Antwerp vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1640
$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3817
$2317
🏠 One person rent
$832
$696
🏘️ Family rent
$1320
$765
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2545
$1546
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
87
20
😀 Quality of life
89
66
🏙️ Population
529K
1.41M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 35% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 2896th and 4439th ($1640 vs $1215) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 2nd 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 1.3 months in Medina. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 203rd and 3899th 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
$18.3
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.2
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.91
$1.46
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$794
$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$636
$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1346
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.7
$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.38%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4167
$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3351
$1120
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.6
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.6
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.1
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.4
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$586
$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12170
$7421

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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
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$829
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1146
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$979
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$961
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$846
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$861
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$969
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1078
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$905
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1003
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$798
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$781
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$342
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$902
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$336
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$381
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$329
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$335
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$362
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1637
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$809
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1577
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$793
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$910
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$646
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$360
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$710
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1716
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1680
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1471
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$290
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$762
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$813
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1684
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1686
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$994
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$937
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$905