Antwerp vs Berlin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Berlin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1650
$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3930
$4765
🏠 One person rent
$841
$1134
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$2203
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$489
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2547
$3496
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
87
100
😀 Quality of life
89
95
🏙️ Population
529K
3.68M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 18% less expensive than in Berlin. Cities ranked 2878th and 1759th ($1650 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 3rd in Belgium and Germany, respectively. Check Belgium vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Antwerp compared to 1.7 months in Berlin. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Berlin ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 161st and 19th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Berlin

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Antwerp Berlin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.8
$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78
$61.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$4.77
☕ Cappuccino
$3.72
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$1192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$635
$858
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1372
$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1076
$1755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.24%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3955
$9186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2889
$6527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.72
$3.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.9
$56.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.25
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$3.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$6.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.74
$9.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$6.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.9
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$36.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$606
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17510
$9556

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1539
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1631
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1533
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1544
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1567
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1413
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1854
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1498
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1832
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1376
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1575
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1426
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1678
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1869
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1593
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1741
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1659
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1618
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1644
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1652
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1743
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1514
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$1981
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1822
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1648
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1581
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1585
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1528
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1825

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1671
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1729
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1715
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1656
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1735
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1601
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1629
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1701
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1673
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1581
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1695
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1689
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1622
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1607
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1618
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1656
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1628
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1536
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1677
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1258
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1372
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1443
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1280
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1288
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1298
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1263
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1253
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1271
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1379
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1384
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1370
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1264
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1295
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1348
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1297
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1196
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1249
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$848
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1303
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323