Antwerp vs Bucharest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Bucharest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1650
$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3930
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$841
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$70.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2547
$1072
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
87
76
😀 Quality of life
89
77
🏙️ Population
529K
1.72M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 72% more expensive than in Bucharest. Cities ranked 2878th and 5593rd ($1650 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 3rd 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 1.1 months in Bucharest. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Bucharest ranked 1st in Romania, while ranked 161st and 703rd 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
$18.8
$9.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78
$44.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$2.68
 Cappuccino
$3.72
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$635
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1372
$863
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1076
$587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$92.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$8.75
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.24%
7.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3955
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2889
$1649
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.72
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.9
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$5.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.25
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$6.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.74
$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$5.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.9
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$54.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$73.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$606
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17510
$9569

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$846
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678