Milan vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milan Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2307
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5512
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$1295
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$2316
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$634
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$195
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2386
$931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
98
100
😀 Quality of life
88
77
🏙️ Population
1.35M
24.9M

The cost of living in Milan is 104% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1250th and 4879th ($2307 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Milan ranked 2nd best city to live in Italy vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 315th and 1383rd 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
$21.4
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.1
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.24
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.35
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1465
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1056
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2665
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1944
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.11%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10174
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5200
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.53
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.17
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.1
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.1
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.96
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.56
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.6
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$103
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$850
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16429
$27624

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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 Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753