Milan vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Milan	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2307	$2399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5512	$5692
🏠 One person rent	$1295	$1509
🏘️ Family rent	$2316	$2680
🍽️ Food expenses	$634	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$195	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2386	$4354
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	98	74
😀 Quality of life	88	90
🏙️ Population	1.35M	459K

The cost of living in Milan is 4% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 1250th and 1045th ($2307 vs $2399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 916th 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 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. Milan ranked 2nd best city to live in Italy vs Virginia Beach ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 315th and 216th 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	$21.4	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82.1	$89.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.24	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.35	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1465	$1571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1056	$1283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2665	$2887
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1944	$2348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.8	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.11%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10174	$2520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5200	$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$69.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.53	$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$5.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.17	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.1	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$5.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.1	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.96	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.6	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$125
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$850	$1618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16429	$16163

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Cities near Milan

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Buccinasco	$1792
15 km or 9.1 mi	Monza	$1764
20 km or 13 mi	Seregno	$1699
21 km or 13 mi	Saronno	$1808
29 km or 18 mi	Lodi	$1344
30 km or 19 mi	Cantu	$1649
30 km or 19 mi	Vigevano	$1770
31 km or 19 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1781
31 km or 20 mi	Pavia	$1474
39 km or 24 mi	Como	$1803
40 km or 25 mi	Crema	$1474
45 km or 28 mi	Novara	$1264
45 km or 28 mi	Bergamo	$1547
46 km or 28 mi	Lecco	$1489
48 km or 30 mi	Varese	$1605
55 km or 34 mi	Voghera	$1624
61 km or 38 mi	Piacenza	$1582
63 km or 39 mi	Vercelli	$1316
63 km or 39 mi	Lugano	$2673
69 km or 43 mi	Tortona	$1469
76 km or 47 mi	Cremona	$1402
76 km or 47 mi	Alessandria	$1308
81 km or 50 mi	Brescia	$1762
82 km or 51 mi	Bellinzona	$3158
89 km or 55 mi	Biella	$1263
100 km or 62 mi	Asti	$1268
116 km or 72 mi	Parma	$1589
120 km or 74 mi	Genoa	$1620
125 km or 78 mi	Turin	$1582
130 km or 81 mi	Mantua	$1602
140 km or 87 mi	Savona	$1642
141 km or 87 mi	Verona	$1657
142 km or 88 mi	Reggio Emilia	$1446
149 km or 92 mi	Aosta	$1662
156 km or 97 mi	Chur	$2846
159 km or 99 mi	La Spezia	$1615
162 km or 100 mi	Sassuolo	$1589
162 km or 101 mi	Mondovi	$1336
164 km or 102 mi	Trento	$1612
164 km or 102 mi	Modena	$1700

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2593
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2287
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2414
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2679
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2224
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2384
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2115
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2408
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2395
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2438
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1935
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2076
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2071
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2509
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1893
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2171
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2176
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2506
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1983
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2919
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2355
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2940
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2495
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3328
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3054
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2693
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2791
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2563
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2553
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3275
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2710