How to change your currency to Euro and how to read a receipt?
You have to go to the currency exchange and ask them to change their currency to euro. Giving the tax receipt is mandatory, even if the person doesn't ask. When on the receipt we read COVER, it means paying the occupied place during the consumption.
cover = cost of a seat
And about the tip?
In Milan, unlike the others, tipping is not mandatory, it depends on people.
How much does it cost to live in MILAN?
Milan is considered as an expensive city but still the sales attracks big crowds. According to the last datas sent by the commune of Milan the annual expenditure of the families is 27 billion euro: a sum hard to quantify. Maintaining the family, in Milan, costs around 3 thousand euros per month, which 433 euro for foodstuff and 2635 for the rest.
The result of, in time of crisis, 7 out of 10 milanese can't save and end up spending everything to maintain their self. Milan is confirmed to be the most expensive city in Italy with the monthly expenses for the families. We could say: 3068 euro per month to maintain the family (35 euro more compared to the whole Lombardy and 580 more compared to the rest of Italy).
In Milan we spend less for:
The expenses in growth:
“The datas submitted – declared by the councilor for working policies, research and university of the Commune of Milan, Cristina Tajani – confirms a worrying picture: the signs of the economic crisis show up in all their severity, making a drastic drop in consumption. The support to employment and to the work it has to be a priority at a local and national level.
