Milan vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milan Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2074
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5260
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$1161
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$2350
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$568
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1843
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
99
100
😀 Quality of life
85
78
🏙️ Population
1.37M
24.9M

The cost of living in Milan is 74% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1623rd and 4461st ($2074 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Italy and China, respectively. Check Italy vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Milan compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Milan ranked 4th best city to live in Italy vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 292nd and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milan vs Shanghai

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Milan Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.3
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.9
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.67
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.11
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1348
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2949
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1883
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.3
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.42%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9948
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5301
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.38
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.8
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.6
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.38
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.01
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.76
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.1
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.7
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$858
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15544
$28143

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Cities near Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1565
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1567
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1472
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1444
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1238
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1575
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1471
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1588
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1294
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1802
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1396
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1271
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1302
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1353
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1425
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1475
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1353
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1066
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2555
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1406
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1346
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1364
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1472
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$2918
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1166
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1234
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1440
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1450
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1369
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1350
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1575
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1400
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1341
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1453
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2193
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1248
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1416
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1245
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1364
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1550

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740