Antwerp vs Barcelona - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Barcelona
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1762
$1887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4106
$4219
🏠 One person rent
$893
$1118
🏘️ Family rent
$1430
$1805
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$475
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2721
$2221
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
87
98
😀 Quality of life
89
88
🏙️ Population
529K
1.66M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 7% less expensive than in Barcelona. Cities ranked 2671st and 2198th ($1762 vs $1887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 6th in Belgium and Spain, respectively. Check Belgium vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Antwerp compared to 1.2 months in Barcelona. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Barcelona ranked 2nd in Spain, while ranked 176th and 238th 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
$19.6
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.9
$59.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.64
$4.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.26
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$1205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$683
$915
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1437
$2081
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1117
$1482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4562
$6469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3518
$4528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.81
$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.6
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$8.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.36
$6.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.54
$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$65.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$106
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13064
$11932

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1611
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1709
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1616
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1619
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1636
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1593
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1442
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1592
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1545
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1951
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1559
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1675
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1920
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1752
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1421
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1693
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1514
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1779
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1657
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1958
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1602
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1813
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1734
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1761
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1715
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1633
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1712
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1799
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1587
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1691
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2046
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1750
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1723
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1738
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1660
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1645
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1611
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1701
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1911

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581