Antwerp vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1762
$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4106
$2918
🏠 One person rent
$893
$589
🏘️ Family rent
$1430
$1010
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2721
$1262
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
87
92
😀 Quality of life
89
80
🏙️ Population
529K
1.69M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 49% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 2671st and 4643rd ($1762 vs $1185) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.1 months in Budapest. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 176th and 551st 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
$19.6
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.9
$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.64
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.26
$1.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$683
$453
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1437
$1093
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1117
$799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$86.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
7.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4562
$4116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3518
$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.81
$1.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68
$25.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.6
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$5.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.36
$6.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.54
$3.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$7.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$61.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$106
$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$448
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13064
$11060

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$960
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$849
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$901
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$992
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$876
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$910
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$849
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1067
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$953
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$879
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$712
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$883
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1166
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$788
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$864
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1062
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1574
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$879
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$780
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1103
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$952
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1197
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$784
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$761
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$837
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$745
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1234
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1307
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$797
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$860
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$851
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1150
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1090