Antwerp vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1650
$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3930
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$841
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$367
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2547
$838
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
87
69
😀 Quality of life
89
71
🏙️ Population
529K
10.5M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 180% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 2878th and 7769th ($1650 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 350th 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 1.4 months in Dongguan. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Dongguan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 161st and 2370th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Dongguan

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Antwerp Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.8
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$0.75
 Cappuccino
$3.72
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$635
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1372
$419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1076
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$33.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$9.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.24%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3955
$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2889
$3231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.72
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.9
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$4.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.25
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.74
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$4.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.9
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$49
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$74
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$606
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17510
$16599

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611