Antwerp vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1834
$2295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4433
$5636
🏠 One person rent
$929
$1360
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$2398
🍽️ Food expenses
$618
$601
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$3514
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
87
88
😀 Quality of life
90
92
🏙️ Population
529K
488K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 20% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 2660th and 1307th ($1834 vs $2295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 38th 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 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Edinburgh ranked 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 190th and 83rd 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
$20.7
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91
$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.5
$8.34
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.72
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$1471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$1081
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$2686
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1217
$1966
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.3
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
4.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$6647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3139
$4795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.13
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$22.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.8
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$867
$1749
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20056
$25458

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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 Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1760
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1750
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1842
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1831
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1593
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1878
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2114
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1885
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1647
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1704
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1456
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1586
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1596
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1806
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1943
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1784
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1820
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1777
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1778
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1798
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1554
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1872
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2005
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1417
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1523
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1404
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1424
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1741
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1834
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1485
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1791
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2236
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1820