Antwerp vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1762
$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4106
$4479
🏠 One person rent
$893
$1019
🏘️ Family rent
$1430
$1819
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2721
$3275
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
87
92
😀 Quality of life
89
97
🏙️ Population
529K
1.08M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 5% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 2671st and 2308th ($1762 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 19th in Belgium and Germany, respectively. Check Belgium vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Antwerp compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Cologne ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 176th and 16th 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
$19.6
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.9
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.64
$4.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.26
$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$1023
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$683
$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1437
$2061
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1117
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4562
$6540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3518
$5856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.81
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.6
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$6.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.36
$8.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.54
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$51.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$106
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13064
$16860

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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 Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861