Antwerp vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Antwerp	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1818	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4384	$1123
🏠 One person rent	$909	$141
🏘️ Family rent	$1498	$240
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2918	$181
😷 Air quality	Good	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	87	73
😀 Quality of life	91	57
🏙️ Population	529K	16.8M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 292% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 2669th and 8829th ($1818 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 0.4 months in Dhaka. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 196th and 6151st 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	$20.4	$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.6	$5.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.47	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$702	$95.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1473	$274
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1205	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$22.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.94%	11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4402	$939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3153	$535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.25	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.9	$4.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$8.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$6.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.07	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.18	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$3.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$2.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$18.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$46.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$646	$57.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21567	$1844

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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 Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302