Antwerp vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Antwerp	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1640	$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3817	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$832	$512
🏘️ Family rent	$1320	$899
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$330
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2545	$2297
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	87	45
😀 Quality of life	89	76
🏙️ Population	529K	4.7M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 43% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 2896th and 4650th ($1640 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 3rd 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 203rd and 860th 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	$18.3	$6.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$794	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$636	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1346	$976
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$99.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.38%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4167	$2107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3351	$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.6	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.1	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$7.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$7.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.83	$5.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.39	$3.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$90.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.8	$56.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12170	$6204

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Cities near Antwerp

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

Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486