Milan vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milan Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2146
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5367
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$1194
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$2348
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$189
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2119
$1368
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
99
84
😀 Quality of life
86
80
🏙️ Population
1.35M
3.03M

The cost of living in Milan is 130% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1476th and 6052nd ($2146 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Italy and Taiwan, respectively. Check Italy vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Milan compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Milan ranked 2nd best city to live in Italy vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 305th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milan vs Taichung

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Milan Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.7
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.6
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.85
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.18
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.2
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1387
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2947
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1881
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.76%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9597
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4901
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.46
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.66
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.22
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.83
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.03
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.1
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$836
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14475
$13638

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716