Milan vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Milan	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2328	$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5536	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$2292	$2522
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$190	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2255	$4239
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	98	74
😀 Quality of life	88	88
🏙️ Population	1.35M	459K

The cost of living in Milan is 5% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 1228th and 978th ($2328 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 841st in Italy and the United States, respectively. Check Italy vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Milan compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Milan ranked 2nd best city to live in Italy vs Virginia Beach ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 276th and 286th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milan vs Virginia Beach

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	Milan	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.3	$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.24	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.73	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1459	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1060	$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2618	$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1894	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.1	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.13%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11130	$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5384	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.55	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.4	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.3	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.41	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.2	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.28	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.54	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.6	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$106	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$898	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19884	$16143

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2191
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2342
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2191
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2657
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2295
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2311
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2058
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2375
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2392
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1953
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2045
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2016
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2508
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1849
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2116
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2073
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2608
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2003
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2913
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2367
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2862
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2596
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3350
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3031
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2379
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2803
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$3016
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2644
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3338
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2769