Cost of Living Comparison Between Gent and Milan Cost of Living Comparison Between Gent and Milan

🙂 Solo nomad: Gent is 2.9% cheaper than Milan without rent, and 8.9% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Gent is 2.9% more expensive than Milan without rent, and 8.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$23.59 €20.32

$22.8 €19.64

3.46%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$116 €100

$92 €79.2

26.61%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.93 €12

$12.93 €11.14

7.73%

Cappuccino

$4.34 €3.73

$2.12 €1.83

104.72%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.52 €3.03

$3.22 €2.78

9.32%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.25 €2.8

$1.44 €1.24

125.69%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.93 €5.11

$6.99 €6.02

-15.16%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.82 €5.01

$5.86 €5.05

-0.68%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.25 €1.08

$1.8 €1.55

-30.56%

White Bread (500g)

$2.65 €2.29

$2.87 €2.47

-7.67%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.31 €1.99

$3.28 €2.82

-29.57%

Eggs

$4.19 €3.61

$4.41 €3.8

-4.99%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$17.18 €14.8

$19.04 €16.4

-9.77%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.79 €10.16

$12.99 €11.19

-9.24%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.98 €16.34

$24.02 €20.69

-20.98%

Apples (1kg)

$3.04 €2.62

$2.94 €2.53

3.40%

Banana (1kg)

$2.37 €2.04

$2.28 €1.97

3.95%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.75 €2.37

$3.24 €2.79

-15.12%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.05 €2.63

$4.13 €3.56

-26.15%

Potato (1kg)

$1.82 €1.57

$2.57 €2.21

-29.18%

Onion (1kg)

$2.05 €1.77

$2.13 €1.84

-3.76%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.38 €1.19

$1.69 €1.46

-18.34%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.9 €0.77

$0.68 €0.59

32.35%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$12.75 €10.98

$6.74 €5.8

89.17%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.2 €7.92

$8.08 €6.96

13.86%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.01 €1.73

$2.41 €2.07

-16.60%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.92 €2.51

$3.08 €2.65

-5.19%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.84 €2.44

$2.51 €2.16

13.15%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$58.8 €50.7

$45.52 €39.2

29.17%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$11.02 €9.49

$8.21 €7.07

34.23%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.73 €2.35

$2.64 €2.27

3.41%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$53.2 €45.79

$39.6 €34.11

34.27%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.86 €1.6

$2.12 €1.82

-12.26%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$33.6K €29K

$33.7K €29K

-0.09%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$38.5K €33.1K

$36.4K €31.3K

5.87%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$226 €195

$221 €190

2.50%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$23.13 €19.93

$11.54 €9.94

100.43%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$50.5 €43.46

$30.73 €26.47

64.20%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$34.09 €29.36

$76.5 €65.9

-55.46%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.67 €11.77

$37.66 €32.44

-63.70%

Cinema Ticket

$16.69 €14.37

$11.54 €9.94

44.63%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$573 €494

$901 €776

-36.42%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$19K €16.3K

$16.4K €14.1K

15.76%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$113 €97.3

$115 €98.6

-1.34%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$52.7 €45.43

$55 €47.33

-4.04%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$104 €89.8

$112 €96.4

-6.80%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$165 €142

$174 €150

-5.15%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,053 €907

$1,628 €1,402

-35.30%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$908 €782

$1,115 €960

-18.52%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,740 €1,499

$3,147 €2,710

-44.69%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,444 €1,243

$2,058 €1,772

-29.84%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,692 €4,903

$10.2K €8,752

-43.99%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,221 €2,774

$5,139 €4,426

-37.33%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,208 €2,763

$2,455 €2,115

30.65%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.74

3.25

15.08%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Gent: December 1, 2025

Last update for Milan: December 1, 2025

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