Antwerp vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Antwerp	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1834	$478
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$1155
🏠 One person rent	$929	$150
🏘️ Family rent	$1527	$256
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3013	$238
😷 Air quality	Good	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	87	76
😀 Quality of life	90	58
🏙️ Population	529K	16.8M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 284% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 2660th and 8770th ($1834 vs $478) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1st in Belgium and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Belgium vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 0.5 months in Dhaka. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 190th and 6105th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Dhaka

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	Antwerp	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.7	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.5	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.72	$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$891	$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$300
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1217	$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$40
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.3	$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.57%	10.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4523	$1249
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3139	$700
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.4	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.3	$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.98	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$8.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.13	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$4.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$17
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$47
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$867	$77.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20056	$2391

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1688
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1829
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1743
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1848
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1833
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1757
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1476
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1769
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1742
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1844
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1896
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1739
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1845
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1881
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1837
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$2030
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1738
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1926
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1895
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1861
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1895
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1969
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1874
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1763
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1870
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2460
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$2112
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1866
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1799
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1817
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1759
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1843
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$1993

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$357
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$342
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$321
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$278
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$287
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$326
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$289
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$285
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$288
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$319
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$311
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$327
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$314
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$321
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$288
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$435
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$321
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$326
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$313
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$319
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$321
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$362
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$336
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$328
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$296