Antwerp vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Antwerp	Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1818	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4384	$5076
🏠 One person rent	$909	$1225
🏘️ Family rent	$1498	$2140
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$655
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2918	$3098
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	87	77
😀 Quality of life	91	88
🏙️ Population	529K	639K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 15% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 2669th and 1636th ($1818 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1374th 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 1.5 months in Detroit. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Detroit ranked 99th in the United States, while ranked 196th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Detroit

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	Antwerp	Detroit
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.4	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$75.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.6	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.47	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$1309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$702	$949
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1473	$2383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1205	$1719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.94%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4402	$1383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3153	$1272
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.25	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.9	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$3.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$5.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$5.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.07	$3.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.18	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$9.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$646	$1177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21567	$16684

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1696
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1804
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1737
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1791
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1512
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1745
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1639
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1823
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1794
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1846
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$2028
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1729
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1867
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1931
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1845
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1742
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2374
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$2087
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1816
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1768
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1811
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1726
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1835
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$2025

Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1961
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2062
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2052
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2048
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2080
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1737
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2032
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2124
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2061
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1911
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2085
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2041
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2167
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2062
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2036
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2053
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1996
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1913
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2045
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1973
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1874
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1958
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2048
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2100
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2078
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2002
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2295
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1822
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1957
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1721
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2276
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1832
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1642
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1611
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1949
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1608