Antwerp vs Birmingham - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Antwerp	Birmingham
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1818	$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4384	$5026
🏠 One person rent	$909	$1237
🏘️ Family rent	$1498	$1974
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$535
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2918	$3365
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	87	95
😀 Quality of life	91	95
🏙️ Population	529K	1.14M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 15% less expensive than in Birmingham. Cities ranked 2669th and 1622nd ($1818 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 65th 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 1.6 months in Birmingham. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Birmingham ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 196th and 48th 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	$20.4	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$9.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.6	$6.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$4.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.47	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$1226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$702	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1473	$2079
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1205	$1511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$200
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$310
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.94%	5.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4402	$5209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3153	$3967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.25	$3.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$88.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.9	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$8.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.07	$3.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.18	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$3.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$19.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$92.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$646	$1583
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21567	$18334

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1696
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1804
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1737
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1791
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1512
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1745
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1639
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1823
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1794
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1846
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$2028
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1729
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1867
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1931
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1845
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1742
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2374
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$2087
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1816
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1768
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1811
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1726
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1835
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$2025

Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1812
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1818
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1775
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1847
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1716
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1840
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1853
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2051
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1608
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2134
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1890
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1790
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1696
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1851
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1768
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1612
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1709
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1899
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1658
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1849
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1795
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1728
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1827
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1902
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1783
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1900
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1885
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1831
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1901