Antwerp vs Bridgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Antwerp	Bridgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1834	$1328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$3065
🏠 One person rent	$929	$596
🏘️ Family rent	$1527	$915
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$59.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3013	$1594
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	87	15
😀 Quality of life	90	59
🏙️ Population	529K	98.5K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 38% more expensive than in Bridgetown. Cities ranked 2660th and 4474th ($1834 vs $1328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 2nd in Belgium and Barbados, respectively. Check Belgium vs Barbados comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 1.2 months in Bridgetown. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Bridgetown ranked 1st in Barbados, while ranked 190th and 6035th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Bridgetown

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	Antwerp	Bridgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.7	$8.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.5	$2.38
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$4.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.72	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$891	$770
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1217	$559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.3	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.57%	6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4523	$3490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3139	$3480
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.4	$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.3	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$3.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.98	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$5.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$3.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$2.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$3.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.13	$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$7.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$3.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$9.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$9.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$86.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$867	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20056	$5479

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1688
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1829
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1743
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1848
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1833
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1757
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1476
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1769
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1742
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1844
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1896
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1739
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1845
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1881
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1837
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$2030
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1738
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1926
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1895
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1861
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1895
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1969
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1874
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1763
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1870
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2460
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$2112
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1866
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1799
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1817
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1759
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1843
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$1993

Cities near Bridgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Holetown	$1453
161 km or 100 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
164 km or 102 mi	Georgetown	$1005
175 km or 109 mi	Kingstown	$995
180 km or 112 mi	Castries	$1178
230 km or 143 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
244 km or 151 mi	Grenville	$1083
245 km or 152 mi	Scarborough	$1138
259 km or 161 mi	St. George's	$1083
310 km or 193 mi	Roseau	$1010
337 km or 210 mi	San Juan	$1223
339 km or 211 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
340 km or 211 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
347 km or 216 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
372 km or 231 mi	San Fernando	$1039
395 km or 245 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
396 km or 246 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
404 km or 251 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
405 km or 251 mi	Le Moule	$1718
407 km or 253 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
411 km or 256 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
478 km or 297 mi	Carupano	$707
497 km or 309 mi	All Saints	$1143
507 km or 315 mi	St. John's	$1114
515 km or 320 mi	La Asuncion	$645
518 km or 322 mi	Porlamar	$613
522 km or 324 mi	Tucupita	$772
538 km or 335 mi	Maturin	$830
574 km or 357 mi	Basseterre	$1330
576 km or 358 mi	Cumana	$680
579 km or 360 mi	Cayon	$1327
622 km or 387 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
632 km or 393 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
641 km or 398 mi	Lecheria	$773
642 km or 399 mi	Upata	$793
643 km or 399 mi	Barcelona	$873
659 km or 410 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
667 km or 415 mi	Cantaura	$685
668 km or 415 mi	Anaco	$650
690 km or 429 mi	El Tigre	$752