Antwerp vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

Antwerp Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1537
$1028
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3603
$2743
🏠 One person rent
$780
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$1224
$876
🍽️ Food expenses
$502
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2561
$1256
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
87
22
😀 Quality of life
89
65
🏙️ Population
529K
1.18M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 49% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 2677th and 5456th ($1537 vs $1028) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 1.7 months in Antwerp compared to 1.2 months in Medina. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 146th and 4452nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Medina

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Antwerp Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$8.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.9
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.53
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.55
$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$737
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1173
$1557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$946
$414
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.5
$94.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.13%
2.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3456
$1006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2728
$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.72
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.8
$92.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.33
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$5.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.82
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$2.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.23
$9.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$3.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.8
$36.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$552
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17368
$8136

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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

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$867
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1067
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$992
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$832
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$880
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$750
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$858
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1019
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$829
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$601
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$827
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$828
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$345
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$281
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$833
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$260
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$299
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$270
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$230
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$227
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1278
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$879
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1615
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$557
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$963
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$843
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$576
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$247
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$529
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1695
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1366
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1483
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$279
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$739
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$793
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1693
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1700
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$962
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$892
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1039