Antwerp vs Bern - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Bern
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1857
$3134
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4482
$7894
🏠 One person rent
$927
$1617
🏘️ Family rent
$1528
$2847
🍽️ Food expenses
$638
$915
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$7577
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
87
81
😀 Quality of life
90
97
🏙️ Population
529K
1.07M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 41% less expensive than in Bern. Cities ranked 2628th and 149th ($1857 vs $3134) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 34th in Belgium and Switzerland, respectively. Check Belgium vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 2.4 months in Bern. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Bern ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 218th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Bern

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Antwerp Bern
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.6
$26.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$106
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.2
$18.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$9.22
 Cappuccino
$4.24
$7.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.68
$5.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$890
$1809
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$1304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1494
$3323
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1226
$2359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.6
$55.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.27%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4499
$18429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3099
$8492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.6
$4.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.9
$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.6
$46.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$2.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$2.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$8.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$41.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$6.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$3.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.59
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$4.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$4.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$88.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$26.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.1
$133
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$53.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$134
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$167
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$749
$2477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20480
$25921

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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 Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2997
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2817
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2678
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2874
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2823
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$3165
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$3150
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2654
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$3331
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$3222
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3380
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3367
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2546
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$3171
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$3080
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3524
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1498
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3677
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1726
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1731
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1721
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$3299
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2465
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$3277
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$4151
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3556
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3360
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3328
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3367
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1526
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1436
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3494
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3457
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1711
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3784
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3414
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3353
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3281
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3345
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3318