Milan vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milan Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2022
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5010
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$1119
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$2148
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$553
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2069
$1684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
98
95
😀 Quality of life
86
86
🏙️ Population
1.35M
2.6M

The cost of living in Milan is 71% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1772nd and 4534th ($2022 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 Taipei. Milan ranked 2nd best city to live in Italy vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 341st and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milan vs Taipei

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Milan Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.2
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.55
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1745
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.37%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9154
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4766
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.33
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.8
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.39
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.23
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$790
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14604
$19749

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Cost of living

$349

$907

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581