Antwerp vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

Antwerp Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1537
$2103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3603
$5181
🏠 One person rent
$780
$1278
🏘️ Family rent
$1224
$2306
🍽️ Food expenses
$502
$548
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2561
$4246
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
87
71
😀 Quality of life
89
88
🏙️ Population
529K
906K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 27% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 2677th and 490th ($1537 vs $2103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 383rd 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 1.7 months in Antwerp compared to 2 months in Columbus. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Columbus ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 146th and 163rd 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
$15.9
$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.9
$69.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$8.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.53
$5.04
☕ Cappuccino
$3.55
$4.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$737
$1313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$1003
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1173
$2771
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$946
$1828
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.5
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.13%
5.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3456
$8370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2728
$3194
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.72
$2.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.8
$62.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.33
$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.82
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$3.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.23
$8.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$88.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.8
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$79.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$1529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17368
$25073

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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

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$2017
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$2018
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2021
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2014
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2006
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$1558
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1939
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2020
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$2020
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$2013
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2017
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$2026
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1896
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1989
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$2021
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1937
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$2020
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1397
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$2023
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$2025
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1974
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$2010
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$2018
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$2010
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1364
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$2021
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1561
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1994
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$2011
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$2014
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1268
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1754
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1441
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1407
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1354
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$2024
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$2008
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$2003
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$2012
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$2018