Antwerp vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1834
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4433
$2019
🏠 One person rent
$929
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$459
🍽️ Food expenses
$618
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$847
😷 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 164% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 2660th and 7308th ($1834 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 67th 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 190th and 3241st 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
$20.7
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.5
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.72
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1217
$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$67
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.3
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$5717
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3139
$3114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$4.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.13
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$7.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.8
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$867
$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20056
$25442

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1688
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1829
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1848
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1833
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1476
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1769
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1742
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2143
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1740
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$2087
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1739
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1845
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1881
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$2030
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1738
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1970
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1926
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1895
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1861
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1969
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1874
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1763
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2460
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$2112
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1799
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1817
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1759
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1843
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1993

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620