Antwerp vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Antwerp	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1857	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4482	$1161
🏠 One person rent	$927	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$1528	$260
🍽️ Food expenses	$638	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$79.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3003	$175
😷 Air quality	Good	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	87	76
😀 Quality of life	90	57
🏙️ Population	529K	16.8M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 286% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 2628th and 8803rd ($1857 vs $481) 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 0.4 months in Dhaka. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 218th and 6218th 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	$20.6	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$5.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.24	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$890	$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1494	$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1226	$185
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$26.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$40.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.6	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.27%	10.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4499	$1083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3099	$611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.6	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.9	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$4.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.99	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$7.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$6.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.59	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$4.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans	$113	$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$44.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$749	$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20480	$2100

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1734
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1849
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1772
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1877
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1854
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1815
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1523
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1706
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1734
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1866
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1920
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1730
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1864
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1830
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1890
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1853
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1756
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1939
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1920
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1900
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1932
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1993
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1786
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1906
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2471
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$2206
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1860
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1809
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1846
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1787
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1886
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$2050

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$351
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$350
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$355
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$314
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$287
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$296
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$314
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$281
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$290
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$321
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$298
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$330
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$320
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$321
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$336
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$325
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$323
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$330
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$299
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$324
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$331
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$329
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$335
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$341
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$326
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$320
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$326
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$330
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$364
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$338
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$344
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$338
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$307