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

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Milan	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2328	$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5536	$8247
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$2805
🏘️ Family rent	$2292	$4446
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$765
🚐 Transport expenses	$190	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2255	$6139
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	98	87
😀 Quality of life	88	91
🏙️ Population	1.35M	1.01M

The cost of living in Milan is 41% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 1228th and 8th ($2328 vs $3957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Milan ranked 2nd best city to live in Italy vs San Jose, United States ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 276th and 126th 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	$20.1	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.3	$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.24	$9.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.73	$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1459	$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1060	$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2618	$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1894	$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.1	$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.13%	6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11130	$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5384	$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.55	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.4	$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.3	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.41	$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.2	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.28	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.54	$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.6	$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$128
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$106	$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$898	$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19884	$23151

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2928
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3345
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3387
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3194
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3808
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3172
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3616
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3234
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3075
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3728
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3582
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3357
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3073
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3029
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3698
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3577
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3588
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2822
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3088
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3797
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3043
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3310
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2848
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3276
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3873
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3261
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3559
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2088
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3273