Antwerp vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1650
$1869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3930
$4554
🏠 One person rent
$841
$1085
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$1927
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2547
$3070
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
87
96
😀 Quality of life
89
89
🏙️ Population
529K
189K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 12% less expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 2878th and 2147th ($1650 vs $1869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Belgium.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Antwerp compared to 1.6 months in Brussels. Ranked 2nd vs 1st best cities to live in Belgium, and 161st vs 148th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Brussels

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Antwerp Brussels
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.8
$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78
$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$5.38
 Cappuccino
$3.72
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$968
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$635
$834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1372
$1848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1076
$1555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.24%
3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3955
$4416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2889
$3736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.72
$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.9
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$24
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.25
$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.74
$8.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.9
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$606
$978
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17510
$23098

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1539
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1631
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1533
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1544
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1567
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1413
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1854
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1498
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1832
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1376
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1575
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1426
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1678
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1869
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1593
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1741
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1659
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1618
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1644
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1652
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1743
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1514
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$1981
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1822
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1648
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1581
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1585
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1528
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1825

Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1743
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1640
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1567
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1645
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1544
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1630
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1619
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1553
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1575
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1581
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1678
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1618
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1469
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1563
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1568
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1533
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1484
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1539
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1426
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1536
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1536
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1511
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1596
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1631
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1570
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1650