Antwerp vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1834
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4433
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$929
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$618
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$1068
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
87
99
😀 Quality of life
90
76
🏙️ Population
529K
24.9M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 60% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 2660th and 4880th ($1834 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 5th in Belgium and China, respectively. Check Belgium vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 190th and 1178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Shanghai

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Antwerp Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.7
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.5
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.72
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1217
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.3
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3139
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.13
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.8
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$867
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20056
$27610

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1688
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1829
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1848
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1833
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1476
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1769
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1742
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2143
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1740
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$2087
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1739
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1845
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1881
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$2030
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1738
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1970
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1926
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1895
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1861
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1969
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1874
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1763
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2460
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$2112
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1799
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1817
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1759
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1843
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1993

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789