Antwerp vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1640
$2678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3817
$6655
🏠 One person rent
$832
$1596
🏘️ Family rent
$1320
$2946
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$700
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$200
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2545
$4876
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
87
100
😀 Quality of life
89
95
🏙️ Population
529K
2.75M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 39% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 2896th and 529th ($1640 vs $2678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 483rd in Belgium and the United States, respectively. Check Belgium vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 1.8 months in Chicago. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Chicago ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 203rd and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Antwerp Chicago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.2
$90.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.91
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$794
$1841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$636
$1327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1346
$3729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$2474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.7
$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.38%
6.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4167
$3391
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3351
$2689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.6
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.6
$75.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.1
$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$3.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$4.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$4.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$4.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$1.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$3.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$63
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$29.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.4
$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$586
$2114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12170
$24502

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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

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$2425
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$2421
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$2426
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2444
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2194
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$2256
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2401
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
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$2384
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2314
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2334
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2389
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2264
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$2377
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2392
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2363
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$2509
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$2359
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$2393
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$2360
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$1938
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2362
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2363
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$2344
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2396
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$1948
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2350
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2378
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2446
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2369
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$2506
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$2342
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2367
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2342
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2227
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2345
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1954
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$2351
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
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