Antwerp vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1640
$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3817
$3243
🏠 One person rent
$832
$958
🏘️ Family rent
$1320
$1655
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2545
$2174
😷 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 10% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 2896th and 3460th ($1640 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th 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 1.6 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 203rd and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antwerp Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.2
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.91
$9.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$794
$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$636
$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1346
$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.7
$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.38%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4167
$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3351
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.6
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.6
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.1
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.4
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$586
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12170
$7169

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1530
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1613
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1523
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1514
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1541
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1556
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1488
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1318
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1446
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1475
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1917
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1492
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1539
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1890
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1651
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1421
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1599
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1362
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1663
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1580
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1816
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1542
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1805
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1667
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1683
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1642
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1663
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1692
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1685
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1486
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1647
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2001
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1739
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1618
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1660
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1560
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1559
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1515
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1626
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1788

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2240
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2379
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1239
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1844
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$967
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$780
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1090
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1779
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1709
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$547
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$548
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$518
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$514
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1280
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1223
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1243
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$515
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$585
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$1068
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1056
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$589
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$563
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$507
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$897
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$605
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$464
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$546
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$901
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$529
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$829
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$573
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$536