Milan vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milan Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2328
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5536
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$1313
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$2292
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$641
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2255
$1422
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
98
85
😀 Quality of life
88
87
🏙️ Population
1.35M
2.87M

The cost of living in Milan is 147% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1228th and 5994th ($2328 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 276th and 351st 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
$20.1
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.3
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.24
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.73
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1459
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1060
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2618
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1894
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.1
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.13%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11130
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5384
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.55
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.4
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.41
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.2
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.28
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.54
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.6
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$101
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$106
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$898
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19884
$17517

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1803
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1706
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1808
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1330
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1624
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1725
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1716
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1479
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1757
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1426
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1271
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1497
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1479
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1591
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1563
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1556
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1320
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2763
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1429
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1394
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1335
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1893
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3160
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1226
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1320
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1620
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1613
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1659
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1586
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1578
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1724
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1488
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1673
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2850
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1565
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1607
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1386
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1665
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1653

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684