Abu Dhabi vs Antwerp - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Antwerp
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$1650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$3930
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$841
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$543
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$2547
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
52
87
😀 Quality of life
82
89
🏙️ Population
1.48M
529K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 17% more expensive than in Antwerp. Cities ranked 1938th and 2878th ($1936 vs $1650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th in the United Arab Emirates and Belgium, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Belgium comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.5 months in Antwerp. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Antwerp ranked 2nd in Belgium, while ranked 369th and 161st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Antwerp

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Abu Dhabi Antwerp
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$78
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$4.69
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$3.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$789
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$635
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$1372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$1076
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
3.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$3955
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$2889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$2.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$60.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$8.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$606
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$17510

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

Cities near Antwerp

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1539
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1631
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1533
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1544
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1567
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1413
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1854
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1498
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1832
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1376
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1575
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1426
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1678
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1869
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1593
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1741
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1659
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1618
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1644
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1652
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1743
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1514
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$1981
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1822
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1648
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1581
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1585
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1528
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1825