Milan vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milan Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2146
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5367
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$1194
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$2348
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$189
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2119
$1789
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
99
95
😀 Quality of life
86
86
🏙️ Population
1.35M
2.6M

The cost of living in Milan is 85% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1476th and 4715th ($2146 vs $1158) 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 1.5 months in Taipei. Milan ranked 2nd best city to live in Italy vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 305th and 311th 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
$19.7
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.6
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.85
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.18
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.2
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1387
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2947
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1881
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.76%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9597
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4901
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.46
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.66
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.22
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.83
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.03
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.1
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$836
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14475
$18424

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Cities near Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1616
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1613
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1557
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1559
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1333
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1478
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1724
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1633
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1449
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1697
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1420
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1262
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1444
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1391
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1470
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1553
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1494
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1248
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2763
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1380
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1305
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1396
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1456
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3009
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1164
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1200
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1478
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1498
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1502
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1409
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1543
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1570
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1394
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1364
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2197
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1425
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1428
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1280
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1605
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1573

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605