Antwerp vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1834
$2470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4433
$5467
🏠 One person rent
$929
$1665
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$2923
🍽️ Food expenses
$618
$473
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$4153
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
87
66
😀 Quality of life
90
90
🏙️ Population
529K
3.94M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 26% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 2660th and 947th ($1834 vs $2470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1st 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 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 190th and 184th 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
$20.7
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91
$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.5
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.72
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$2083
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$1266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$3820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1217
$2306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.3
$92.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$7283
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3139
$4305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$9.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.13
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$3.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$82.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$75.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.8
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$867
$870
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20056
$17401

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1543
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469