Antwerp vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Antwerp	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1762	$428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4106	$1078
🏠 One person rent	$893	$121
🏘️ Family rent	$1430	$235
🍽️ Food expenses	$583	$191
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$77.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2721	$282
😷 Air quality	Good	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	87	72
😀 Quality of life	89	54
🏙️ Population	529K	16.8M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 311% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 2671st and 8916th ($1762 vs $428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Belgium and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Belgium vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Antwerp compared to 0.7 months in Dhaka. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 176th and 5968th 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	$19.6	$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.9	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$4.18
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$137
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$683	$77.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1437	$293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1117	$167
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$19.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$29.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.43%	10.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4562	$1008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3518	$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.81	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.6	$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.91	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.54	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$3.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.36	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.58	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$18.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$2.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$106	$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$619	$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13064	$1444

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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 Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317