Antwerp vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Antwerp	Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1762	$1067
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4106	$3071
🏠 One person rent	$893	$596
🏘️ Family rent	$1430	$1354
🍽️ Food expenses	$583	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2721	$1802
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	87	100
😀 Quality of life	89	77
🏙️ Population	529K	21.9M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 65% more expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 2671st and 5141st ($1762 vs $1067) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 7th in Belgium and China, respectively. Check Belgium vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Antwerp compared to 1.7 months in Beijing. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Beijing ranked 5th in China, while ranked 176th and 763rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Beijing

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	Antwerp	Beijing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.6	$4.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.9	$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$1.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$851
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$683	$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1437	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1117	$1079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.43%	4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4562	$14636
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3518	$7425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.81	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.6	$5.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.91	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.54	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$9.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.36	$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$4.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.58	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$61.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$8.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$106	$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$619	$782
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13064	$23714

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1611
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1709
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1616
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1619
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1636
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1442
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1545
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1421
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1693
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1514
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1779
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$1958
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1602
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1761
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1712
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1799
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1587
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2046
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$1750
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1723
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1660
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1645
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1611
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1701
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$1911

Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$786
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$679
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$710
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$714
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$482
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$700
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$742
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$620
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$760
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$720
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$693
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$572
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$614
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$677
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$649
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$555
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$670
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$568
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$588
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$668
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$729
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$616
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$670
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$648
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$661
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$632
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$644
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$869