Antwerp vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

Antwerp Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1537
$1746
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3603
$4256
🏠 One person rent
$780
$1032
🏘️ Family rent
$1224
$1838
🍽️ Food expenses
$502
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2561
$2684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
87
89
😀 Quality of life
89
93
🏙️ Population
529K
488K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 12% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 2677th and 2195th ($1537 vs $1746) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 30th in Belgium and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Belgium vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Antwerp compared to 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Edinburgh ranked 5th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 146th and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Edinburgh

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Antwerp Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.9
$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.53
$5.76
☕ Cappuccino
$3.55
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$737
$1059
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$820
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1173
$2308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$946
$1429
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.5
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.13%
2.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3456
$5405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2728
$4004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.72
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.8
$72.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.33
$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$7.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.82
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.23
$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$6.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$109
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.8
$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$1206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17368
$14285

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1556
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1558
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1403
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1466
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1425
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1390
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1389
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1481
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1372
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1449
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1661
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1412
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1454
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1663
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1413
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1345
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1312
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1351
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1418
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1371
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1578
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1549
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1624
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1410
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1551
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1414
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1345
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1438
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1708
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1401
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1407
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$1493
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1797
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1407
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1457
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1408
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1448
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1406
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1408
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1448

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1166
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1398
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1377
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1499
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1524
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1209
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1480
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1510
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1176
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1506
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1547
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1511
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1150
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1100
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1504
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1230
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$945
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1314
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1491
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1289
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1509
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1511
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1512
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1505
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1511
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1461
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1313
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1487
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1513
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1358
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1335
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1388
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1269
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1320
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1334
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1406
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1154
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1390
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1590
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1511