Antwerp vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1762
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4106
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$893
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$1430
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2721
$1649
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
87
96
😀 Quality of life
89
79
🏙️ Population
529K
17.7M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 84% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 2671st and 5948th ($1762 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 13th in Belgium and China, respectively. Check Belgium vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Antwerp compared to 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 176th and 556th 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
$19.6
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.9
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.64
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.26
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$683
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1437
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1117
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4562
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3518
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.81
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.6
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.36
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.54
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$106
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13064
$24117

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618