Antwerp vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Antwerp	Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1640	$2064
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3817	$4936
🏠 One person rent	$832	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$1320	$2122
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2545	$3270
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	87	77
😀 Quality of life	89	86
🏙️ Population	529K	639K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 21% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 2896th and 1678th ($1640 vs $2064) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1488th 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 1.6 months in Detroit. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Detroit ranked 83rd in the United States, while ranked 203rd and 315th 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	$18.3	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$5.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$794	$1182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$636	$960
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1346	$2340
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$1705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$59.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.38%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4167	$1377
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3351	$1283
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.6	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.1	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$2.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$4.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$4.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$4.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$5.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.83	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$9.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.39	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$39.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.8	$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$1288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12170	$16893

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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 Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527