Antwerp vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1640
$2140
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3817
$5387
🏠 One person rent
$832
$1269
🏘️ Family rent
$1320
$2336
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$530
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2545
$3522
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
87
88
😀 Quality of life
89
94
🏙️ Population
529K
488K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 23% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 2896th and 1491st ($1640 vs $2140) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 36th 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 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Edinburgh ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 203rd and 34th 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
$18.3
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.2
$75.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.91
$7.09
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$794
$1331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$636
$970
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1346
$2573
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$1865
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.7
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.38%
5.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4167
$6219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3351
$4199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.6
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.6
$83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.1
$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$9.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$18.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$106
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.4
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$586
$1772
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12170
$21911

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1530
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1613
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1523
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1514
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1541
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1556
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1488
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1318
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1446
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1475
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1917
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1492
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1539
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1890
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1651
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1421
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1599
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1362
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1663
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1580
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1816
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1542
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1805
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1667
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1683
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1642
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1663
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1692
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1685
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1486
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1647
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2001
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1739
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1618
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1660
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1560
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1559
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1515
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1626
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1788

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1610
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1608
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1692
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1649
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1475
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1604
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1500
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1699
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1482
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1763
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2011
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1765
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1480
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1601
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1551
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1246
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1404
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1567
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1726
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1614
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1705
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1638
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1651
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1628
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1637
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1732
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1510
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1707
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1592
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1722
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1328
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1393
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1288
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1377
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1500
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1714
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1382
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1629
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1968
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1692