Antwerp vs Birmingham - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Birmingham
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1762
$2046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4106
$4833
🏠 One person rent
$893
$1197
🏘️ Family rent
$1430
$1902
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$505
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2721
$3394
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
87
95
😀 Quality of life
89
95
🏙️ Population
529K
1.14M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 14% less expensive than in Birmingham. Cities ranked 2671st and 1731st ($1762 vs $2046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 79th 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 1.5 months in Antwerp compared to 1.7 months in Birmingham. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Birmingham ranked 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 176th and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Antwerp Birmingham
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.9
$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$9.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.64
$6.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$4.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.26
$2.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$1172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$683
$905
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1437
$2143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1117
$1412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$305
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
5.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4562
$5216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3518
$4012
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.81
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68
$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.6
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$7.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$3.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.36
$18.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$3.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.54
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$106
$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$1575
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13064
$19729

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1611
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1709
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1616
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1619
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1636
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1593
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1442
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1592
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1545
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1951
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1559
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1675
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1920
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1752
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1421
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1693
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1514
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1779
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1657
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1958
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1602
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1813
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1734
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1761
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1715
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1633
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1712
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1799
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1587
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1691
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2046
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1750
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1723
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1738
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1660
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1645
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1611
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1701
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1911

Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1869
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1838
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1818
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1827
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1748
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1797
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1799
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1771
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1717
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1799
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1695
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1849
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1799
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1819
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2050
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1572
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1750
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2205
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1896
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1760
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1680
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1855
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1803
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1560
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1666
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1898
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1817
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1845
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1755
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1755
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1869
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1865
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1780
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1711
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1813
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1944
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1755