Milan vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milan Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2370
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5666
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$1333
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$2384
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$193
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
98
95
😀 Quality of life
88
77
🏙️ Population
1.35M
17.5M

The cost of living in Milan is 152% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1148th and 6106th ($2370 vs $939) 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Milan ranked 2nd best city to live in Italy vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 336th and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milan vs Shenzhen

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Milan Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.8
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.56
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.45
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1522
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1068
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2800
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1958
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$228
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.9
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10810
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5173
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.59
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.7
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.49
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.6
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.27
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.3
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$105
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.5
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$867
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18202
$22916

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638