Antwerp vs Athens - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Athens
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1650
$1287
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3930
$3188
🏠 One person rent
$841
$633
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$1164
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$442
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2547
$1070
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
87
90
😀 Quality of life
89
78
🏙️ Population
529K
664K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 28% more expensive than in Athens. Cities ranked 2878th and 4210th ($1650 vs $1287) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 8th in Belgium and Greece, respectively. Check Belgium vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Antwerp compared to 0.8 months in Athens. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Athens ranked 1st in Greece, while ranked 161st and 560th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Athens

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Antwerp Athens
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.8
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78
$49.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$9.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$5.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.72
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$545
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$635
$437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1372
$1053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1076
$862
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.24%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3955
$3172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2889
$3082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.72
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.9
$32.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.25
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$4.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.74
$5.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$7.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.9
$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$9.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$53.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$606
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17510
$10293

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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 Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1235
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1239
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1172
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1334
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1237
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1250
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1097
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1137
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1338
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1475
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1467
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1359
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1125
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1134
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1047
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1086
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1129
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1038
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$887
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1974
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1090
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1037
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1058
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$943
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1186
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1067
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1012
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1738
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$945
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$937
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1047
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1169
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1015
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$825
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$984
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1098
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$647
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1009
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1144