Antwerp vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1650
$1124
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3930
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$841
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$963
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2547
$1147
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
87
92
😀 Quality of life
89
79
🏙️ Population
529K
1.71M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 47% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 2878th and 4647th ($1650 vs $1124) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Belgium and Hungary, respectively. Check Belgium vs Hungary comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Antwerp compared to 1 months in Budapest. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 161st and 485th 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
$18.8
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78
$46.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.72
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$533
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$635
$412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1372
$1037
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1076
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.24%
9.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3955
$3734
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2889
$2607
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.72
$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.9
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.25
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$3.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$5.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.74
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.9
$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$6.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$57.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$10.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$74.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$606
$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17510
$10141

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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
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$915
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$824
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$968
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$858
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$860
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$873
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$857
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$780
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$736
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$806
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$706
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$801
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$675
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$852
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1238
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$829
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$769
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1125
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1476
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$767
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$755
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1041
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$888
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1073
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$695
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$719
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$901
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$764
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$777
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1197
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1269
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$737
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$767
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$835
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1149
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1040