Antwerp vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1818
$1377
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4384
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$909
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$1498
$1218
🍽️ Food expenses
$627
$411
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2918
$1503
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
87
92
😀 Quality of life
91
82
🏙️ Population
529K
1.69M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 32% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 2669th and 4312th ($1818 vs $1377) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 1.1 months in Budapest. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 196th and 636th 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
$20.4
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$107
$55.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$8.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.47
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$866
$735
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$702
$557
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1473
$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1205
$984
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.1
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.94%
7.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4402
$5141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3153
$3394
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.2
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.9
$13.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.76
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.9
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$3.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.18
$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$7.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39
$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$95
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$646
$447
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21567
$13171

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1696
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1804
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1737
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1671
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1791
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1830
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1512
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1571
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1745
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1701
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1732
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$2175
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1854
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1639
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1823
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1794
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1846
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1758
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$2028
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1729
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$2057
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1889
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1867
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1858
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1876
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1931
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1845
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1742
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1847
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2374
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$2087
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1816
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1870
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1768
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1811
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1726
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1835
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$2025

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$936
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1070
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$943
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1002
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1148
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$895
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$971
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$946
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$806
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$973
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1037
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$861
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$949
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1176
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1346
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$982
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$890
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1126
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$992
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1311
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$913
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$965
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$985
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1388
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1497
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$832
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$934
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1033
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1257
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1162