Milan vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milan Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2370
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5666
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$1333
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$2384
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$193
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
98
99
😀 Quality of life
88
75
🏙️ Population
1.35M
24.9M

The cost of living in Milan is 110% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1148th and 4971st ($2370 vs $1126) 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 336th and 1655th 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
$20.8
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.56
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.45
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1522
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1068
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2800
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1958
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$228
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.9
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10810
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5173
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.59
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.7
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.49
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.6
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.27
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.3
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$105
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.5
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$867
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18202
$27781

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Cities near Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1778
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1885
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1675
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1817
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1371
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1631
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1769
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1803
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1458
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1782
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1474
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1290
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1582
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1498
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1577
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1602
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1606
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1338
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2884
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1471
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1432
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1354
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1844
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3229
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1275
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1342
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1652
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1649
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1652
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1628
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1660
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1733
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1468
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1694
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2942
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1618
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1637
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1375
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1649
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1719

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765