Antwerp vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Antwerp	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1640	$2333
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3817	$5412
🏠 One person rent	$832	$1326
🏘️ Family rent	$1320	$2372
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$629
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2545	$4139
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	87	93
😀 Quality of life	89	97
🏙️ Population	529K	644K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 30% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 2896th and 1085th ($1640 vs $2333) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 2nd in Belgium and Denmark, respectively. Check Belgium vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 1.8 months in Copenhagen. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 203rd and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Copenhagen

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	Antwerp	Copenhagen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$8.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$794	$1534
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$636	$1083
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1346	$2847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.38%	4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4167	$7935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3351	$5513
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.6	$3.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.1	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.83	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.39	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$18.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.8	$62.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$38.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12170	$14686

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1530
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1613
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1523
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1541
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1556
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1318
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1475
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1421
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1599
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1362
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1663
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$1816
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1542
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1683
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1692
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1685
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1486
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2001
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$1739
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1618
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1560
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1559
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1515
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1626
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$1788

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452