Milan vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milan Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2370
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5666
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$1333
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$2384
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$193
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
98
85
😀 Quality of life
88
86
🏙️ Population
1.35M
2.87M

The cost of living in Milan is 148% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1148th and 5984th ($2370 vs $957) 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 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 336th and 409th 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
$20.8
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.56
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.45
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1522
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1068
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2800
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1958
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$228
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.9
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10810
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5173
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.59
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.7
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.49
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.6
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.27
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.3
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$105
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.5
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$867
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18202
$17495

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Cities near Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1778
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1885
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1675
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1817
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1371
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1631
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1769
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1803
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1458
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1782
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1474
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1290
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1582
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1498
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1577
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1602
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1606
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1338
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2884
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1471
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1432
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1354
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1844
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3229
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1275
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1342
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1652
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1649
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1652
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1628
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1660
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1733
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1468
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1694
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2942
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1618
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1637
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1375
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1649
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1719

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665