Antwerp vs Arlington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Antwerp	Arlington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1762	$1869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4106	$4760
🏠 One person rent	$893	$1103
🏘️ Family rent	$1430	$2064
🍽️ Food expenses	$583	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$93.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2721	$4278
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	87	90
😀 Quality of life	89	74
🏙️ Population	529K	394K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 6% less expensive than in Arlington. Cities ranked 2671st and 2251st ($1762 vs $1869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1793rd in Belgium and the United States, respectively. Check Belgium vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Antwerp compared to 2.3 months in Arlington. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Arlington ranked 339th in the United States, while ranked 176th and 1283rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Arlington

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	Antwerp	Arlington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.6	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.9	$59.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$9.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$5.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$5.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$683	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1437	$1869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1117	$1827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.43%	6.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4562	$2211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3518	$2177
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.81	$5.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68	$39.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.6	$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.91	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.54	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$9.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$4.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.36	$8.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$9.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.58	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$4.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$104
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$106	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$619	$1468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13064	$21580

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Cities near Antwerp

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

Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2085
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2299
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2100
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2096
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2085
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2105
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2122
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1887
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2103
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2195
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2159
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2127
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2022
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2158
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2103
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2111
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2189
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2125
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2122
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2550
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2118
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2187
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2188
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2243
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2140
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2236
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2102
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2145
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2150
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2282
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2336
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2079
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2196
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2061
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2506
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2284
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2602