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

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Milan	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2022	$3810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5010	$8485
🏠 One person rent	$1119	$2688
🏘️ Family rent	$2148	$4744
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$187	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2069	$6191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	98	87
😀 Quality of life	86	92
🏙️ Population	1.35M	1.01M

The cost of living in Milan is 47% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 1772nd and 8th ($2022 vs $3810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 11th in the United States, while ranked 341st and 82nd 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	$18.3	$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.2	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.55	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.09	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$2643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$891	$2388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2706	$5083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1745	$4230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$69.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.37%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9154	$9512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4766	$9578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.8	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.1	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$4.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.1	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$6.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.3	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.23	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.83	$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.41	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.9	$129
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.3	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$790	$1805
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14604	$25839

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3362
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3419
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4167
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3287
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3131
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2828
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3448
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3295
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3159
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3187
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3060
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3002
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3344
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3006
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3096
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3437
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3657
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3466
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2811
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3678
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2963
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$3045
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3226
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3785
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3195
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3364
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2135
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$2968