Milan vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milan Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2328
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5536
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$1313
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$2292
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$641
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2255
$1768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
98
94
😀 Quality of life
88
90
🏙️ Population
1.35M
2.43M

The cost of living in Milan is 87% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1228th and 4646th ($2328 vs $1248) 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 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 276th and 178th 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
$20.1
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.3
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.24
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.73
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1459
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1060
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2618
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1894
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.1
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.13%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11130
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5384
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.55
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.4
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.41
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.2
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.28
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.54
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.6
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$101
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$106
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$898
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19884
$16947

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Cities near Milan

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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612