Milan vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milan Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2146
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5367
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$1194
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$2348
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$189
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2119
$2601
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
99
100
😀 Quality of life
86
99
🏙️ Population
1.35M
14.3M

The cost of living in Milan is 31% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 1476th and 3085th ($2146 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 305th and 3rd 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
$19.7
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.6
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.85
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.18
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.2
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1387
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2947
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1881
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.76%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9597
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4901
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.46
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.66
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.22
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.83
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.03
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.1
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$836
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14475
$15495

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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 Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033