏙️ Population	1.35M	1.43M

The cost of living in Milan is 0.5% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 1772nd and 1745th ($2022 vs $2033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1531st 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 20th in the United States, while ranked 341st and 117th 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	$18.3	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.2	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.55	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.09	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$891	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2706	$2285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1745	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.37%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9154	$4263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4766	$2070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.8	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.1	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.1	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.3	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.23	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.83	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.41	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.9	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.3	$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$790	$1134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14604	$16552

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2132
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2182
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2224
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2152
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2455
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2260
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2163
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2192
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2215
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1969
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1986
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$726
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1767
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2134
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1877
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1964
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1646
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$759
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$625
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1944
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1853
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2230
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2087
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2732
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1799
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2108
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2133