Cost of living comparison

Italy

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United Kingdom

London vs. Milan Cost of Living Summary

London is 33.9% more expensive than Milan.

Restaurants: pay 1.8% less in London
Groceries: pay 21.4% less in London
Transportation: pay 58.0% more in London
Housing: pay 72.9% more in London
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in London
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.6% more in London
Clothing: pay 6.3% more in London

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing in London are more expensive than in Milan. Expenses including groceries and restaurants are lower in London. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in London.

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London vs. Milan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in London instead of Milan, you would:

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pay 1.8% less for restaurants

	Milan	London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.39 €19.93	$26.43 £19.83	+18.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.96	$10.57 £7.93	-21.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.72 €3.31	$2.95 £2.22	-20.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.88 €1.67	$2.16 £1.62	+14.9%
Average			-1.8%

Milan vs. London - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.4% less for groceries

	Milan	London
Bread 1 loaf	$3.24 €2.89	$2.04 £1.53	-37.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.46 €10.20	$6.36 £4.77	-44.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.59 €5.87	$6.98 £5.24	+5.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.95 €4.40	$5.01 £3.76	+1.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.58 €5.85	$4.81 £3.61	-26.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 €1.23	$1.40 £1.05	+1.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.96	$0.63 £0.47	-41.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.50 €1.34	$1.38 £1.03	-8.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.94 €1.72	$1.52 £1.14	-21.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 €0.94	$0.74 £0.55	-30.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.81	$0.80 £0.60	-12.5%
Average			-21.4%

Milan vs. London - Cost of groceries

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pay 58.0% more for transportation

	Milan	London
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.20 €7.30	$7.95 £5.96	-3.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$43.67 €38.87	$245.79 £184.41	+462.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,317.50 €32,323.89	$38,182.92 £28,648.64	+5.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.75 €22.92	$31.77 £23.84	+23.3%
Average			+58.0%

Milan vs. London - Cost of transportation

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pay 72.9% more for housing

	Milan	London
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.52 €26.27	$40.48 £30.38	+37.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,710.14 €1,522.09	$2,841.09 £2,131.67	+66.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,162.13 €1,034.33	$2,287.10 £1,716.01	+96.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$193.32 €172.06	$284.00 £213.09	+46.9%
Average			+72.9%

Milan vs. London - Cost of housing

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Milan	London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$847.27 €754.10	$2,857.20 £2,143.76	+237.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,804.09 €16,736.32	$35,755.44 £26,827.31	+90.1%
Average			+153.2%

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pay 47.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Milan	London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.72 €5.98	$9.25 £6.94	+37.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.10 €1.87	$5.62 £4.22	+167.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.28 €6.48	$23.46 £17.60	+222.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$83.93 €74.70	$60.55 £45.43	-27.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.32 €10.96	$17.84 £13.38	+44.8%
Average			+47.6%

Milan vs. London - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 6.3% more for clothing

	Milan	London
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$101.48 €90.32	$113.97 £85.51	+12.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.31 €44.78	$53.96 £40.49	+7.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.19 €103.41	$125.54 £94.19	+8.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$165.48 €147.28	$162.46 £121.89	-1.8%
Average			+6.3%

Milan vs. London - Cost of clothing

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