Milan vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milan Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2022
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5010
$2829
🏠 One person rent
$1119
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$2148
$768
🍽️ Food expenses
$553
$326
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2069
$1146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
98
70
😀 Quality of life
86
68
🏙️ Population
1.35M
12.7M

The cost of living in Milan is 133% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1772nd and 6198th ($2022 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 18th 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 26th in China, while ranked 341st and 3351st 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
$18.3
$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.2
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.55
$4.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1745
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.37%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9154
$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4766
$3223
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.33
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.8
$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.39
$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.23
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$77.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$75.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$790
$1457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14604
$17431

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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 Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$700
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$645
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$670
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$665
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$573
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$670
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$657
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$695
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$602
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1097
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$702
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$631
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$643
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$984
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$654
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$644
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$650
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$805
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$607
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$603
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$643
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$716
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$644
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$522
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$621
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$620
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$642
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$592
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$665
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$672
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$708
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$746
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$665
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$621
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$590
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$691
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$613