Antwerp vs Belem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Antwerp	Belem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1640	$755
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3817	$1572
🏠 One person rent	$832	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$1320	$562
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2545	$421
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	87	40
😀 Quality of life	89	41
🏙️ Population	529K	1.3M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 117% more expensive than in Belem. Cities ranked 2896th and 6655th ($1640 vs $755) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 11th in Belgium and Brazil, respectively. Check Belgium vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 0.6 months in Belem. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Belem ranked 67th in Brazil, while ranked 203rd and 6876th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Belem

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	Antwerp	Belem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$794	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$636	$303
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1346	$575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$435
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$81.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.38%	12.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4167	$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3351	$1162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.6	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.1	$5.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$9.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$5.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.83	$8.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$1.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$2.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.39	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$4.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.8	$34
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$51.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$96.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12170	$3002

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Cities near Antwerp

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 Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$638
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$621
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$583
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$615
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$615
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$614
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$590
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$624
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$603
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$610
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$565
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$642
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$621
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$629
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$611
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$621
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$639
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$665
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$603
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$602
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$600
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$593
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$572
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$591
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$590
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$546
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$639
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$569
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$537
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$557
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$589
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$570
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$697
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1643
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$543
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$564
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1645
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$695