Antwerp vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1650
$2043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3930
$5104
🏠 One person rent
$841
$1223
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$2302
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2547
$3083
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
87
88
😀 Quality of life
89
93
🏙️ Population
529K
488K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 19% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 2878th and 1692nd ($1650 vs $2043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 46th 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 1.5 months in Antwerp compared to 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Edinburgh ranked 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 161st and 64th 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
$18.8
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$6.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.72
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$635
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1372
$2456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1076
$1867
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.24%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3955
$6453
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2889
$4477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.72
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.9
$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.25
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.74
$17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$6.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.9
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$106
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$606
$1620
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17510
$14724

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1539
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1631
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1533
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1544
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1567
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1413
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1854
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1498
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1832
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1376
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1575
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1426
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1678
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1869
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1593
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1741
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1659
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1618
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1644
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1652
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1743
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1514
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$1981
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1822
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1648
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1581
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1585
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1528
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1825

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666