Antwerp vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1762
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4106
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$893
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$1430
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2721
$2228
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
87
65
😀 Quality of life
89
83
🏙️ Population
529K
1.25M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 17% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 2671st and 3679th ($1762 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 7th in Belgium and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Belgium vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Antwerp compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 176th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antwerp Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.9
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.64
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.26
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$683
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1437
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1117
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4562
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3518
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.81
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.6
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.36
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.54
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$106
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13064
$5054

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1611
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1709
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1616
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1619
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1636
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1593
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1442
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1592
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1545
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1951
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1559
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1675
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1920
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1752
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1421
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1693
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1514
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1779
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1657
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1958
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1602
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1813
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1734
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1761
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1715
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1633
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1712
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1799
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1587
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1691
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2046
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1750
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1723
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1738
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1660
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1645
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1611
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1701
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1911

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507