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

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Milan	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2307	$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5512	$8290
🏠 One person rent	$1295	$2795
🏘️ Family rent	$2316	$4452
🍽️ Food expenses	$634	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$195	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2386	$5915
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	98	87
😀 Quality of life	88	93
🏙️ Population	1.35M	1.01M

The cost of living in Milan is 42% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 1250th and 6th ($2307 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.5 months in San Jose, United States. Milan ranked 2nd best city to live in Italy vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 315th and 88th 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	$21.4	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82.1	$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.24	$9.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.35	$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1465	$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1056	$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2665	$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1944	$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.8	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.11%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10174	$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5200	$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.53	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.17	$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.1	$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.1	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.96	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.6	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$176
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$850	$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16429	$22302

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Cities near Milan

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Buccinasco	$1792
15 km or 9.1 mi	Monza	$1764
20 km or 13 mi	Seregno	$1699
21 km or 13 mi	Saronno	$1808
29 km or 18 mi	Lodi	$1344
30 km or 19 mi	Cantu	$1649
30 km or 19 mi	Vigevano	$1770
31 km or 19 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1781
31 km or 20 mi	Pavia	$1474
39 km or 24 mi	Como	$1803
40 km or 25 mi	Crema	$1474
45 km or 28 mi	Novara	$1264
45 km or 28 mi	Bergamo	$1547
46 km or 28 mi	Lecco	$1489
48 km or 30 mi	Varese	$1605
55 km or 34 mi	Voghera	$1624
61 km or 38 mi	Piacenza	$1582
63 km or 39 mi	Vercelli	$1316
63 km or 39 mi	Lugano	$2673
69 km or 43 mi	Tortona	$1469
76 km or 47 mi	Cremona	$1402
76 km or 47 mi	Alessandria	$1308
81 km or 50 mi	Brescia	$1762
82 km or 51 mi	Bellinzona	$3158
89 km or 55 mi	Biella	$1263
100 km or 62 mi	Asti	$1268
116 km or 72 mi	Parma	$1589
120 km or 74 mi	Genoa	$1620
125 km or 78 mi	Turin	$1582
130 km or 81 mi	Mantua	$1602
140 km or 87 mi	Savona	$1642
141 km or 87 mi	Verona	$1657
142 km or 88 mi	Reggio Emilia	$1446
149 km or 92 mi	Aosta	$1662
156 km or 97 mi	Chur	$2846
159 km or 99 mi	La Spezia	$1615
162 km or 100 mi	Sassuolo	$1589
162 km or 101 mi	Mondovi	$1336
164 km or 102 mi	Trento	$1612
164 km or 102 mi	Modena	$1700

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2942
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3426
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3415
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3182
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3130
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3328
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3133
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3045
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3382
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2955
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3089
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3748
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3553
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3634
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2826
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3756
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3071
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3317
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2850
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3285
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3818
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3230
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3255
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2114
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3254