Milan vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Milan	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2146	$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5367	$8354
🏠 One person rent	$1194	$2553
🏘️ Family rent	$2348	$4614
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$756
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2119	$6972
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	99	87
😀 Quality of life	86	93
🏙️ Population	1.35M	1.01M

The cost of living in Milan is 42% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 1476th and 13th ($2146 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 1.9 months in San Jose, United States. Milan ranked 2nd best city to live in Italy vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 305th and 57th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milan vs San Jose, United States

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	Milan	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.6	$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.85	$9.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.18	$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1387	$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2947	$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1881	$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30	$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9597	$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4901	$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.46	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.3	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.22	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.83	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.03	$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.1	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$105	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$836	$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14475	$23974

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Cities near Milan

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Buccinasco	$1616
15 km or 9.1 mi	Monza	$1613
20 km or 13 mi	Seregno	$1557
21 km or 13 mi	Saronno	$1559
29 km or 18 mi	Lodi	$1333
30 km or 19 mi	Cantu	$1478
30 km or 19 mi	Vigevano	$1724
31 km or 19 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1633
31 km or 20 mi	Pavia	$1449
39 km or 24 mi	Como	$1697
40 km or 25 mi	Crema	$1420
45 km or 28 mi	Novara	$1262
45 km or 28 mi	Bergamo	$1444
46 km or 28 mi	Lecco	$1391
48 km or 30 mi	Varese	$1470
55 km or 34 mi	Voghera	$1553
61 km or 38 mi	Piacenza	$1494
63 km or 39 mi	Vercelli	$1248
63 km or 39 mi	Lugano	$2763
69 km or 43 mi	Tortona	$1380
76 km or 47 mi	Cremona	$1305
76 km or 47 mi	Alessandria	$1396
81 km or 50 mi	Brescia	$1456
82 km or 51 mi	Bellinzona	$3009
89 km or 55 mi	Biella	$1164
100 km or 62 mi	Asti	$1200
116 km or 72 mi	Parma	$1478
120 km or 74 mi	Genoa	$1498
125 km or 78 mi	Turin	$1502
130 km or 81 mi	Mantua	$1409
140 km or 87 mi	Savona	$1543
141 km or 87 mi	Verona	$1570
142 km or 88 mi	Reggio Emilia	$1394
149 km or 92 mi	Aosta	$1364
156 km or 97 mi	Chur	$2197
159 km or 99 mi	La Spezia	$1425
162 km or 100 mi	Sassuolo	$1428
162 km or 101 mi	Mondovi	$1280
164 km or 102 mi	Trento	$1605
164 km or 102 mi	Modena	$1573

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146