Antwerp vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Antwerp	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1650	$3321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3930	$7723
🏠 One person rent	$841	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$1379	$3918
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$574
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$349
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2547	$4098
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	87	100
😀 Quality of life	89	98
🏙️ Population	529K	8.91M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 50% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 2878th and 38th ($1650 vs $3321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th 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 1.5 months in Antwerp compared to 1.2 months in London. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 161st 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	$18.8	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78	$84.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.72	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$789	$2493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$635	$1838
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1372	$4599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1076	$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$39.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.24%	5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3955	$16999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2889	$9363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.72	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.9	$99.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.09	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.74	$19.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$7.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.92	$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.9	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$97.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.6	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$606	$2256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17510	$25471

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908