Milan vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Milan	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2074	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5260	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$1161	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$2350	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$568	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1843	$4634
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	99	89
😀 Quality of life	85	98
🏙️ Population	1.37M	5.87M

The cost of living in Milan is 31% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 1623rd and 133rd ($2074 vs $3007) 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 0.9 months in Milan compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Milan ranked 4th best city to live in Italy vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 292nd and 4th 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	$19.3	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.9	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.67	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.11	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2949	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1883	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.3	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.42%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9948	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5301	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.38	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.8	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.6	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.38	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.01	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.6	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.1	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.6	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$858	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15544	$26424

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Cities near Milan

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Buccinasco	$1565
15 km or 9.1 mi	Monza	$1567
20 km or 13 mi	Seregno	$1472
21 km or 13 mi	Saronno	$1444
29 km or 18 mi	Lodi	$1238
30 km or 19 mi	Cantu	$1575
30 km or 19 mi	Vigevano	$1471
31 km or 19 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1588
31 km or 20 mi	Pavia	$1294
39 km or 24 mi	Como	$1802
40 km or 25 mi	Crema	$1396
45 km or 28 mi	Novara	$1271
45 km or 28 mi	Bergamo	$1302
46 km or 28 mi	Lecco	$1353
48 km or 30 mi	Varese	$1425
55 km or 34 mi	Voghera	$1475
61 km or 38 mi	Piacenza	$1353
63 km or 39 mi	Vercelli	$1066
63 km or 39 mi	Lugano	$2555
69 km or 43 mi	Tortona	$1406
76 km or 47 mi	Cremona	$1346
76 km or 47 mi	Alessandria	$1364
81 km or 50 mi	Brescia	$1472
82 km or 51 mi	Bellinzona	$2918
89 km or 55 mi	Biella	$1166
100 km or 62 mi	Asti	$1234
116 km or 72 mi	Parma	$1440
120 km or 74 mi	Genoa	$1450
125 km or 78 mi	Turin	$1369
130 km or 81 mi	Mantua	$1350
140 km or 87 mi	Savona	$1575
141 km or 87 mi	Verona	$1400
142 km or 88 mi	Reggio Emilia	$1341
149 km or 92 mi	Aosta	$1453
156 km or 97 mi	Chur	$2193
159 km or 99 mi	La Spezia	$1248
162 km or 100 mi	Sassuolo	$1416
162 km or 101 mi	Mondovi	$1245
164 km or 102 mi	Trento	$1364
164 km or 102 mi	Modena	$1550

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544