Antwerp vs Boston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Boston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1640
$3547
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3817
$7979
🏠 One person rent
$832
$2453
🏘️ Family rent
$1320
$4007
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$729
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2545
$5732
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
87
100
😀 Quality of life
89
91
🏙️ Population
529K
676K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 54% less expensive than in Boston. Cities ranked 2896th and 24th ($1640 vs $3547) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 21st 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 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 1.6 months in Boston. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Boston ranked 17th in the United States, while ranked 203rd and 103rd 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
$18.3
$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.2
$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.91
$8.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$794
$2794
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$636
$2107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1346
$5075
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$3386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.7
$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.38%
6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4167
$10352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3351
$5877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.6
$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.6
$90.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.1
$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$5.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$5.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$6.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$5.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$1.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$2.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$5.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$4.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$79.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$195
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.4
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$586
$2725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12170
$31112

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1530
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1613
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1523
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1514
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1541
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1556
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1488
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1318
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1446
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1475
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1917
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1492
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1539
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1890
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1651
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1421
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1599
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1362
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1663
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1580
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1816
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1542
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1805
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1667
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1683
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1642
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1663
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1692
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1685
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1486
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1647
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2001
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1739
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1618
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1660
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1560
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1559
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1515
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1626
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1788

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Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3805
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3101
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3627
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2936
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3088
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2948
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2922
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2320
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2943
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2834
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2906
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2803
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2939
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2784
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2883
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3131
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2740
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2813
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3088
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2601
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2873
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2824
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2774
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2783
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2934
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2922
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2732
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2882
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2403
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2805
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2844
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2851
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2592
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2848
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2833
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2861
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2825