Antwerp vs Belem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Antwerp	Belem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1857	$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4482	$1831
🏠 One person rent	$927	$390
🏘️ Family rent	$1528	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$638	$242
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$77.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3003	$359
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	87	41
😀 Quality of life	90	60
🏙️ Population	529K	1.3M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 135% more expensive than in Belem. Cities ranked 2628th and 6804th ($1857 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 32nd 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 0.5 months in Belem. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Belem ranked 28th in Brazil, while ranked 218th and 5967th 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	$20.6	$4.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$6.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.24	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$890	$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1494	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1226	$500
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$58.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.6	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.27%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4499	$1927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3099	$1367
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.6	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.9	$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$6.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.99	$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$7.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.59	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$6.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$49.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$113	$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$749	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20480	$3338

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Cities near Antwerp

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

Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$702
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$589
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$680
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$643
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$679
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$681
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$677
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$649
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$694
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$666
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$638
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$607
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$725
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$690
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$697
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$669
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$687
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$808
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$718
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$750
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$667
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$666
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$659
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$647
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$615
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$653
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$664
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$563
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$676
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$632
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$543
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$559
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$706
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$640
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$753
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1979
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$582
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$740
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1996
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$750