Milan vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milan Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2022
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5010
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$1119
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$2148
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$553
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2069
$1771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
98
96
😀 Quality of life
86
80
🏙️ Population
1.35M
17.7M

The cost of living in Milan is 121% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1772nd and 5950th ($2022 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Milan ranked 2nd best city to live in Italy vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 341st and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Milan Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.2
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.55
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1745
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.37%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9154
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4766
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.33
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.8
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.39
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.23
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$790
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14604
$22267

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609