Antwerp vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1762
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4106
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$893
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$1430
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2721
$738
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
87
69
😀 Quality of life
89
69
🏙️ Population
529K
10.5M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 160% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 2671st and 7055th ($1762 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 115th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Dongguan ranked 18th in China, while ranked 176th and 3115th 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
$19.6
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.9
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.64
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.26
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$683
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1437
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1117
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4562
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3518
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.81
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.6
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.36
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.54
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$106
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13064
$21927

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1611
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1709
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1616
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1619
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1636
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1593
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1442
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1592
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1545
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1951
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1559
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1675
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1920
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1752
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1421
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1693
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1514
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1779
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1657
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1958
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1602
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1813
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1734
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1761
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1715
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1633
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1712
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1799
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1587
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1691
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2046
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1750
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1723
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1738
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1660
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1645
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1611
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1701
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1911

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623