Antwerp vs Hempstead - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Antwerp	Hempstead
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1762	$2702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4106	$6288
🏠 One person rent	$893	$1727
🏘️ Family rent	$1430	$2956
🍽️ Food expenses	$583	$607
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2721	$5400
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	87	97
😀 Quality of life	89	80
🏙️ Population	529K	793K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 35% less expensive than in Hempstead. Cities ranked 2671st and 440th ($1762 vs $2702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 384th in Belgium and the United States, respectively. Check Belgium vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Antwerp compared to 2 months in Hempstead. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Hempstead ranked 139th in the United States, while ranked 176th and 543rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Hempstead

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	Antwerp	Hempstead
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.6	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.9	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$6.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$1599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$683	$1481
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1437	$2892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1117	$2592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$65.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.43%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4562	$8270
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3518	$2945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.81	$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.6	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.91	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.54	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$9.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$5.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$3.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.36	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.58	$8.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$5.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$19
👖 Brand Jeans	$106	$53.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$619	$1901
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13064	$21852

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1611
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1709
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1616
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1619
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1636
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1442
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1545
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1421
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1693
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1514
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1779
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$1958
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1602
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1761
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1712
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1799
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1587
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2046
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$1750
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1723
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1660
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1645
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1611
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1701
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$1911

Cities near Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2578
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2577
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2623
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2572
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2517
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2615
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2566
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2722
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2751
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2219
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$2982
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2117
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3108
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2510
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4051
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$3659
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2834
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3050
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2759
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2634
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2732
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$3280
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2611
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2857
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2459
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3498
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3002
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2342
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2701
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$2888
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2641
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2755
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2590
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3168