Antwerp vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1857
$1990
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4482
$4775
🏠 One person rent
$927
$1083
🏘️ Family rent
$1528
$1841
🍽️ Food expenses
$638
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$3654
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
87
92
😀 Quality of life
90
96
🏙️ Population
529K
1.09M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 7% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 2628th and 2067th ($1857 vs $1990) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 12th in Belgium and Germany, respectively. Check Belgium vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Cologne ranked 1st in Germany, while ranked 218th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Cologne

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Antwerp Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.6
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$106
$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.2
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$5.6
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$4.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.68
$3.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$890
$1084
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1494
$1926
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1226
$1474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.6
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.27%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4499
$7562
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3099
$5093
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.6
$4.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.9
$68.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.6
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.59
$8.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$9.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.1
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$97
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$749
$897
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20480
$22470

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1734
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1849
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1772
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1877
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1854
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1815
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1523
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1706
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1734
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1866
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$2264
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1920
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1730
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1864
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1830
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1890
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1853
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$2065
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1756
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1939
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1920
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1900
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1932
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1993
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1894
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1786
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1906
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2471
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$2206
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1860
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1917
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1809
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1846
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1787
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1886
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$2050

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944