Antwerp vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1640
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3817
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$832
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$1320
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2545
$1771
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
87
96
😀 Quality of life
89
80
🏙️ Population
529K
17.7M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 79% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 2896th and 5950th ($1640 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 12th in Belgium and China, respectively. Check Belgium vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 203rd and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Shenzhen

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Antwerp Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.2
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.91
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$794
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$636
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1346
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.7
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.38%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4167
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3351
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.6
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.6
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.1
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.4
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$586
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12170
$22267

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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

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609