Antwerp vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp London
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1834
$3662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4433
$8238
🏠 One person rent
$929
$2434
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$4002
🍽️ Food expenses
$618
$632
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$409
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$4720
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
87
100
😀 Quality of life
90
97
🏙️ Population
529K
8.8M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 50% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 2660th and 28th ($1834 vs $3662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1st in Belgium and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Belgium vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 1.3 months in London. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 190th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs London

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Antwerp London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.7
$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91
$98.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.5
$9.64
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.72
$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$2743
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$2091
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$4437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1217
$3517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.3
$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$20829
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3139
$9663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$4.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$31.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.13
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$23.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$3.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$18.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$91.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.8
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$867
$2713
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20056
$25686

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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 London

Distance City Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi Westminster
$3042
11 km or 7 mi Wimbledon
$2520
13 km or 8.3 mi Richmond
$2447
15 km or 9.3 mi Croydon
$2563
16 km or 10 mi Greenford
$2399
19 km or 12 mi Ewell
$2382
21 km or 13 mi Coulsdon
$2396
23 km or 14 mi Esher
$2349
24 km or 15 mi Walton-on-Thames
$2326
25 km or 15 mi Watford
$2630
27 km or 17 mi Upminster
$2308
28 km or 17 mi Rickmansworth
$2384
31 km or 19 mi St Albans
$2451
32 km or 20 mi Grays
$2205
32 km or 20 mi Hertford
$2214
32 km or 20 mi Slough
$2290
32 km or 20 mi Brentwood
$2627
35 km or 22 mi Harlow
$2117
35 km or 22 mi Gravesend
$2253
35 km or 22 mi Hemel Hempstead
$2294
37 km or 23 mi Woking
$2545
38 km or 24 mi Harpenden
$2244
40 km or 25 mi Billericay
$2234
41 km or 25 mi Maidenhead
$2820
43 km or 27 mi East Grinstead
$2234
43 km or 27 mi Basildon
$2159
43 km or 27 mi Guildford
$2634
44 km or 27 mi Crawley
$2289
44 km or 27 mi Stevenage
$2235
44 km or 27 mi Bracknell
$2309
44 km or 28 mi Rochester
$1842
44 km or 28 mi Tonbridge
$2188
45 km or 28 mi High Wycombe
$2200
46 km or 28 mi Bishop's Stortford
$2164
46 km or 28 mi Luton
$2196
47 km or 29 mi Chatham
$2559
49 km or 30 mi Chelmsford
$2109
49 km or 30 mi Gillingham
$2363
49 km or 30 mi Godalming
$2476
49 km or 31 mi Farnborough
$2178