Antwerp vs Bucharest - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Antwerp	Bucharest
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1762	$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4106	$2606
🏠 One person rent	$893	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$1430	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$583	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2721	$1242
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	87	76
😀 Quality of life	89	78
🏙️ Population	529K	1.72M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 70% more expensive than in Bucharest. Cities ranked 2671st and 5404th ($1762 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Belgium and Romania, respectively. Check Belgium vs Romania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Antwerp compared to 1.2 months in Bucharest. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Bucharest ranked 1st in Romania, while ranked 176th and 642nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Bucharest

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	Antwerp	Bucharest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.6	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.9	$47
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$7.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$3.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$545
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$683	$348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1437	$948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1117	$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$99
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$9.34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.43%	7.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4562	$2831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3518	$1759
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.81	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68	$18.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.6	$5.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.91	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.54	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$9.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$6.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$6.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.36	$6.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.58	$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$3.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$55
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$106	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$619	$532
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13064	$10286

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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 Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$900
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$852
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$786
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$668
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$757
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$663
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$795
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$727
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$759
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$772
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$631
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$644
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$955
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$793
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$688
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$684
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$751
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$755
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$751
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$721
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$744
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$831
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$624
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$931
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$961
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1035
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$561
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$837
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$693
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$832
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$761
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$846
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$759
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$573
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$876
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$735
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$640
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$721