Antwerp vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1818
$1182
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4384
$2412
🏠 One person rent
$909
$673
🏘️ Family rent
$1498
$906
🍽️ Food expenses
$627
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2918
$1300
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
87
22
😀 Quality of life
91
70
🏙️ Population
529K
1.41M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 54% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 2669th and 4743rd ($1818 vs $1182) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 1.1 months in Medina. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 196th and 4114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antwerp Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.4
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$107
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.47
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$866
$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$702
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1473
$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1205
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.1
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.94%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4402
$3803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3153
$1109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.2
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.9
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.76
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$5.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.9
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.18
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39
$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$646
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21567
$5508

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987