Milan vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milan Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2328
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5536
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$1313
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$2292
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$641
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2255
$1351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
98
65
😀 Quality of life
88
74
🏙️ Population
1.35M
12.7M

The cost of living in Milan is 192% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1228th and 6776th ($2328 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th 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 Suzhou. Milan ranked 2nd best city to live in Italy vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 276th and 2020th 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
$20.1
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.3
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.24
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.73
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1459
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1060
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2618
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1894
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.1
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.13%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11130
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5384
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.55
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.4
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.41
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.2
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.28
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.54
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.6
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$101
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$106
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$898
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19884
$20341

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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 Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635