Antwerp vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1834
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4433
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$929
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$618
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$938
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
87
95
😀 Quality of life
90
76
🏙️ Population
529K
17.5M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 84% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 2660th and 5618th ($1834 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 190th and 1163rd 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
$20.7
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.5
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.72
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1217
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.3
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3139
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.13
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.8
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$867
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20056
$21140

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648