Milan vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milan Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2328
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5536
$2856
🏠 One person rent
$1313
$538
🏘️ Family rent
$2292
$954
🍽️ Food expenses
$641
$331
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2255
$843
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
98
96
😀 Quality of life
88
75
🏙️ Population
1.35M
11.5M

The cost of living in Milan is 107% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1228th and 4918th ($2328 vs $1126) 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 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Milan ranked 2nd best city to live in Italy vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 276th and 1670th 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
$20.1
$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.3
$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.24
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.73
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1459
$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1060
$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2618
$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1894
$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.1
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.13%
11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11130
$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5384
$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.55
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.4
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.41
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.2
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.28
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.54
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.6
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$101
$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$106
$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$898
$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19884
$15990

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$821
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$759
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$783
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$765
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$700
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$793
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$713
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$664
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$737
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$713
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$761
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$886
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$716
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$715
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$737
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$717
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$753
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$720
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$848
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$746
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$699
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$747
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$713
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$722
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$752
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$733
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$723
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$706
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$721
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$710
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$794
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$776
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$673
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$728
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$687
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$901
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$700
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$716
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$720