Antwerp vs Birmingham - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Antwerp	Birmingham
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1857	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4482	$5157
🏠 One person rent	$927	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$1528	$1934
🍽️ Food expenses	$638	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$217
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3003	$3699
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	87	96
😀 Quality of life	90	94
🏙️ Population	529K	1.14M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 16% less expensive than in Birmingham. Cities ranked 2628th and 1454th ($1857 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 57th in Belgium and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Belgium vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 1.7 months in Birmingham. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Birmingham ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 218th and 41st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Birmingham

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	Antwerp	Birmingham
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.6	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$6.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.24	$4.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$890	$1255
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$964
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1494	$2045
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1226	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$315
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.6	$42.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.27%	4.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4499	$5472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3099	$4260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.6	$3.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.9	$93.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.99	$4.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.59	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$21.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$4.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$113	$92.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$749	$1648
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20480	$21078

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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 Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1972
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1920
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1909
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1957
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1818
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1780
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1892
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1872
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1835
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1836
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1887
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1769
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1886
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1910
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2010
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1693
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$2006
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2163
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1902
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1861
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1742
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1871
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1770
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1754
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1838
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1733
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1900
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1833
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1730
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1749
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1519
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1912
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1942
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1841
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1921
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1928
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1891
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1894