Milan vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milan Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2307
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5512
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$1295
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$2316
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$634
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$195
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2386
$1459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
98
85
😀 Quality of life
88
83
🏙️ Population
1.35M
3.03M

The cost of living in Milan is 129% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1250th and 5518th ($2307 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Milan ranked 2nd best city to live in Italy vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 315th and 541st 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
$21.4
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.1
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.24
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.35
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1465
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1056
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2665
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1944
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.11%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10174
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5200
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.53
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.17
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.1
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.1
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.96
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.56
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.6
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$103
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$850
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16429
$19915

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Cities near Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1792
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1764
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1699
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1808
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1344
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1649
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1770
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1781
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1474
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1803
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1474
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1264
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1547
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1489
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1605
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1624
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1582
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1316
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2673
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1469
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1402
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1308
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1762
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3158
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1263
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1268
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1589
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1620
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1582
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1602
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1642
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1657
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1446
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1662
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2846
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1615
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1589
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1336
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1612
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1700

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650