Milan vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milan Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2146
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5367
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$1194
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$2348
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$189
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2119
$1044
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
99
70
😀 Quality of life
86
67
🏙️ Population
1.35M
12.7M

The cost of living in Milan is 110% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1476th and 5553rd ($2146 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 months in Suzhou. Milan ranked 2nd best city to live in Italy vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 305th and 3798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milan vs Suzhou

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Milan Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.7
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.6
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.85
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.18
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.2
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1387
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2947
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1881
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.76%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9597
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4901
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.46
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.66
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.22
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.83
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.03
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.1
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$836
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14475
$26560

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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 Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645