Milan vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milan Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2370
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5666
$4139
🏠 One person rent
$1333
$825
🏘️ Family rent
$2384
$1461
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$193
$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$2676
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
98
100
😀 Quality of life
88
96
🏙️ Population
1.35M
14.3M

The cost of living in Milan is 40% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 1148th and 3249th ($2370 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Italy and Japan, respectively. Check Italy vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Milan compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Milan ranked 2nd best city to live in Italy vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 336th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milan vs Tokyo

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Milan Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.8
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.56
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.45
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1522
$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1068
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2800
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1958
$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$228
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.9
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10810
$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5173
$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.59
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.7
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.49
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.6
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.27
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.3
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$105
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.5
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$867
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18202
$16728

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Cities near Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1778
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1885
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1675
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1817
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1371
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1631
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1769
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1803
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1458
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1782
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1474
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1290
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1582
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1498
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1577
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1602
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1606
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1338
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2884
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1471
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1432
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1354
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1844
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3229
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1275
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1342
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1652
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1649
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1652
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1628
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1660
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1733
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1468
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1694
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2942
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1618
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1637
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1375
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1649
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1719

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1155
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1154
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1176
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1074
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1084
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$993
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1160
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$979
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1072
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1116
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1089
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1011
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1399
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1073
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1115
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1107
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1038
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1040
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1013
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1130
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1094
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1005