Milan vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milan Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2022
$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5010
$3454
🏠 One person rent
$1119
$577
🏘️ Family rent
$2148
$1404
🍽️ Food expenses
$553
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2069
$1644
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
98
100
😀 Quality of life
86
78
🏙️ Population
1.35M
24.9M

The cost of living in Milan is 84% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1772nd and 4858th ($2022 vs $1097) 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 1 months in Milan compared to 1.5 months in Shanghai. Milan ranked 2nd best city to live in Italy vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 341st and 675th 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
$18.3
$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.2
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.55
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1745
$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.37%
3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9154
$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4766
$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.33
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.8
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.39
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.23
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$790
$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14604
$30174

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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 Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$984
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$665
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$700
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$868
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$573
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$631
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$645
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$602
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$670
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$670
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$657
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$590
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$708
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$643
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$716
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$695
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$702
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$644
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$805
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$643
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$654
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$603
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$650
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$607
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$644
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$665
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$522
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$620
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$621
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$642
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$677
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$665
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$592
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$672
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$621
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$746