Antwerp vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1857
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4482
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$927
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$1528
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$638
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$1024
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
87
95
😀 Quality of life
90
77
🏙️ Population
529K
17.5M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 98% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 2628th and 6106th ($1857 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 218th and 1113th 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
$20.6
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$106
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.2
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.68
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$890
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1494
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1226
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.6
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.27%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4499
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3099
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.6
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.9
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.6
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.59
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.1
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$749
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20480
$22916

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1734
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1849
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1772
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1877
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1854
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1815
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1523
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1706
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1734
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1866
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$2264
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1920
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1730
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1864
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1830
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1890
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1853
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$2065
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1756
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1939
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1920
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1900
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1932
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1993
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1894
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1786
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1906
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2471
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$2206
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1860
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1917
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1809
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1846
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1787
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1886
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$2050

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638