Milan vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milan Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2074
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5260
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$1161
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$2350
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$568
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1843
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
99
95
😀 Quality of life
85
87
🏙️ Population
1.37M
2.6M

The cost of living in Milan is 77% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1623rd and 4516th ($2074 vs $1169) 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 0.9 months in Milan compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Milan ranked 4th best city to live in Italy vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 292nd and 209th 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
$19.3
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.9
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.67
$2.48
 Cappuccino
$2.13
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.11
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1348
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2949
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1883
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.3
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.42%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9948
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5301
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.38
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.8
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.6
$9.01
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.38
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.01
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.76
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.1
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.7
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$858
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15544
$19102

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Cities near Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1565
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1567
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1472
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1444
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1238
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1575
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1471
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1588
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1294
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1802
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1396
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1271
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1302
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1353
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1425
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1475
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1353
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1066
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2555
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1406
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1346
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1364
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1472
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$2918
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1166
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1234
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1440
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1450
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1369
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1350
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1575
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1400
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1341
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1453
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2193
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1248
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1416
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1245
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1364
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1550

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589