Antwerp vs Bratislava - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Antwerp	Bratislava
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1762	$1307
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4106	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$893	$719
🏘️ Family rent	$1430	$1173
🍽️ Food expenses	$583	$387
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$89.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2721	$1524
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	87	65
😀 Quality of life	89	80
🏙️ Population	529K	476K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 35% more expensive than in Bratislava. Cities ranked 2671st and 4319th ($1762 vs $1307) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Belgium and Slovakia, respectively. Check Belgium vs Slovakia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Antwerp compared to 1.2 months in Bratislava. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Bratislava ranked 1st in Slovakia, while ranked 176th and 506th 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	$19.6	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.9	$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$8.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$2.64
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$693
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$683	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1437	$1189
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1117	$876
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.43%	4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4562	$5419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3518	$3950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.81	$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68	$37.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.6	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.91	$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.54	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$8.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.36	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.58	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$36
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$106	$77
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$619	$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13064	$15558

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Cities near Antwerp

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 Bratislava

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Petrzalka	$1234
33 km or 20 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$827
44 km or 27 mi	Trnava	$1197
55 km or 34 mi	Vienna	$1965
62 km or 38 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1681
62 km or 38 mi	Modling	$1772
64 km or 40 mi	Gyor	$788
65 km or 40 mi	Sopron	$860
67 km or 42 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1698
70 km or 44 mi	Breclav	$989
72 km or 45 mi	Piestany	$935
74 km or 46 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1188
75 km or 46 mi	Nitra	$1062
78 km or 49 mi	Hodonin	$1051
81 km or 50 mi	Nove Zamky	$1037
87 km or 54 mi	Komarno	$1067
106 km or 66 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1130
108 km or 67 mi	Szombathely	$789
108 km or 67 mi	Trencin	$1150
111 km or 69 mi	Levice	$898
111 km or 69 mi	Sankt Polten	$1653
111 km or 69 mi	Znojmo	$1136
114 km or 71 mi	Tatabanya	$910
115 km or 71 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1632
123 km or 76 mi	Brno	$1344
128 km or 79 mi	Zlin	$1220
130 km or 81 mi	Kromeriz	$1094
131 km or 81 mi	Veszprem	$883
131 km or 82 mi	Prievidza	$952
143 km or 89 mi	Szekesfehervar	$805
146 km or 91 mi	Povazska Bystrica	$1065
146 km or 91 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$814
148 km or 92 mi	Prostejov	$1137
148 km or 92 mi	Vsetin	$1195
148 km or 92 mi	Prerov	$938
149 km or 93 mi	Trebic	$1211
156 km or 97 mi	Vac	$876
157 km or 98 mi	Zvolen	$1574
157 km or 98 mi	Kapfenberg	$1485
159 km or 99 mi	Erd	$849