Antwerp vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1857
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4482
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$927
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$1528
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$638
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$2465
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
87
66
😀 Quality of life
90
87
🏙️ Population
529K
1.25M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 26% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 2628th and 4144th ($1857 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 5th 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 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 218th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Sharjah

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Antwerp Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.6
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$106
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.2
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.68
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$890
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1494
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1226
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.6
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.27%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4499
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3099
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.6
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.9
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.6
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.59
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.1
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$749
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20480
$7922

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1734
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1849
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1772
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1877
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1854
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1815
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1523
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1706
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1734
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1866
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$2264
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1920
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1730
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1864
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1830
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1890
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1853
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$2065
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1756
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1939
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1920
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1900
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1932
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1993
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1894
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1786
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1906
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2471
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$2206
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1860
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1917
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1809
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1846
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1787
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1886
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$2050

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492