Where you live

Milan

Italy

7.24of 10

⇄

Comparing with

Rome

Italy

7.43of 10

+ 3rd place

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Result

Rome wins 2 of 5

The biggest gap is in quality of life.

FinancialRome+0.35.3 × 5.7

Safety—+0.07.2 × 7.2

Currency—+0.09.5 × 9.5

QualityRome+0.68.0 × 8.6

Integration—+0.07.4 × 7.4

Criterion by criterion

The 15 sub-criteria. The stronger bar belongs to the winner.

MilanRome

Financial environmentweight 30%

4.0

Tax burden

4.0

6.0

Cost of living

7.0

Ease of doing business

7.0

5.0

Investment returns

5.0

Stability and safetyweight 25%

6.0

Entry and residence

6.0

7.0

Political and social stability

7.0

10.0

Personal and property safety

10.0

Currency strengthweight 20%

10.0

Currency stability

10.0

9.0

Strength against the dollar

9.0

Purchasing power

9.0

Quality of lifeweight 15%

10.0

Infrastructure and services

10.0

7.0

Culture and lifestyle

7.0

5.0

Environmental quality

8.0

Cultural integrationweight 10%

7.0

Language and communication

7.0

8.0

Communities and support networks

8.0

Your money in both places

1 person, including rent

Your monthly income US$ if you kept the same income (remote work or retirement)

Milan

your income

US$ 2,884

Rome

US$ 2,210

RentGroceriesTransportHealthUtilitiesLeisure

In Milan, shortUS$ 1,431a month

In Rome, shortUS$ 757a month

How much of your work each thing costs

In hours of work, with your income and 40 hours a week.

MilanRome

Taxes

For an income of US$ 1,453 a month

Days of the year working for taxes

Milan

160 days

Rome

151 days

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Both take about the same share of your income in taxes.

What the State costs you

	Milan	Rome
Income tax and social security	32%	32%
Tax on purchases	12%	9%
Paid twice (health insurance)	17%	17%
Total cost of the State	61%	58%

Paid twice: the health insurance you pay on top of taxes. Tax on purchases: the consumption tax rate applied to groceries, transport, utilities and leisure in the cost-of-living basket. Computed without deductions, with each place's official table and the Central Bank of Brazil exchange rate. In Rikezas it uses your real spending.

Sources: studio-borghi.it (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · nettostipendio.com (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · taxually.com (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · moneyside.app (pesquisa conferida) ↗

Everyday life

What matters day to day

Language

MilanItalian

RomeItalian

Currency

MilanEUR

RomeEUR

Time zone

MilanUTC+1

RomeUTC+1

Population

Milan1,399,079 (2025-12-31)

Rome2,747,290 (2024-12-31)

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