Antwerp vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Antwerp Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1537
$970
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3603
$2822
🏠 One person rent
$780
$355
🏘️ Family rent
$1224
$878
🍽️ Food expenses
$502
$395
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2561
$1163
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
87
85
😀 Quality of life
89
82
🏙️ Population
529K
3.03M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 58% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 2677th and 5682nd ($1537 vs $970) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 4th in Belgium and Taiwan, respectively. Check Belgium vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Antwerp compared to 1.2 months in Taichung. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Taichung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 146th and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Taichung

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Antwerp Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.9
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.53
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.55
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$737
$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1173
$947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$946
$759
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$55.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.5
$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.13%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3456
$5434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2728
$2826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.72
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.8
$42.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$8.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$3.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.33
$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$4.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.82
$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.23
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$11.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$7.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$9.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.8
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$459
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17368
$13684

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1556
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1558
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1403
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1466
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1425
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1390
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1389
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1481
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1372
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1449
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1661
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1412
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1454
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1663
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1413
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1345
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1312
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1351
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1418
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1371
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1578
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1549
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1624
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1410
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1551
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1414
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1345
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1438
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1708
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1401
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1407
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$1493
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1797
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1407
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1457
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1408
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1448
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1406
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1408
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1448

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$828
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$808
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$705
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$809
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$851
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$813
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$938
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$849
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1076
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$885
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1260
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$890
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$935
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$1012
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$911
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$717
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$699
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$783
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$812
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$725
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$831
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$714
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$744
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1047
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$713
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$689
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$711
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$686
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$1049
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$661
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$849
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$760
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$732
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$702
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1048
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$686
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$646
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$770
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$678
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$778