Antwerp vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Antwerp	Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1640	$2007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3817	$4961
🏠 One person rent	$832	$1066
🏘️ Family rent	$1320	$2044
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2545	$3346
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	87	84
😀 Quality of life	89	94
🏙️ Population	529K	1.91M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 18% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 2896th and 1818th ($1640 vs $2007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 3rd in Belgium and Germany, respectively. Check Belgium vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Hamburg City ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 203rd and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Hamburg City

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	Antwerp	Hamburg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$83.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$5.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$3.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$794	$1071
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$636	$755
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1346	$2236
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$1550
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$318
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.38%	3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4167	$8190
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3351	$5824
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.6	$3.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$52.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.1	$29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.83	$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$8.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.39	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.8	$58.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$233
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12170	$24460

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Cities near Antwerp

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

Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1514
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1501
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1489
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1482
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1515
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1437
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1485
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1425
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1514
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1473
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1484
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1428
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1530
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1397
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1459
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1599
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1456
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1456
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1469
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1488
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1482
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1382
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1452
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1468
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1432
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1432
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1450
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1382
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1451
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1626
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1231
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1556
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1358
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1458
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1442
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1307
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1451
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1451
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1321