Antwerp vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1762
$2006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4106
$4783
🏠 One person rent
$893
$1165
🏘️ Family rent
$1430
$1995
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$595
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2721
$4156
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
87
77
😀 Quality of life
89
88
🏙️ Population
529K
639K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 12% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 2671st and 1856th ($1762 vs $2006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1553rd 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 2.1 months in Detroit. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Detroit ranked 53rd in the United States, while ranked 176th and 216th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antwerp Detroit
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.9
$68.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.64
$5.52
 Cappuccino
$3.87
$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.26
$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$1250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$683
$894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1437
$2485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1117
$1533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$60.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4562
$1059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3518
$982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.81
$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68
$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.6
$13.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$4.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$2.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.36
$9.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.54
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$106
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$1296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13064
$16775

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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

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1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1793
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1976
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1904
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1835
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1851
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$2032
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1703
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1968
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$2109
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1923
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1978
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1813
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$2058
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1908
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1969
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$1728
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1926
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1987
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1877
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1848
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1833
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1975
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1880
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1849
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1880
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1955
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$2109
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$1909
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2291
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1939
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2397
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1700
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1876
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1713
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2260
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1905
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1662
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1561
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1936
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1614