Antwerp vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1857
$1469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4482
$3612
🏠 One person rent
$927
$750
🏘️ Family rent
$1528
$1301
🍽️ Food expenses
$638
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$1697
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
87
92
😀 Quality of life
90
81
🏙️ Population
529K
1.69M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 26% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 2628th and 4163rd ($1857 vs $1469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1st in Belgium and Hungary, respectively. Check Belgium vs Hungary comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 1.2 months in Budapest. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 218th and 680th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Budapest

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Antwerp Budapest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.6
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$106
$63.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.2
$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.68
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$890
$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$593
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1494
$1424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1226
$1053
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.6
$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.27%
6.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4499
$5742
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3099
$3887
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.6
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.9
$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.6
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$7.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.59
$5.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$7.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$13.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$9.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.1
$76.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$107
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$749
$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20480
$15168

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$998
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1138
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1130
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$991
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1074
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1196
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$958
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$989
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$877
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1036
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1063
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$930
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$976
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1278
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1394
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1002
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$961
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1190
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1026
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1335
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$981
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1031
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1036
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$850
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1451
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1561
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$923
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1004
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1124
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1291
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1196