Antwerp vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Antwerp	Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1762	$2252
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4106	$5500
🏠 One person rent	$893	$1332
🏘️ Family rent	$1430	$2531
🍽️ Food expenses	$583	$644
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2721	$4005
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	87	72
😀 Quality of life	89	88
🏙️ Population	529K	906K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 22% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 2671st and 1248th ($1762 vs $2252) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1100th 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 1.5 months in Antwerp compared to 1.8 months in Columbus. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Columbus ranked 65th in the United States, while ranked 176th and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Columbus

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	Antwerp	Columbus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.6	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.9	$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$4.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$1379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$683	$1067
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1437	$3082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1117	$2051
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.43%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4562	$3169
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3518	$3154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.81	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68	$64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.6	$13.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.91	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.54	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$5.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$3.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.36	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.58	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$4.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$106	$64
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$619	$1235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13064	$15346

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Cities near Antwerp

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 Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2034
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2078
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2042
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2047
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1819
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2074
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1946
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2006
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1916
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1914
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1987
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1915
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1876
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1832
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1698
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1795
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1791
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1865
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1794
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1828
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1860
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1635
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1839
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1735
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1935
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1894
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1824
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1623
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1856
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1436
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1944
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1568
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1852
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1817
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1530
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1670
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1829