Milan vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Milan	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2022	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5010	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$1119	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$2148	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$187	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2069	$4040
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	98	89
😀 Quality of life	86	97
🏙️ Population	1.35M	5.87M

The cost of living in Milan is 34% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 1772nd and 129th ($2022 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Italy and Singapore, respectively. Check Italy vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Milan compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Milan ranked 2nd best city to live in Italy vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 341st and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milan vs Singapore City

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	Milan	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.2	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.55	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.09	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$891	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2706	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1745	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.37%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9154	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4766	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.8	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.1	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.1	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.3	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.23	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.83	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.41	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.9	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.3	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$790	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14604	$27780

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605