Antwerp vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Antwerp	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1762	$2037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4106	$4974
🏠 One person rent	$893	$1185
🏘️ Family rent	$1430	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$583	$565
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2721	$2358
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	87	77
😀 Quality of life	89	84
🏙️ Population	529K	936K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 13% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 2671st and 1770th ($1762 vs $2037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 7th in Belgium and Israel, respectively. Check Belgium vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Antwerp compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 176th and 358th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Jerusalem

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	Antwerp	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.6	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.9	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$8.45
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$1355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$683	$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1437	$2790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1117	$1935
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.43%	5.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4562	$12822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3518	$8413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.81	$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68	$63.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.6	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.91	$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.54	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.36	$9.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.58	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$86.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$97.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$106	$91.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$619	$859
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13064	$11066

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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 Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$934
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$952
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$721
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1768
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$847
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1536
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1741
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1866
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1815
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$730
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2020
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1751
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$705
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1775
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2085
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1872
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$692
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1838
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1651
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1632
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1671