Antwerp vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Antwerp	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1640	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3817	$5664
🏠 One person rent	$832	$1305
🏘️ Family rent	$1320	$2467
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$581
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2545	$4390
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	87	100
😀 Quality of life	89	91
🏙️ Population	529K	2.3M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 28% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 2896th and 1229th ($1640 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1115th 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 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 1.9 months in Houston. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Houston ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 203rd and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Houston

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	Antwerp	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$794	$1390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$636	$1037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1346	$2766
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$2058
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.38%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4167	$2714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3351	$1949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.6	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$71.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.1	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.83	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$9.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$3.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.39	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.8	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12170	$18964

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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 Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182