Antwerp vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

Antwerp Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1537
$1924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3603
$4530
🏠 One person rent
$780
$1170
🏘️ Family rent
$1224
$2204
🍽️ Food expenses
$502
$437
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2561
$4381
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
87
61
😀 Quality of life
89
90
🏙️ Population
529K
3.33M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 20% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 2677th and 1903rd ($1537 vs $1924) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Belgium and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Belgium vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Antwerp compared to 2.3 months in Dubai. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 146th and 130th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Dubai

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Antwerp Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.9
$65.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.53
$12.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.55
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$737
$1453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$829
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1173
$2679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$946
$1737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.5
$97.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.13%
3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3456
$3907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2728
$2398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.72
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.8
$85.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$9.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.33
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$8.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.82
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$3.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.23
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$4.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$72.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$74.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.8
$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$91.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17368
$11590

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1556
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1558
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1403
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1466
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1425
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1390
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1389
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1481
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1372
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1449
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1661
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1412
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1454
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1663
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1413
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1345
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1312
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1351
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1418
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1371
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1578
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1549
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1624
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1410
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1551
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1414
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1345
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1438
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1708
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1401
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1407
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$1493
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1797
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1407
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1457
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1408
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1448
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1406
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1408
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1448

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$1343
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1129
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1020
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1096
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1362
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1260
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$799
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1964
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1150
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1797
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$688
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$968
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$689
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$693
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1277
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1245
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1277
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$688
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$952
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$987
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$947
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$880
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$690
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$691
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$687
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$657
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$907
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$686
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$687
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$785
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$650
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$863
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$837
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$686