Antwerp vs Bratislava - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Antwerp	Bratislava
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1818	$1497
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4384	$3483
🏠 One person rent	$909	$854
🏘️ Family rent	$1498	$1426
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$424
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$96.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2918	$1662
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	87	66
😀 Quality of life	91	82
🏙️ Population	529K	479K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 21% more expensive than in Bratislava. Cities ranked 2669th and 3966th ($1818 vs $1497) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st in Belgium and Slovakia, respectively. Check Belgium vs Slovakia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 1.1 months in Bratislava. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Bratislava ranked 1st in Slovakia, while ranked 196th and 595th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Bratislava

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	Antwerp	Bratislava
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.4	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.6	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.47	$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$702	$637
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1473	$1522
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1205	$1089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.94%	4.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4402	$6112
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3153	$4219
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.25	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.9	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$4.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.07	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.18	$6.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$6.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$84
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$646	$643
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21567	$12603

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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 Bratislava

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Petrzalka	$1388
33 km or 20 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$917
44 km or 27 mi	Trnava	$1311
55 km or 34 mi	Vienna	$2132
62 km or 38 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1859
62 km or 38 mi	Modling	$1976
64 km or 40 mi	Gyor	$861
65 km or 40 mi	Sopron	$1052
67 km or 42 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1917
70 km or 44 mi	Breclav	$1148
72 km or 45 mi	Piestany	$985
74 km or 46 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$2019
75 km or 46 mi	Nitra	$1176
78 km or 49 mi	Hodonin	$1229
81 km or 50 mi	Nove Zamky	$1134
87 km or 54 mi	Komarno	$1148
106 km or 66 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1606
108 km or 67 mi	Szombathely	$823
108 km or 67 mi	Trencin	$1257
111 km or 69 mi	Levice	$946
111 km or 69 mi	Sankt Polten	$1774
111 km or 69 mi	Znojmo	$1233
114 km or 71 mi	Tatabanya	$943
115 km or 71 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1759
123 km or 76 mi	Brno	$1570
128 km or 79 mi	Zlin	$1282
130 km or 81 mi	Kromeriz	$1229
131 km or 81 mi	Veszprem	$973
131 km or 82 mi	Prievidza	$992
143 km or 89 mi	Szekesfehervar	$884
146 km or 91 mi	Povazska Bystrica	$1237
146 km or 91 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$845
148 km or 92 mi	Prostejov	$1182
148 km or 92 mi	Vsetin	$1155
148 km or 92 mi	Prerov	$1056
149 km or 93 mi	Trebic	$1097
156 km or 97 mi	Vac	$1070
157 km or 98 mi	Zvolen	$1346
157 km or 98 mi	Kapfenberg	$1574
159 km or 99 mi	Erd	$936