Antwerp vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Antwerp	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1818	$1155
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4384	$2694
🏠 One person rent	$909	$541
🏘️ Family rent	$1498	$841
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2918	$2303
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	87	45
😀 Quality of life	91	79
🏙️ Population	529K	4.7M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 57% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 2669th and 4809th ($1818 vs $1155) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 4th in Belgium and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Belgium vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 2 months in Jeddah. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 196th and 894th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Jeddah

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	Antwerp	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.4	$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.6	$2.14
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.47	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$702	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1473	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1205	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$96.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.94%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4402	$2007
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3153	$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.25	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.9	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$6.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$7.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.07	$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.18	$5.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$85.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$56
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$53.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$646	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21567	$6703

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1696
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1804
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1737
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1791
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1512
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1745
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1639
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1823
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1794
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1846
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$2028
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1729
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1867
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1931
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1845
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1742
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2374
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$2087
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1816
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1768
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1811
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1726
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1835
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$2025

Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1162
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$964
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$791
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1182
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$918
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$903
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$911
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$940
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$500
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$862
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$499
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$860
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1116
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$533
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$348
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$498
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$967
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$825
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$971
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$498
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1069
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$365
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$428
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$346
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1627
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$354
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$560
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$498
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$826
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$517
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$499
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$398
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$769
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$879
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$500