Antwerp vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Antwerp	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1762	$1159
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4106	$2694
🏠 One person rent	$893	$524
🏘️ Family rent	$1430	$829
🍽️ Food expenses	$583	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$73.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2721	$1222
😷 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 52% more expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 2671st and 4713th ($1762 vs $1159) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.5 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 176th and 7462nd 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	$19.6	$7.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.9	$46.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$683	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1437	$871
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1117	$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$76.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.43%	7.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4562	$1473
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3518	$1110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.81	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.6	$33.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.91	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.54	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$8.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$7.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$6.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$4.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.36	$4.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.58	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$4.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$5.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$106	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$619	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13064	$6685

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Cities near Antwerp

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

Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1004
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$981
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1003
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1390
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1061
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1065
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1599
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1593
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1598
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1582
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1596
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1594
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1101
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1081
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1084
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1164
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1241
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1242
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$964
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$719
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$692
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$684
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1926
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$691
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$871
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$770
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2561
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$821
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$704
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2295
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$627
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$662
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2192