Antwerp vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1834
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4433
$2811
🏠 One person rent
$929
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$1139
🍽️ Food expenses
$618
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$769
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
87
100
😀 Quality of life
90
73
🏙️ Population
529K
21.9M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 66% more expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 2660th and 4987th ($1834 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 6th in Belgium and China, respectively. Check Belgium vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 0.7 months in Beijing. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Beijing ranked 14th in China, while ranked 190th and 2361st 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
$20.7
$4.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.5
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.72
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$965
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$510
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$1738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1217
$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.3
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$12536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3139
$6136
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$4.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.13
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$54.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$8.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.8
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$62.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$867
$621
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20056
$25910

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1688
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1829
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1848
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1833
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1476
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1769
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1742
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2143
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1740
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$2087
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1739
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1845
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1881
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$2030
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1738
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1970
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1926
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1895
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1861
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1969
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1874
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1763
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2460
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$2112
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1799
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1817
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1759
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1843
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1993

Cities near Beijing

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$740
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$764
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$800
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$666
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$666
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$682
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$586
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$697
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$480
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$672
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$720
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$576
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$722
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$623
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$645
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$541
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$556
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$648
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$645
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$574
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$525
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$541
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$646
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$541
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$539
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$541
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$480
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$599
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$789
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$522
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$511
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$676
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$684
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$634
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$579
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$665
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$759