Antwerp vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

Antwerp Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1537
$1643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3603
$3959
🏠 One person rent
$780
$881
🏘️ Family rent
$1224
$1574
🍽️ Food expenses
$502
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2561
$2585
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
87
91
😀 Quality of life
89
96
🏙️ Population
529K
1.07M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 6% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 2677th and 2459th ($1537 vs $1643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 10th in Belgium and Germany, respectively. Check Belgium vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Antwerp compared to 1.6 months in Cologne. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Cologne ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 146th and 13th 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
$15.9
$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.9
$49.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$9.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.53
$4.1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.55
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$737
$893
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$633
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1173
$1628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$946
$1205
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$164
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$253
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.5
$31.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.13%
2.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3456
$6134
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2728
$4812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.72
$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.8
$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.33
$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$9.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.82
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$6.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.23
$7.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$2.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.8
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$733
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17368
$12429

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1556
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1558
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1403
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1466
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1425
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1390
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1389
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1481
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1372
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1449
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1661
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1412
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1454
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1663
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1413
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1345
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1312
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1351
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1418
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1371
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1578
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1549
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1624
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1410
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1551
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1414
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1345
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1438
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1708
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1401
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1407
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$1493
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1797
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1407
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1457
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1408
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1448
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1406
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1408
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1448

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1301
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1665
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1299
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1249
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1303
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1298
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1259
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1303
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1298
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1304
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1304
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1299
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1299
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1305
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1299
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1297
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1301
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1300
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1214
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1300
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1301
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1299
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1517
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1299
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1177
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1301
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1298
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1299
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1301
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1303
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1303
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1184
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1305
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1300
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1303
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1332
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1300
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1303
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1302
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1632