Milan vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Milan	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2146	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5367	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$1194	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$2348	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2119	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	99	95
😀 Quality of life	86	63
🏙️ Population	1.35M	11.5M

The cost of living in Milan is 112% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1476th and 5616th ($2146 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Italy and Brazil, respectively. Check Italy vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Milan compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Milan ranked 2nd best city to live in Italy vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 305th and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milan vs Sao Paulo

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	Milan	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.6	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.85	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.18	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1387	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2947	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1881	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9597	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4901	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.46	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.3	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.22	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.83	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.03	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.1	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$105	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$836	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14475	$13135

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629