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

😐 Solo nomad: Milan is 2.2% more expensive than Gent without rent, and 12.5% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Milan is 1.3% cheaper than Gent without rent, and 12.1% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$23.43 €20.18

$22.96 €19.77

2.05%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$94.1 €81

$114 €98.5

-17.76%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$12.9 €11.11

$14.07 €12.12

-8.32%

Cappuccino

$2.13 €1.83

$4.14 €3.56

-48.55%

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

$3.26 €2.81

$3.44 €2.96

-5.23%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.43 €1.23

$3.3 €2.84

-56.67%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$6.75 €5.81

$5.88 €5.06

14.80%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.68 €4.89

$5.86 €5.05

-3.07%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.85 €1.59

$1.29 €1.11

43.41%

White Bread (500g)

$2.87 €2.47

$2.78 €2.4

3.24%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.27 €2.82

$2.29 €1.97

42.79%

Eggs

$4.37 €3.77

$4.2 €3.61

4.05%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.09 €16.44

$17.32 €14.91

10.22%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.23 €11.39

$11.65 €10.03

13.56%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$23.95 €20.63

$18.63 €16.05

28.56%

Apples (1kg)

$2.94 €2.53

$3.15 €2.72

-6.67%

Banana (1kg)

$2.33 €2

$2.42 €2.08

-3.72%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.33 €2.87

$2.65 €2.28

25.66%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.04 €3.48

$3.01 €2.6

34.22%

Potato (1kg)

$2.64 €2.27

$1.83 €1.58

44.26%

Onion (1kg)

$2.17 €1.87

$2.13 €1.84

1.88%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.67 €1.44

$1.33 €1.14

25.56%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.73 €0.63

$0.91 €0.79

-19.78%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7 €6.03

$12.79 €11.02

-45.27%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.29 €8

$9.06 €7.8

2.54%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.36 €2.03

$2.01 €1.73

17.41%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.08 €2.65

$2.92 €2.52

5.48%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.48 €2.13

$2.96 €2.55

-16.22%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$44.41 €38.25

$57.6 €49.59

-22.86%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$7.93 €6.83

$10.9 €9.38

-27.25%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.58 €2.22

$2.64 €2.28

-2.27%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$38.79 €33.41

$54 €46.5

-28.15%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.12 €1.83

$1.91 €1.64

10.99%

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

$33.2K €28.6K

$33.4K €28.8K

-0.65%

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

$36.2K €31.1K

$38K €32.8K

-4.95%

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

$218 €187

$230 €198

-5.51%

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

$11.79 €10.16

$22.98 €19.79

-48.69%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$31.34 €27

$51 €43.92

-38.54%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$73.8 €63.5

$34.98 €30.13

110.89%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$36.42 €31.37

$13.56 €11.68

168.58%

Cinema Ticket

$11.72 €10.09

$16.24 €13.99

-27.83%

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

$883 €760

$578 €498

52.69%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.3K €14.1K

$19.1K €16.5K

-14.57%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$114 €97.9

$111 €95.7

2.34%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$53.5 €46.03

$52.5 €45.23

1.77%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$115 €99

$105 €90.7

9.21%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$170 €146

$161 €139

5.62%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,622 €1,397

$1,042 €898

55.65%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,139 €981

$899 €774

26.70%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$3,233 €2,785

$1,784 €1,536

81.27%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,095 €1,804

$1,415 €1,219

48.00%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$10.2K €8,755

$5,575 €4,802

82.33%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$5,302 €4,567

$3,303 €2,845

60.50%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,393 €2,061

$3,271 €2,817

-26.85%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.25

3.74

-13.10%

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

Last update for Milan: November 23, 2025

Last update for Gent: November 24, 2025

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