Antwerp vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Antwerp Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1537
$1379
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3603
$4064
🏠 One person rent
$780
$768
🏘️ Family rent
$1224
$1746
🍽️ Food expenses
$502
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2561
$1510
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
87
100
😀 Quality of life
89
78
🏙️ Population
529K
24.9M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 11% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 2677th and 3152nd ($1537 vs $1379) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 5th in Belgium and China, respectively. Check Belgium vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Antwerp compared to 1.1 months in Shanghai. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 146th and 484th 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
$15.9
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.9
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$6.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.53
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.55
$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$737
$1079
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$611
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1173
$2636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$946
$1416
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.5
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.13%
4.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3456
$18451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2728
$10024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.72
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.8
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$6.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$3.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.33
$2.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$21.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.82
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$19.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.23
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$5.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$75.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$8.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$108
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.8
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$1380
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17368
$27276

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$754
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$667
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$701
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$677
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1099
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$726
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$674
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$693
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$952
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$690
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$852
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$776
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$684
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$680
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$882
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$665
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$726
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$685
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$778
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$683
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$891
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$681
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$673
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$672
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$652
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$662
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$674
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$689
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$674
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$573
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$711
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$666
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$655
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$650
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$681
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$664
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$678
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$729
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$673
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$811