Antwerp vs Bridgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Antwerp	Bridgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1857	$1336
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4482	$3092
🏠 One person rent	$927	$600
🏘️ Family rent	$1528	$923
🍽️ Food expenses	$638	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$59.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3003	$1573
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	87	15
😀 Quality of life	90	57
🏙️ Population	529K	98.5K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 39% more expensive than in Bridgetown. Cities ranked 2628th and 4500th ($1857 vs $1336) 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 218th and 6197th 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	$20.6	$8.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$8.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$2.71
☕ Cappuccino	$4.24	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$890	$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1494	$1401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1226	$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$92.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.6	$51.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.27%	6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4499	$3508
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3099	$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.6	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.9	$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$3.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.99	$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$9.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$4.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$5.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$4.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$2.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$3.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.59	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$3.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$53.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$113	$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$749	$297
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20480	$6536

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1734
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1849
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1772
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1877
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1854
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1815
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1523
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1706
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1734
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1866
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1920
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1730
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1864
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1830
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1890
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1853
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1756
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1939
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1920
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1900
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1932
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1993
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1786
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1906
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2471
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$2206
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1860
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1809
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1846
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1787
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1886
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$2050

Cities near Bridgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Holetown	$1454
161 km or 100 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
164 km or 102 mi	Georgetown	$989
175 km or 109 mi	Kingstown	$995
180 km or 112 mi	Castries	$1170
230 km or 143 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
244 km or 151 mi	Grenville	$1079
245 km or 152 mi	Scarborough	$1136
259 km or 161 mi	St. George's	$1078
310 km or 193 mi	Roseau	$1012
337 km or 210 mi	San Juan	$1232
339 km or 211 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
340 km or 211 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
347 km or 216 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
372 km or 231 mi	San Fernando	$1010
395 km or 245 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
396 km or 246 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
404 km or 251 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
405 km or 251 mi	Le Moule	$1733
407 km or 253 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
411 km or 256 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
478 km or 297 mi	Carupano	$699
497 km or 309 mi	All Saints	$1166
507 km or 315 mi	St. John's	$1145
515 km or 320 mi	La Asuncion	$641
518 km or 322 mi	Porlamar	$610
522 km or 324 mi	Tucupita	$767
538 km or 335 mi	Maturin	$844
574 km or 357 mi	Basseterre	$1330
576 km or 358 mi	Cumana	$679
579 km or 360 mi	Cayon	$1332
622 km or 387 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
632 km or 393 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
641 km or 398 mi	Lecheria	$771
642 km or 399 mi	Upata	$788
643 km or 399 mi	Barcelona	$888
659 km or 410 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
667 km or 415 mi	Cantaura	$675
668 km or 415 mi	Anaco	$642
690 km or 429 mi	El Tigre	$741