Antwerp vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1650
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3930
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$841
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2547
$1524
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
87
96
😀 Quality of life
89
80
🏙️ Population
529K
17.5M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 76% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 2878th and 5744th ($1650 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 161st and 460th 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
$18.8
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$3.72
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$635
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1372
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1076
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.24%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3955
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2889
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.72
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.9
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$4.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.25
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.74
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.9
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$606
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17510
$24305

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1539
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1631
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1533
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1544
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1567
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1413
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1854
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1498
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1832
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1376
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1575
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1426
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1678
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1869
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1593
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1741
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1659
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1618
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1644
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1652
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1743
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1514
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$1981
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1822
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1648
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1581
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1585
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1528
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1825

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584