Antwerp vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1834
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4433
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$929
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$618
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$2274
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
87
66
😀 Quality of life
90
86
🏙️ Population
529K
1.25M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 19% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 2660th and 3851st ($1834 vs $1543) 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 1.5 months in Sharjah. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 190th and 367th 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
$20.7
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.5
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.72
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1217
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.3
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3139
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.13
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.8
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$867
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20056
$8199

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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

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2356
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469