Antwerp vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Antwerp	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1640	$1781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3817	$4027
🏠 One person rent	$832	$1048
🏘️ Family rent	$1320	$1736
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2545	$2294
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	87	98
😀 Quality of life	89	90
🏙️ Population	529K	3.42M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 8% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 2896th and 2443rd ($1640 vs $1781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 5th in Belgium and Spain, respectively. Check Belgium vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 203rd and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Madrid

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	Antwerp	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$4.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$794	$1203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$636	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1346	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$94
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.38%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4167	$6884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3351	$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.6	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.1	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.83	$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.39	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.8	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12170	$10042

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1530
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1613
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1523
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1541
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1556
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1318
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1475
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1421
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1599
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1362
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1663
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$1816
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1542
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1683
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1692
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1685
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1486
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2001
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$1739
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1618
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1560
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1559
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1515
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1626
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$1788

Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522