Antwerp vs Barcelona - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Barcelona
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1857
$2116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4482
$4761
🏠 One person rent
$927
$1285
🏘️ Family rent
$1528
$2102
🍽️ Food expenses
$638
$515
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$2516
😷 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 12% less expensive than in Barcelona. Cities ranked 2628th and 1722nd ($1857 vs $2116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 4th 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 1.2 months in Barcelona. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Barcelona ranked 2nd in Spain, while ranked 218th and 205th 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
$20.6
$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$106
$64.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.2
$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$6.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.68
$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$890
$1395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$1073
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1494
$2392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1226
$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.6
$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.27%
3.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4499
$7050
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3099
$4924
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.6
$3.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.9
$27.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.6
$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$9.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.59
$7.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$7.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$6.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.1
$73
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$749
$777
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20480
$16675

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1734
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1849
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1772
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1877
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1854
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1815
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1523
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1706
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1734
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1866
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$2264
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1920
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1730
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1864
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1830
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1890
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1853
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$2065
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1756
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1939
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1920
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1900
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1932
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1993
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1894
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1786
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1906
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2471
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$2206
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1860
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1917
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1809
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1846
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1787
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1886
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$2050

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797