Antwerp vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Antwerp	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1650	$1694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3930	$3935
🏠 One person rent	$841	$1058
🏘️ Family rent	$1379	$1856
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$402
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2547	$1220
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	87	93
😀 Quality of life	89	82
🏙️ Population	529K	546K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 3% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 2878th and 2695th ($1650 vs $1694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 2nd in Belgium and Portugal, respectively. Check Belgium vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Antwerp compared to 0.7 months in Lisbon. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Lisbon ranked 2nd in Portugal, while ranked 161st and 372nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Lisbon

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	Antwerp	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78	$50.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$2.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.72	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$789	$1224
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$635	$830
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1372	$2252
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1076	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.24%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3955	$5778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2889	$3415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.72	$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.9	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$7.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.09	$5.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.74	$5.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.92	$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.9	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$8.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$93.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$84.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.6	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$606	$570
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17510	$14616

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Cities near Antwerp

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

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1674
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1379
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1331
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1415
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1318
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1240
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1295
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1423
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1381
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1408
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1438
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1347
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1412
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1463
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1682
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1360
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1328
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1204
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1310
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1356
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1258
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1283
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1270
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1251
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1260
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1223
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1214
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1156
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1192
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1103
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1303
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1202
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1181
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1237
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1024
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1199
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1257
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1114
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1202