Antwerp vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Antwerp	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1640	$1161
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3817	$2735
🏠 One person rent	$832	$525
🏘️ Family rent	$1320	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$73.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2545	$1236
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	87	3
😀 Quality of life	89	35
🏙️ Population	529K	70K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 41% more expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 2896th and 4603rd ($1640 vs $1161) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 2nd in Belgium and Saint Lucia, respectively. Check Belgium vs Saint Lucia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 1.1 months in Castries. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Castries ranked 1st in Saint Lucia, while ranked 203rd and 7503rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Castries

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	Antwerp	Castries
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$7.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$46.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$1.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$794	$618
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$636	$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1346	$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$40.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.38%	7.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4167	$1612
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3351	$1166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.6	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.1	$34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$4.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$8.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$8.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$6.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$6.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.83	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.39	$4.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$38.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$6.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.8	$51.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12170	$7323

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1530
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1613
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1523
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1541
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1556
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1318
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1475
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1421
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1599
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1362
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1663
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$1816
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1542
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1683
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1692
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1685
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1486
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2001
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$1739
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1618
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1560
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1559
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1515
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1626
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$1788

Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1007
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$1000
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1015
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1418
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1070
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1062
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1499
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1084
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1037
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1039
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1178
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1373
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1377
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$953
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$737
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$695
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$684
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$716
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$890
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$777
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$837
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$858
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2289
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$639
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$674
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177