Antwerp vs Arlington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Antwerp	Arlington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1857	$1907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4482	$4693
🏠 One person rent	$927	$1121
🏘️ Family rent	$1528	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$638	$561
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$86.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3003	$3714
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	87	90
😀 Quality of life	90	78
🏙️ Population	529K	394K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 3% less expensive than in Arlington. Cities ranked 2628th and 2397th ($1857 vs $1907) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1784th 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 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 1.9 months in Arlington. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Arlington ranked 264th in the United States, while ranked 218th and 894th 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	$20.6	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$56.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$5.17
☕ Cappuccino	$4.24	$5.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$890	$1271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1494	$2259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1226	$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.6	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.27%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4499	$2186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3099	$2186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.6	$5.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.9	$39.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.99	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$4.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.59	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$8.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$9.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$113	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$749	$1389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20480	$25323

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Cities near Antwerp

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 Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2127
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2126
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2114
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2145
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2114
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2124
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2219
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2198
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2128
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2076
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2175
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2105
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2193
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2193
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2152
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2142
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2461
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2212
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2258
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2188
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2076
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2177
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2208
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2246
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2233
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2147
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2177
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2357
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2127
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2225
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2393