Antwerp vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1857
$1044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4482
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$927
$596
🏘️ Family rent
$1528
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$638
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$711
😷 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 78% more expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 2628th and 5341st ($1857 vs $1044) 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 11th in China, while ranked 218th and 2718th 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
$20.6
$4.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$106
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.2
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.68
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$890
$861
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1494
$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1226
$839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$32.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$50.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.6
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.27%
3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4499
$12544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3099
$6280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.6
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.9
$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.6
$4.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.59
$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$3.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$63.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.1
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$8.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$81.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$749
$725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20480
$25165

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1734
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1849
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1772
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1877
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1854
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1815
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1523
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1706
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1734
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1866
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$2264
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1920
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1730
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1864
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1830
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1890
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1853
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$2065
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1756
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1939
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1920
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1900
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1932
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1993
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1894
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1786
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1906
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2471
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$2206
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1860
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1917
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1809
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1846
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1787
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1886
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$2050

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$716
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$734
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$767
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$645
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$646
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$663
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$572
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$673
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$468
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$656
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$697
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$562
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$709
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$621
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$630
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$528
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$558
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$632
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$626
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$564
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$512
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$524
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$629
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$521
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$525
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$519
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$466
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$584
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$770
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$508
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$492
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$655
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$666
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$618
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$562
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$748