Cost of living comparison
Sacramento is 46.0% more expensive than Milan.
If you lived in Sacramento instead of Milan, you would:
pay 11.5% more for restaurants
Milan
|
Sacramento
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.66
€19.39
|
$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.70
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.12
€2.80
|
$2.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
€1.34
|
$2.30
|
|
pay 51.9% more for groceries
Milan
|
Sacramento
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.64
€2.36
|
$4.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.46
€7.58
|
$7.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
€5.87
|
$5.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.15
€3.71
|
$4.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.71
€5.11
|
$6.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.00
|
$2.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.85
|
$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.08
|
$2.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.45
|
$2.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.75
|
$1.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.73
|
$2.03
|
|
pay 20.1% more for transportation
Milan
|
Sacramento
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.67
€6.87
|
$5.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.24
€37.81
|
$94.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,323.64
€27,146.18
|
$35,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.91
€22.30
|
$18.91
|
|
pay 68.5% more for housing
Milan
|
Sacramento
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.17
€26.11
|
$75.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,524.42
€1,364.69
|
$2,159.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,033.99
€925.65
|
$1,654.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$212.15
€189.92
|
$237.23
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Milan
|
Sacramento
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$855.31
€765.68
|
$2,213.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,265.21
€12,770.43
|
$25,500.00
|
|
pay 44.3% more for entertainment and sports
Milan
|
Sacramento
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.50
€5.82
|
$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
€1.88
|
$5.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
€5.82
|
$10.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.19
€61.94
|
$64.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.70
|
$12.00
|
|
pay 6.9% more for clothing
Milan
|
Sacramento
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.28
€91.56
|
$53.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.36
€35.24
|
$63.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.96
€95.75
|
$106.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.03
€138.79
|
$178.75
|
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