Antwerp vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1857
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4482
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$927
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$1528
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$638
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$777
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
87
67
😀 Quality of life
90
71
🏙️ Population
529K
10.5M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 179% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 2628th and 7469th ($1857 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 89th 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 1.2 months in Dongguan. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 218th and 3662nd 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
$20.6
$2.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$106
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.2
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.68
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$890
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1494
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1226
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$63
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.6
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.27%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4499
$6553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3099
$3642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.6
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.9
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.6
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.59
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.1
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$749
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20480
$22205

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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
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608