Living in Milan: Pros and Cons

[@lorenzoperini-natali3697]

I've been living in Milan for 10 years now, since my early 20's and I can confirm that this analysis of the city is accurate. Most European city in Italy, definitely worth visiting.

[@leitaochen8889]

36 years AC Milan fan here. Never visited Milan, but I will. Great video❤

[@marcone1783]

Milan and the Po Valley, more generally, will always be among the most polluted areas because it is surrounded by the Alps and the Apennines, and there is little air circulation. However, the air that Milanese people breathe is the best they have ever breathed, with pollution constantly decreasing for decades. Obviously, there will be days with peaks in pollution, especially after periods of drought, but the limits are exceeded also because they are - rightly - lowered over time. It makes the news when the alarm thresholds are exceeded, but it does not make the news that on average the air has been improving for decades.

[@censon]

Visited Milan in February for the first time, and I was really surprised. It is such a 'cool' city. But for me, the cons simply mean I have to choose another lovely Italian city (town) for my move. All good, with Milan being such a flight hub I can get my fill, often.

[@adrianotheitaliano]

Great point 👌🏻 cheers

[@fleromeco345]

bro hai una qualità incredibile nei video! continua così che farai strada

[@giannidc1207]

Che sfigato

[@mimoleclair9824]

Milan felt like the business center of Italy when I visited. More " industrial " too. No dolce Vita to be found. Just fast paced living and busy people everywhere lol

[@Dreyno]

Second and third cities are usually the industrial hubs. Milan and Turin in Italy, Marseille and Lyon in France, Hamburg and Munich in Germany, Birmingham and Manchester in England. Capital cities are usually the administrative centres but have less industry.

[@mimoleclair9824]

@@Dreyno Good point

[@Dreyno]

@DavideMozzanica Milan makes cars, it makes textiles, it makes chemicals etc. It is classed as one of the Four Motors for Europe. It is part of the “Blue Banana” urbanised corridor of Europe.

[@Dreyno]

@DavideMozzanica I didn’t say that Milan wasn’t more than an industrial city. Merely that the first city tends not to be industrial while the second city is. Neither did I refer to the size of those cities or, indeed, their contribution to a national economy. Only that capitals tend not to have as much industrial activity as second cities.

[@ozac4571]

@@Dreynono Milan and Padua

[@SC-gu3fm]

My biggest pro of living in Milan would be I can go to the San Siro to watch Milan's matches and the biggest cons would be I can go to the San Siro to watch Milan's matches. Jokes aside, Milan is an enjoyable city to visit in one or two days if you want to experience a mix of culture, shopping, and night life, maybe as a starting point for a longer trip. Living there is a different story as it is extremely expensive and polluted. And you don't find that Italian mindset of taking things slowly, it's only being productive and rush. Of course, it offers incredibile job (and study) opportunities due to its international dimension and events, especially for certain sectors like fashion, design and branding. Luckly I'm from Bergamo, so not too far from Milan, and I live in Trentino now. I think I wouldn't move there if not for an offer out the door. Comunque bel canale ti sei guadagnato un sub :) potrò dire di essere nei primi 1300 quando avrai grandi numeri

[@adrianotheitaliano]

🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@lucacosta]

went to Milano last week and confirm what Adriano said. Good job! keep on posting!

[@adrianotheitaliano]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@joroach3503]

Hi can I ask were you stayed just booked flights and looking for a central place

[@joroach3503]

​@@adrianotheitaliano hi me an my husband coming in 3wks first time to milan and we like to drink were the locals drink were not really Into cocktails bullshit prices so were are some normal bars,liked the video BTW

[@andreasfreyaldenhoven5785]

Great video man, thanks

[@mmzt-x6b]

To be honest is not so expensive as many other cities abroad.. real experience

[@ManaMondial]

I wish I could find a similar video about Florence

[@gfair2]

Costs are all relative. Milan is expensive for Italy. Here in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, a 1 bedroom (br) place will cost you 1700 Euro/month. Cafe is Euro 3.40. Just Cafe / coffee. I have a big question though: after a sunday with 4 plates of pasta... plus cornetto for breakfast, gelato for dessert... how do Italians stay slim? Specifically how do you stay slim?

[@adrianotheitaliano]

I walk! I walk everywhere :)

[@tic-tacdrin-drinn1505]

They usually eat sitting at the table and rarely have snacks between meals.

