Antwerp vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1640
$2379
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3817
$5357
🏠 One person rent
$832
$1601
🏘️ Family rent
$1320
$2918
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$453
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2545
$3975
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
87
65
😀 Quality of life
89
87
🏙️ Population
529K
3.33M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 31% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 2896th and 989th ($1640 vs $2379) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th 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 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 203rd and 288th 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
$18.3
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.2
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$9.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.91
$12.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$794
$1909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$636
$1243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1346
$3782
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$2332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.7
$91.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.38%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4167
$6638
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3351
$3507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.6
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.6
$86.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.1
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$3.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$9.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$77.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.4
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$586
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12170
$13241

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1530
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1613
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1523
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1514
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1541
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1556
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1488
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1318
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1446
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1475
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1917
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1492
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1539
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1890
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1651
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1421
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1599
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1362
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1663
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1580
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1816
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1542
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1805
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1667
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1683
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1642
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1663
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1692
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1685
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1486
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1647
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2001
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1739
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1618
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1660
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1560
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1559
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1515
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1626
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1788

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1494
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2240
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1239
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1844
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$967
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$780
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1779
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1090
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1709
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$547
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$548
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$518
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$514
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1280
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1223
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1243
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$515
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$1068
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$585
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1056
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$589
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$897
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$563
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$507
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$605
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$464
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$901
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$546
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$529
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$829
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$573
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$536