Milan vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milan Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2146
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5367
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1194
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$2348
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$189
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2119
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
99
96
😀 Quality of life
86
79
🏙️ Population
1.35M
17.7M

The cost of living in Milan is 124% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1476th and 5948th ($2146 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Milan ranked 2nd best city to live in Italy vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 305th and 556th 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
$19.7
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.6
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.85
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.18
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.2
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1387
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2947
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1881
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.76%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9597
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4901
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.46
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.66
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.22
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.83
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.03
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.1
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$836
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14475
$24117

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Cities near Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1616
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1613
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1557
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1559
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1333
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1478
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1724
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1633
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1449
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1697
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1420
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1262
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1444
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1391
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1470
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1553
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1494
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1248
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2763
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1380
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1305
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1396
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1456
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3009
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1164
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1200
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1478
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1498
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1502
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1409
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1543
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1570
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1394
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1364
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2197
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1425
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1428
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1280
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1605
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1573

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618