Milan vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milan Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2074
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5260
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1161
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$2350
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$568
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1843
$1361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
99
84
😀 Quality of life
85
83
🏙️ Population
1.37M
3.03M

The cost of living in Milan is 108% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1623rd and 5356th ($2074 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Italy and Taiwan, respectively. Check Italy vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Milan compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Milan ranked 4th best city to live in Italy vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 292nd and 343rd 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
$19.3
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.9
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.67
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.11
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1348
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2949
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1883
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.3
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.42%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9948
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5301
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.38
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.8
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.6
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.38
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.01
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.76
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.1
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.7
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$858
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15544
$13893

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Cities near Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1565
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1567
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1472
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1444
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1238
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1575
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1471
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1588
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1294
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1802
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1396
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1271
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1302
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1353
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1425
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1475
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1353
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1066
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2555
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1406
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1346
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1364
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1472
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$2918
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1166
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1234
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1440
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1450
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1369
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1350
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1575
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1400
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1341
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1453
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2193
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1248
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1416
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1245
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1364
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1550

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721