Antwerp vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1640
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3817
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$832
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$1320
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2545
$1684
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
87
95
😀 Quality of life
89
86
🏙️ Population
529K
2.6M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 39% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 2896th and 4534th ($1640 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in Belgium and Taiwan, respectively. Check Belgium vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 203rd and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Taipei

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Antwerp Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.2
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.91
$2.83
 Cappuccino
$3.61
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$794
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$636
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1346
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.7
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.38%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4167
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3351
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.6
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.6
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.1
$8.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.4
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$586
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12170
$19749

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AntwerpTaipei

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1530
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1613
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1523
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1514
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1541
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1556
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1488
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1318
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1446
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1475
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1917
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1492
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1539
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1890
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1651
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1421
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1599
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1362
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1663
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1580
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1816
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1542
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1805
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1667
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1683
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1642
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1663
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1692
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1685
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1486
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1647
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2001
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1739
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1618
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1660
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1560
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1559
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1515
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1626
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1788

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581