Milan vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Milan | Sydney | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Milan is 20% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1772nd and 745th ($2022 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Italy and Australia, respectively. Check Italy vs Australia comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Milan compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Milan ranked 2nd best city to live in Italy vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 341st and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Milan vs Sydney
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| Milan | Sydney | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Milan
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 8 km or 5 mi |  Buccinasco | |
| 15 km or 9.1 mi | Monza | |
| 20 km or 13 mi | Seregno | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Saronno | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Lodi | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Cantu | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Vigevano | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Busto Arsizio | |
| 31 km or 20 mi | Pavia | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | Como | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Crema | |
| 45 km or 28 mi | Novara | |
| 45 km or 28 mi | Bergamo | |
| 46 km or 28 mi | Lecco | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | Varese | |
| 55 km or 34 mi | Voghera | |
| 61 km or 38 mi | Piacenza | |
| 63 km or 39 mi | Vercelli | |
| 63 km or 39 mi |  Lugano | |
| 69 km or 43 mi | Tortona | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | Cremona | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | Alessandria | |
| 81 km or 50 mi | Brescia | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Bellinzona | |
| 89 km or 55 mi | Biella | |
| 100 km or 62 mi | Asti | |
| 116 km or 72 mi | Parma | |
| 120 km or 74 mi | Genoa | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Turin | |
| 130 km or 81 mi | Mantua | |
| 140 km or 87 mi | Savona | |
| 141 km or 87 mi | Verona | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Reggio Emilia | |
| 149 km or 92 mi | Aosta | |
| 156 km or 97 mi | Chur | |
| 159 km or 99 mi | La Spezia | |
| 162 km or 100 mi | Sassuolo | |
| 162 km or 101 mi | Mondovi | |
| 164 km or 102 mi | Trento | |
| 164 km or 102 mi | Modena |
Cities near Sydney
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 15 km or 9.2 mi |  Dee Why | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Parramatta | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Kellyville | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Blacktown | |
| 69 km or 43 mi | Wollongong | |
| 117 km or 73 mi | Newcastle | |
| 158 km or 98 mi | Bathurst | |
| 168 km or 104 mi | Goulburn | |
| 205 km or 127 mi | Orange | |
| 247 km or 154 mi | Canberra | |
| 301 km or 187 mi | Dubbo | |
| 314 km or 195 mi | Port Macquarie | |
| 377 km or 234 mi | Armidale | |
| 378 km or 235 mi | Wagga Wagga | |
| 436 km or 271 mi | Coffs Harbour | |
| 478 km or 297 mi | Griffith | |
| 597 km or 371 mi | Shepparton | |
| 624 km or 388 mi | Byron Bay | |
| 638 km or 396 mi | Traralgon | |
| 683 km or 425 mi | Gold Coast | |
| 689 km or 428 mi | Southport | |
| 695 km or 432 mi | Pakenham | |
| 701 km or 436 mi | Berwick | |
| 706 km or 439 mi | Bendigo | |
| 706 km or 439 mi | Toowoomba | |
| 707 km or 439 mi | Dandenong | |
| 711 km or 442 mi | Ipswich | |
| 711 km or 442 mi | Cranbourne | |
| 713 km or 443 mi | South Yarra | |
| 713 km or 443 mi | Melbourne | |
| 716 km or 445 mi | Sunbury | |
| 724 km or 450 mi | Frankston | |
| 732 km or 455 mi | Melton | |
| 733 km or 455 mi | Brisbane | |
| 735 km or 457 mi | Tarneit | |
| 736 km or 457 mi | Hoppers Crossing | |
| 775 km or 481 mi | Caboolture | |
| 778 km or 484 mi | Geelong | |
| 779 km or 484 mi | Ballarat | |
| 807 km or 502 mi | Caloundra |