Antwerp vs Belem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Antwerp	Belem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1818	$784
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4384	$1751
🏠 One person rent	$909	$413
🏘️ Family rent	$1498	$676
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2918	$312
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	87	41
😀 Quality of life	91	45
🏙️ Population	529K	1.3M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 132% more expensive than in Belem. Cities ranked 2669th and 6728th ($1818 vs $784) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 21st 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 0.4 months in Belem. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Belem ranked 96th in Brazil, while ranked 196th and 7040th 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	$20.4	$4.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.6	$1.93
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.47	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$481
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$702	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1473	$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1205	$531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$84.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.94%	12.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4402	$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3153	$1219
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.25	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$31.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.9	$5.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$3.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$6.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.07	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.18	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$1.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$2.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$42.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$55.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$646	$102
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21567	$3163

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1696
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1804
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1737
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1791
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1512
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1745
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1639
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1823
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1794
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1846
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$2028
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1729
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1867
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1931
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1845
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1742
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2374
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$2087
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1816
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1768
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1811
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1726
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1835
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$2025

Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$660
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$646
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$620
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$643
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$645
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$643
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$622
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$652
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$631
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$606
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$573
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$661
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$642
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$656
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$631
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$645
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$732
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$658
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$683
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$623
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$621
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$624
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$611
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$596
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$618
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$617
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$568
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$653
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$592
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$554
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$572
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$662
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$617
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$716
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1931
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$566
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$690
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1934
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$707