Milan vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milan Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2146
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5367
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$1194
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$2348
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$189
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2119
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
99
100
😀 Quality of life
86
79
🏙️ Population
1.35M
24.9M

The cost of living in Milan is 89% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1476th and 4780th ($2146 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Italy and China, respectively. Check Italy vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Milan compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Milan ranked 2nd best city to live in Italy vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 305th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milan vs Shanghai

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Milan Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.7
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.6
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.85
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.18
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.2
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1387
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2947
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1881
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.76%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9597
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4901
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.46
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.66
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.22
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.83
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.03
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.1
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$836
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14475
$31401

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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 Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774