[@Molloy1951]

Just for comparison, a 1 bd 1bath 60sqm furnished apartment in a top 20% building in one of the top 3 locations in the city cost: 1. NYC: $5,000 2. London: $3,500 3. Hong Kong: $5,000 4. Singapore: $4,000 5. Bangkok: $2,000. (I’m referring to high-end living, not affordable housing)

[@adrianotheitaliano]

Yes but wages in these cities are nowhere near in Milan

[@rowley555]

Paris around 3000 Euros

[@a.g.4843]

is it true that there are many metal bands there? i mean heavy metal. if yes this would be a strong reason for me to move there

[@metalmilitia1890]

1000-1200 euro to rent? Shit, its cheaper than LA, San Francsico, and New York. That doesn't sound expensive

[@adrianotheitaliano]

might want to take into account wages too

[@alessandroalagic9437]

yeah that’s true but in Milan the average salary is around 1700 € per month, then someone more qualificated could get around 2000/2500 € and only a small part of Milanesi earn more than this, furthermore in my opinion Milan costs more than it offers, for example is one of the most polluted cities in Europe, in the summer the weather is around 30/35 degrees with 90% humidity and there aren’t any big green areas or rivers. In conclusion I think that if you do not have a vey good salary or you are already in good financial position I truly reccomend you not to live here.

[@SafeSpace-mq8yt]

@@alessandroalagic9437 Cost of living has nothing to do with pollution, heat or humidity, that is a bit of a non-sense. Milan is expensive because it is Italy’s financial hub and attracts many workers from the country and abroad. Furthermore, you say “only a small part of the Milanesi earn more than 2000/2500€”, but that’s not entirely correct: in truth, a good portion of residents earn more than €2500.

[@alessandroalagic9437]

Well in my opinion it has to do I would never pay a lot to live bad, but that’s more a subjective thing. Then 2000/2500€ may be the average salary, but that’s because, -as you said Milan attracts many workers because it’s an important financial hub-, only a small amount of people earn a lot, so when you calculate the average salary this factor can distort the real salary wich is the median. Now, on the internet I don’t find any source about the median, but as far as I know ( I live in Milan) the median salary is not that different from the rest of the country, especially in the North or the Centre.

[@SafeSpace-mq8yt]

@@alessandroalagic9437 Allow me to say that, following this logic, a city like Oslo should be much cheaper too considering many people find it cold, grey and depressing. As far as income goes, you are right to say that the average can be distorsive and we should look at median income instead, but this is true for any city. Of course a small percentage of the population earn a lot of money, but an income of €2500 is not really that high and definitely not uncommon in a city like Milan.

[@matisse5565]

very cool video bro ! if i'm looking for somewhere cheaper & less polluted but also with the same kind of opportunity & ethnic diversity in italy where would that be ?

[@adrianotheitaliano]

Thank you! I think Turin could be a good compromise based on your criteria 😃🍻

[@matisse5565]

@@adrianotheitaliano ay thanks bro, keep it up

[@strikedn]

Try Venice (I'm Venetian and I live in Milan) or Florence (my wife was born there). Everything is freaking expensive there, accomodation too , even more expensive than Milan and there's not much to do, especially in Venice. By the way, what' s wrong about being an "international" city? Milan is authentic because it is international and this makes it special and unique. I don''t want to live in a second-rate Rome, Venice, Florence or Naples.

[@adrianotheitaliano]

Nothing wrong. Just depends what you are looking for 😃🤘🏼 Take care brother! Love Venice

[@la.reaction]

gracie

[@mmzt-x6b]

If you look for ignorance go of course for Rome 😅😂 real experience too

[@nika8142]

Milan is like Berlin.. its not proper Italia. Also Lombardi are cold..very proper and we can feel like we are in Germany. By the way..Svizzera is close by so that's why. I lived in Milano 4 years. ok.. its clean maybe its international maybe its close to Switzerland but right now i live in Roma.and maybe its dirty maybe its mess, traffic but people are much nicer, all nice places around by car, climate super and it has fascino.

[@adrianotheitaliano]

Rome forever 🍻🧡

[@felixadp6635]

“Stazione centrale”….. “ercosodaarai”

[@ErGiuls_]

gelateria rotschild

[@strikedn]

Se vai in centro , per forza, come in tutte le città turistiche. Dove abito io in periferia un gelato così lo pago 3,50 euro. Magari si dovrebbero dire anche queste cose, che in molte zone periferiche i prezzi sono molti più bassi. Perchè nessuno lo dice mai?

[@ErGiuls_]

@@strikedn calcola ha fatto un video apposta per parlare di sta roba

[@adrianotheitaliano]

È il tema del video amico mio 😃

[@strikedn]

@@adrianotheitaliano Quale? Far credere che Milano è cara dappertutto quando lo sai anche tu che non è vero?

[@GabrieleDiGiacomo]

[@davidbyrne8519]

Cons Pickpockets Scammers Beggars Street sellers Taxi drivers Bars and restaurants with confusing menus

[@Alex_Rome]

Living in Milan. Pros: the train to Rome 🚅

[@santap9332]

Who would like to live in Milan? It looks like Riga but for higher price

[@TheMrNomadus]

Riga like 100 steps below Milan. What are you smoking?

[@oscarpezzoli4597]

vivevo a milano anni a studivo al poli appena potevo me ne andavo da milano c'è tutto ma è molto faticosa ogni cagata che fai richiede impegno BERGAMO COOL