Cost of living comparison
Milan is 10.3% cheaper than Sydney.
If you lived in Milan instead of Sydney, you would:
pay 9.2% more for restaurants
Sydney
|
Milan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
A$23.46
|
$21.66
€19.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
A$14.66
|
$10.83
€9.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
A$3.80
|
$3.12
€2.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
A$3.09
|
$1.50
€1.34
|
|
pay 0.7% less for groceries
Sydney
|
Milan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.77
A$4.07
|
$2.64
€2.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.64
A$8.29
|
$8.46
€7.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.64
A$8.29
|
$6.56
€5.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
A$5.95
|
$4.15
€3.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
A$5.70
|
$5.71
€5.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
A$2.15
|
$1.11
€1.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.26
A$1.85
|
$0.95
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
A$2.04
|
$1.20
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
A$2.80
|
$1.62
€1.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
A$1.61
|
$0.84
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
A$1.49
|
$0.81
€0.73
|
|
pay 7.6% less for transportation
Sydney
|
Milan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.16
A$7.58
|
$7.67
€6.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$145.34
A$213.77
|
$42.24
€37.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,050.15
A$42,727.11
|
$30,323.64
€27,146.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.58
A$42.03
|
$24.91
€22.30
|
|
pay 15.4% less for housing
Sydney
|
Milan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.02
A$76.51
|
$29.17
€26.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,183.69
A$3,211.79
|
$1,524.42
€1,364.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,498.67
A$2,204.25
|
$1,033.99
€925.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.85
A$217.47
|
$212.15
€189.92
|
|
pay 34.9% less for childcare
Sydney
|
Milan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,085.41
A$3,067.23
|
$855.31
€765.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,979.19
A$23,502.28
|
$14,265.21
€12,770.43
|
|
pay 26.9% less for entertainment and sports
Sydney
|
Milan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.86
A$10.09
|
$6.50
€5.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
A$4.90
|
$2.10
€1.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$33.23
A$48.87
|
$6.50
€5.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.10
A$86.92
|
$69.19
€61.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.29
A$22.48
|
$10.83
€9.70
|
|
pay 4.2% more for clothing
Sydney
|
Milan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.81
A$110.03
|
$102.28
€91.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.29
A$90.15
|
$39.36
€35.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.17
A$162.04
|
$106.96
€95.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.65
A$192.16
|
$155.03
€138.79
|
|
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