Antwerp vs Athens - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Athens
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1640
$1272
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3817
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$832
$616
🏘️ Family rent
$1320
$1082
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$450
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2545
$1094
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
87
90
😀 Quality of life
89
78
🏙️ Population
529K
643K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 29% more expensive than in Athens. Cities ranked 2896th and 4281st ($1640 vs $1272) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 6th 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 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Athens ranked 1st in Greece, while ranked 203rd and 656th 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
$18.3
$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.2
$56.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.91
$5.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$794
$583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$636
$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1346
$1040
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$850
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.7
$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.38%
4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4167
$3265
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3351
$3075
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.6
$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.6
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.1
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$4.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$5.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$9.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$49
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$86
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.4
$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$586
$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12170
$9915

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1530
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1613
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1523
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1514
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1541
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1556
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1488
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1318
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1446
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1475
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1917
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1492
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1539
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1890
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1651
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1421
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1599
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1362
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1663
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1580
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1816
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1542
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1805
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1667
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1683
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1642
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1663
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1692
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1685
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1486
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1647
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2001
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1739
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1618
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1660
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1560
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1559
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1515
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1626
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1788

Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1159
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1150
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1082
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1258
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1131
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1142
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1045
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1054
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1284
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1437
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1265
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1296
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$957
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1022
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$967
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$980
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$955
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$990
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$836
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1838
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$981
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1011
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1033
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$900
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1099
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1030
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1012
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1659
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1015
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$934
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$973
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1131
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1052
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1106
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$909
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$943
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$930
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$764
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1027
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1150