Antwerp vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	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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Prices in Antwerp vs Detroit

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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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Cities near Antwerp

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

Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
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