Antwerp vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Antwerp	Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1640	$573
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3817	$1493
🏠 One person rent	$832	$229
🏘️ Family rent	$1320	$405
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$59.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2545	$927
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	87	73
😀 Quality of life	89	53
🏙️ Population	529K	9.07M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 186% more expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 2896th and 7971st ($1640 vs $573) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 351st 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 1.6 months in Changchun. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Changchun ranked 47th in China, while ranked 203rd and 6079th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Changchun

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	Antwerp	Changchun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$4.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$794	$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$636	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1346	$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$287
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.38%	5.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4167	$2608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3351	$3942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.6	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$7.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.1	$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$8.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.83	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.39	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$8.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.8	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$2.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12170	$8252

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1530
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1613
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1523
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1541
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1556
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1318
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1475
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1421
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1599
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1362
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1663
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$1816
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1542
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1683
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1692
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1685
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1486
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2001
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$1739
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1618
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1560
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1559
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1515
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1626
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$1788

Cities near Changchun

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
81 km or 50 mi	Dehui	$556
105 km or 65 mi	Siping	$524
109 km or 68 mi	Jilin	$553
112 km or 69 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
127 km or 79 mi	Panshi	$517
138 km or 86 mi	Fuyu	$573
143 km or 89 mi	Shuangliao	$509
148 km or 92 mi	Yushu	$582
150 km or 93 mi	Shulan	$558
157 km or 98 mi	Meihekou	$513
162 km or 100 mi	Huadian	$523
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaohe	$544
178 km or 111 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
193 km or 120 mi	Da'an	$545
210 km or 131 mi	Wuchang	$596
211 km or 131 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
211 km or 131 mi	Tieling	$520
235 km or 146 mi	Harbin	$653
238 km or 148 mi	Tongliao	$538
240 km or 149 mi	Baishan	$520
248 km or 154 mi	Zhaodong	$619
250 km or 155 mi	Fushun	$459
250 km or 155 mi	Taonan	$523
251 km or 156 mi	Dunhua	$560
263 km or 163 mi	Shangzhi	$606
267 km or 166 mi	Baicheng	$542
271 km or 169 mi	Linjiang	$500
274 km or 170 mi	Shenyang	$539
279 km or 173 mi	Anda	$596
287 km or 178 mi	Xinmin	$514
300 km or 187 mi	Daqing	$616
313 km or 194 mi	Benxi	$455
315 km or 196 mi	Dengta	$495
319 km or 198 mi	Ji'an	$493
335 km or 208 mi	Suihua	$664
337 km or 209 mi	Liaoyang	$500
343 km or 213 mi	Helong	$537
344 km or 214 mi	Ning'an	$658
345 km or 214 mi	Ulanhot	$532