Milan vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milan Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2328
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5536
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$1313
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$2292
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$641
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2255
$938
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
98
95
😀 Quality of life
88
76
🏙️ Population
1.35M
17.5M

The cost of living in Milan is 134% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1228th and 5618th ($2328 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Milan ranked 2nd best city to live in Italy vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 276th and 1163rd 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
$20.1
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.3
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.24
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.73
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1459
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1060
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2618
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1894
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.1
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.13%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11130
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5384
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.55
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.4
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.41
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.2
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.28
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.54
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.6
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$101
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$106
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$898
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19884
$21140

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Cities near Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1803
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1706
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1808
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1330
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1624
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1725
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1716
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1479
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1757
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1426
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1271
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1497
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1479
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1591
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1563
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1556
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1320
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2763
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1429
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1394
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1335
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1893
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3160
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1226
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1320
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1620
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1613
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1659
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1586
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1578
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1724
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1488
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1673
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2850
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1565
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1607
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1386
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1665
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1653

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648