Antwerp vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Antwerp	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1818	$3851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4384	$8597
🏠 One person rent	$909	$2689
🏘️ Family rent	$1498	$4575
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2918	$4336
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	87	100
😀 Quality of life	91	99
🏙️ Population	529K	8.8M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 53% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 2669th and 8th ($1818 vs $3851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 1.1 months in London. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 196th and 5th 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	$20.4	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$91.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.6	$9.11
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.47	$3.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$3237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$702	$2291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1473	$4710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1205	$4163
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.94%	4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4402	$21687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3153	$11040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.25	$4.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.9	$31.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.07	$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.18	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$22.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$4.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$69.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$646	$2511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21567	$27583

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1696
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1804
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1737
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1791
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1512
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1745
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1639
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1823
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1794
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1846
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$2028
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1729
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1867
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1931
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1845
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1742
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2374
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$2087
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1816
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1768
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1811
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1726
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1835
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$2025

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165