Antwerp vs Berlin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Antwerp	Berlin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1857	$2302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4482	$5175
🏠 One person rent	$927	$1280
🏘️ Family rent	$1528	$2205
🍽️ Food expenses	$638	$553
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$315
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3003	$3706
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	87	100
😀 Quality of life	90	95
🏙️ Population	529K	3.78M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 19% less expensive than in Berlin. Cities ranked 2628th and 1275th ($1857 vs $2302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 2nd in Belgium and Germany, respectively. Check Belgium vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 1.6 months in Berlin. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Berlin ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 218th and 35th 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	$20.6	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$5.17
☕ Cappuccino	$4.24	$4.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$3.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$890	$1324
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$952
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1494	$2341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1226	$1711
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$208
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$321
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.6	$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.27%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4499	$8913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3099	$6080
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.6	$4.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.9	$69.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.99	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.59	$7.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$68.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$113	$97.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$749	$135
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20480	$10963

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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 Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474