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Italy

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United Kingdom

Surrey vs. Milan Cost of Living Summary

Surrey costs about the same as Milan.

Restaurants: pay 17.5% less in Surrey
Groceries: pay 32.2% less in Surrey
Transportation: pay 5.0% less in Surrey
Housing: pay 28.3% more in Surrey
Childcare: pay 96.4% more in Surrey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.6% more in Surrey
Clothing: pay 35.4% less in Surrey

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

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Surrey vs. Milan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.5% less for restaurants

	Milan	Surrey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.39 €19.93	$23.13 £17.35	+3.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.96	$9.25 £6.94	-31.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.72 €3.31	$2.26 £1.70	-39.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.88 €1.67	$1.45 £1.09	-22.9%
Average			-17.5%

Milan vs. Surrey - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.2% less for groceries

	Milan	Surrey
Bread 1 loaf	$3.24 €2.89	$2.07 £1.55	-36.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.46 €10.20	$4.18 £3.14	-63.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.59 €5.87	$4.88 £3.66	-26.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.95 €4.40	$4.18 £3.13	-15.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.58 €5.85	$4.10 £3.07	-37.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 €1.23	$1.40 £1.05	+1.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.96	$0.66 £0.49	-39.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.50 €1.34	$0.90 £0.67	-40.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.94 €1.72	$1.48 £1.11	-23.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 €0.94	$0.64 £0.48	-39.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.81	$0.82 £0.62	-10.1%
Average			-32.2%

Milan vs. Surrey - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.0% less for transportation

	Milan	Surrey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.20 €7.30	$7.14 £5.36	-12.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$43.67 €38.87	??
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	??
Average			-5.0%

Milan vs. Surrey - Cost of transportation

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pay 28.3% more for housing

	Milan	Surrey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.52 €26.27	$35.02 £26.27	+18.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,710.14 €1,522.09	$1,894.06 £1,421.11	+10.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,162.13 €1,034.33	$1,883.05 £1,412.85	+62.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$193.32 €172.06	$202.10 £151.64	+4.5%
Average			+28.3%

Milan vs. Surrey - Cost of housing

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pay 96.4% more for childcare

	Milan	Surrey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$847.27 €754.10	$2,114.30 £1,586.36	+149.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,804.09 €16,736.32	$29,071.61 £21,812.43	+54.6%
Average			+96.4%

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pay 19.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Milan	Surrey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.72 €5.98	$6.61 £4.96	-1.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.10 €1.87	$4.79 £3.59	+128.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.28 €6.48	$22.96 £17.23	+215.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$83.93 €74.70	$52.86 £39.66	-37.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.32 €10.96	$13.21 £9.91	+7.3%
Average			+19.6%

Milan vs. Surrey - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 35.4% less for clothing

	Milan	Surrey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$101.48 €90.32	$52.86 £39.66	-47.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.31 €44.78	$39.64 £29.74	-21.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.19 €103.41	$88.10 £66.10	-24.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$165.48 €147.28	$92.50 £69.40	-44.1%
Average			-35.4%

Milan vs. Surrey - Cost of clothing

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