Antwerp vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1762
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4106
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$893
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$1430
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2721
$1905
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
87
100
😀 Quality of life
89
79
🏙️ Population
529K
24.9M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 55% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 2671st and 4780th ($1762 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 6th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 176th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Shanghai

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Antwerp Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.9
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.64
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.26
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$683
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1437
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1117
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4562
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3518
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.81
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.6
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.36
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.54
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$106
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13064
$31401

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1611
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1709
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1616
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1619
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1636
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1593
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1442
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1592
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1545
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1951
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1559
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1675
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1920
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1752
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1421
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1693
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1514
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1779
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1657
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1958
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1602
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1813
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1734
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1761
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1715
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1633
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1712
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1799
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1587
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1691
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2046
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1750
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1723
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1738
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1660
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1645
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1611
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1701
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1911

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774