Milan vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milan Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2370
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5666
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$1333
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$2384
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$193
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$983
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
98
65
😀 Quality of life
88
72
🏙️ Population
1.35M
12.7M

The cost of living in Milan is 203% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1148th and 6833rd ($2370 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Milan ranked 2nd best city to live in Italy vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 336th and 3150th 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
$20.8
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.56
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.45
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1522
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1068
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2800
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1958
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$228
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.9
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10810
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5173
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.59
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.7
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.49
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.6
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.27
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.3
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$105
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.5
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$867
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18202
$17664

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Cities near Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1778
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1885
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1675
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1817
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1371
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1631
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1769
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1803
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1458
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1782
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1474
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1290
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1582
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1498
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1577
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1602
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1606
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1338
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2884
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1471
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1432
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1354
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1844
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3229
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1275
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1342
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1652
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1649
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1652
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1628
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1660
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1733
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1468
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1694
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2942
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1618
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1637
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1375
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1649
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1719

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623