Antwerp vs Barcelona - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Barcelona
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1834
$2129
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4433
$4730
🏠 One person rent
$929
$1308
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$2082
🍽️ Food expenses
$618
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$2324
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
87
98
😀 Quality of life
90
90
🏙️ Population
529K
1.73M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 14% less expensive than in Barcelona. Cities ranked 2660th and 1659th ($1834 vs $2129) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 3rd in Belgium and Spain, respectively. Check Belgium vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 1.1 months in Barcelona. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Barcelona ranked 2nd in Spain, while ranked 190th and 174th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Barcelona

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Antwerp Barcelona
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.7
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91
$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.5
$5.8
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.72
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$1418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$1098
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$2417
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1217
$1738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.3
$35
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
3.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$7636
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3139
$5246
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$3.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$4.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.13
$8.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$7.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$6.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$56.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.8
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$867
$866
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20056
$16301

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1586
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1660
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1588
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1584
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1455
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1145
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1142
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1524
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1749
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1506
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1245
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1836
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1830
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1328
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1494
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2017
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1628
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1202
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1166
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1474
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1658
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1183
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1596
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1271
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1436
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1558
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1408
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2775
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1644
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1351
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1812