Antwerp vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Antwerp	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1834	$2405
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$5527
🏠 One person rent	$929	$1478
🏘️ Family rent	$1527	$2331
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3013	$4390
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	87	70
😀 Quality of life	90	89
🏙️ Population	529K	888K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 24% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 2660th and 1079th ($1834 vs $2405) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 928th 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 1.8 months in Indianapolis. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Indianapolis ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 190th and 237th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Antwerp	Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.7	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.5	$6.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.72	$3.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$891	$1535
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$1207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$2597
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1217	$1915
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.3	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.57%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4523	$2599
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3139	$1872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.4	$60.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.3	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.98	$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$4.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.13	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$5.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$57
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$867	$1743
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20056	$24177

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1688
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1829
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1743
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1848
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1833
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1757
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1476
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1769
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1742
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1844
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1896
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1739
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1845
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1881
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1837
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$2030
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1738
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1926
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1895
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1861
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1895
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1969
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1874
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1763
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1870
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2460
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$2112
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1866
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1799
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1817
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1759
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1843
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$1993

Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2088
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1968
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2060
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1919
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2065
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2035
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$2018
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2045
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1860
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1974
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1706
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1813
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2100
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1722
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1508
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2006
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1868
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1913
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1877
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1575
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1913
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1967
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1984
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$2002
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1617
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1942
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2051
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1933
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2392
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1900
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1827
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2126
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1897
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1898
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1746
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1836
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1855
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1894
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1843
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1908