Antwerp vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1834
$2851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4433
$6527
🏠 One person rent
$929
$1714
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$2737
🍽️ Food expenses
$618
$704
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$5090
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
87
100
😀 Quality of life
90
95
🏙️ Population
529K
2.75M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 36% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 2660th and 358th ($1834 vs $2851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 300th 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 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Chicago ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 190th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Chicago

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Antwerp Chicago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.7
$19.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91
$84.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.5
$7.35
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.72
$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$2011
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$1414
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$3203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1217
$2316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.3
$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$3899
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3139
$2568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$82.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$3.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$5.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$4.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$3.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.13
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$3.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$17.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$4.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$74.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$177
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.8
$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$62.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$867
$1582
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20056
$27880

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1688
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1829
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1848
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1833
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1476
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1769
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1742
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2143
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1740
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$2087
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1739
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1845
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1881
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$2030
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1738
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1970
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1926
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1895
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1861
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1969
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1874
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1763
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2460
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$2112
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1799
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1817
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1759
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1843
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1993

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11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2444
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2440
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2425
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2423
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2232
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2309
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2454
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2430
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2463
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2376
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2394
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2461
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2323
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2444
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2483
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2436
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2569
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2436
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2508
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2425
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$1751
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2440
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2443
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2439
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2580
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1761
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2429
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2400
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2508
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2463
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2543
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2418
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2438
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2425
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2406
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2418
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1784
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2423
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2453