Milan vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milan Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2022
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5010
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$1119
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$2148
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$553
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2069
$1355
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
98
84
😀 Quality of life
86
81
🏙️ Population
1.35M
3.03M

The cost of living in Milan is 126% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1772nd and 6071st ($2022 vs $894) 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 341st and 521st 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
$18.3
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.2
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.55
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1745
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.37%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9154
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4766
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.33
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.8
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.39
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.23
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$790
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14604
$18658

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MilanTaichung

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Cities near Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1576
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1586
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1503
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1592
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1228
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1506
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1503
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1496
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1271
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1634
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1365
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1157
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1450
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1422
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1389
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1334
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1202
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2507
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1401
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1240
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1293
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1410
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$2853
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1162
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1209
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1403
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1470
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1424
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1405
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1512
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1459
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1323
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1474
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2344
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1348
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1400
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1203
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1509
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1506

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671