Antwerp vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1834
$2140
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4433
$5154
🏠 One person rent
$929
$1207
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$2066
🍽️ Food expenses
$618
$667
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$3790
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
87
73
😀 Quality of life
90
88
🏙️ Population
529K
906K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 14% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 2660th and 1634th ($1834 vs $2140) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1324th 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 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 1.8 months in Columbus. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Columbus ranked 73rd in the United States, while ranked 190th and 266th 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
$20.7
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91
$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.5
$6.36
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.72
$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$1354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$2171
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1217
$1698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.3
$60.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$3423
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3139
$1817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$60.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$4.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$5.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$6.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$4.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.13
$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$9.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$4.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$86.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.8
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$867
$1464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20056
$20945

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1688
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1829
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1848
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1833
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1476
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1769
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1742
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2143
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1740
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$2087
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1739
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1845
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1881
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$2030
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1738
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1970
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1926
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1895
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1861
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1969
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1874
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1763
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2460
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$2112
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1799
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1817
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1759
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1843
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1993

Cities near Columbus

Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2088
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2120
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2117
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1897
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2018
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1928
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2008
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1919
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1836
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1941
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1626
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1824
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1663
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1811
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1833
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1567
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1880
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1908
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1855
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1579
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1906
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1898
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1745
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1836
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1707
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1843
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1617
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2066
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1599
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1900
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1881
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1495
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1818
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1936