Antwerp vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Antwerp	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1857	$1953
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4482	$4376
🏠 One person rent	$927	$1262
🏘️ Family rent	$1528	$2117
🍽️ Food expenses	$638	$437
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3003	$1562
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	87	93
😀 Quality of life	90	83
🏙️ Population	529K	546K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 5% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 2628th and 2184th ($1857 vs $1953) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 2nd in Belgium and Portugal, respectively. Check Belgium vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Lisbon ranked 2nd in Portugal, while ranked 218th and 574th 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	$20.6	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.24	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$890	$1398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1494	$2497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1226	$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.6	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.27%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4499	$7753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3099	$4450
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.6	$2.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.9	$46.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.99	$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$8.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.59	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$6.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$7.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$9.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$15.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$113	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$749	$641
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20480	$16697

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1734
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1849
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1772
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1877
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1854
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1815
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1523
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1706
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1734
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1866
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1920
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1730
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1864
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1830
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1890
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1853
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1756
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1939
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1920
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1900
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1932
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1993
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1786
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1906
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2471
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$2206
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1860
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1809
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1846
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1787
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1886
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$2050

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1697
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1529
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1532
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1467
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1348
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1416
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1806
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1568
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1540
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1697
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1520
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1561
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1616
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1720
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1540
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1470
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1254
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1349
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1469
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1417
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1636
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1401
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1389
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1292
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1537
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1214
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1239
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1697
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1390
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1460
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1400
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1283
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1366
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1411
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1295
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1382
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1066
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1249