Antwerp vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1650
$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3930
$2651
🏠 One person rent
$841
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$1033
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2547
$752
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
87
95
😀 Quality of life
89
76
🏙️ Population
529K
15.5M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 61% more expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 2878th and 5143rd ($1650 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Belgium and Turkey, respectively. Check Belgium vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Antwerp compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 161st and 798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Istanbul

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Antwerp Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.8
$9.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78
$36.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$6.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$3.38
☕ Cappuccino
$3.72
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$646
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$635
$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1372
$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1076
$854
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.24%
38.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3955
$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2889
$1650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.72
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.9
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$4.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.25
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$5.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$9.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.74
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$3.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.9
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$4.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$54.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$7.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$606
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17510
$9042

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$574
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$582
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$558
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$527
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$577
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$618
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$550
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$772
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$577
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$512
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$576
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$642
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$414
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$421
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$616
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$646
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$500
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$407
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$665
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$438
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$558
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$561
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$640
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$508
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$530
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$665
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$519
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$618
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$570
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$851
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$907
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$563
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$576
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$493
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$616
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$606
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$567
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$647
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$937
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$1001