Antwerp vs Arlington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Antwerp	Arlington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1650	$1807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3930	$4757
🏠 One person rent	$841	$1010
🏘️ Family rent	$1379	$1967
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2547	$4550
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	87	90
😀 Quality of life	89	75
🏙️ Population	529K	394K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 9% less expensive than in Arlington. Cities ranked 2878th and 2320th ($1650 vs $1807) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1872nd 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 2.5 months in Arlington. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Arlington ranked 235th in the United States, while ranked 161st and 1022nd 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	$18.8	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78	$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$9.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$5.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.72	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$789	$1009
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$635	$790
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1372	$1340
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1076	$1821
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.24%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3955	$2184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2889	$2175
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.72	$4.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.9	$84.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$4.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.09	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.74	$7.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.92	$4.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.9	$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$103
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.6	$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$606	$1593
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17510	$21722

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1539
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1631
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1533
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1413
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1544
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1567
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1517
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1413
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1469
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1511
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1854
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1498
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1599
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$1832
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1682
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1376
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1575
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1426
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1678
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1593
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$1869
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1593
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$1741
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1659
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1618
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1644
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1524
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1652
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1743
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1514
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1619
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$1981
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$1822
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1648
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1669
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1581
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1585
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1528
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1640
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$1825

Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2043
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2338
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2059
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2039
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2084
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2107
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1987
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2053
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2173
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2162
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2176
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2139
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$1872
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2236
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2017
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2193
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2306
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2108
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$1992
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2497
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2099
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2155
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2206
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2267
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$1982
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2157
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$1804
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2199
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2149
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2223
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2323
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2235
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2242
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2111
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2301
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2516
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2200
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2384