Antwerp vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1818
$1968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4384
$4619
🏠 One person rent
$909
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$1498
$1830
🍽️ Food expenses
$627
$536
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$196
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2918
$3266
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
87
91
😀 Quality of life
91
96
🏙️ Population
529K
1.09M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 8% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 2669th and 2104th ($1818 vs $1968) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 11th 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 1.7 months in Cologne. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Cologne ranked 1st in Germany, while ranked 196th and 23rd 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
$20.4
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$107
$71.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$5.26
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.47
$3.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$866
$1103
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$702
$870
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1473
$1997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1205
$1478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.1
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.94%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4402
$6855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3153
$5848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$3.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.2
$67.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.9
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.76
$4.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.9
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.18
$7.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$9.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$2.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39
$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$98
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$646
$773
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21567
$19386

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1696
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1804
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1737
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1671
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1791
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1830
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1512
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1571
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1745
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1701
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1732
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$2175
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1854
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1639
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1823
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1794
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1846
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1758
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$2028
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1729
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$2057
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1889
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1867
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1858
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1876
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1931
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1845
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1742
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1847
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2374
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$2087
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1816
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1870
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1768
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1811
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1726
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1835
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$2025

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1750
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1699
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1740
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1711
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1727
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1736
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1708
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1695
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1770
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1694
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1678
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1716
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1642
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1747
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1957
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1674
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1691
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1654
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1630
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1645
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1650
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1666
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1659
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1608
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1611
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1650
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1613
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1662
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1979