Antwerp vs Boston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Boston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1762
$3467
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4106
$7682
🏠 One person rent
$893
$2394
🏘️ Family rent
$1430
$3923
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$726
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2721
$5787
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
87
100
😀 Quality of life
89
92
🏙️ Population
529K
676K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 49% less expensive than in Boston. Cities ranked 2671st and 32nd ($1762 vs $3467) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 28th in Belgium and the United States, respectively. Check Belgium vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Antwerp compared to 1.7 months in Boston. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Boston ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 176th and 89th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Boston

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Antwerp Boston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$21.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.9
$93.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.64
$8.4
 Cappuccino
$3.87
$5.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.26
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$2739
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$683
$2042
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1437
$4881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1117
$3321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4562
$11569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3518
$6730
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.81
$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68
$90.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.6
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$3.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$4.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$5.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$6.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$6.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.36
$13.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$5.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.54
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$81
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$164
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$106
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$2437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13064
$25118

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3756
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3040
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2916
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3093
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2932
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3008
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2349
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2951
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2913
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2826
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2938
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2755
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2790
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2897
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2778
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2817
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3172
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2735
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2869
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2797
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2746
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2846
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2925
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2920
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2773
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2869
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2443
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2798
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2804
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2878
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2848
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3005
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2607
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2853
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2815
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2961
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2803