Antwerp vs Athens - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Athens
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1834
$1439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4433
$3529
🏠 One person rent
$929
$713
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$1247
🍽️ Food expenses
$618
$500
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$93.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$1330
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
87
91
😀 Quality of life
90
81
🏙️ Population
529K
643K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 27% more expensive than in Athens. Cities ranked 2660th and 4184th ($1834 vs $1439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 5th in Belgium and Greece, respectively. Check Belgium vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 0.9 months in Athens. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Athens ranked 1st in Greece, while ranked 190th and 602nd 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
$20.7
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91
$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$9.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.5
$5.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$4.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.72
$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$668
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$523
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$1206
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1217
$967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.3
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
4.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$4032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3139
$3350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$13.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$2.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.13
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$6.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$53
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.8
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$867
$623
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20056
$13579

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1688
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1829
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1848
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1833
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1476
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1769
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1742
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2143
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1740
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$2087
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1739
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1845
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1881
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$2030
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1738
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1970
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1926
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1895
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1861
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1969
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1874
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1763
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2460
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$2112
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1799
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1817
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1759
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1843
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1993

Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1307
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1298
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1160
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1253
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1264
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1228
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1182
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1439
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1636
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1403
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1472
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1024
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1123
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1037
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1179
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1008
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1143
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$932
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2043
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1126
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1109
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1146
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$1003
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1253
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1171
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1126
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1863
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1100
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1060
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1039
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1302
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1166
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1038
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1048
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1098
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$883
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1030
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1324