Antwerp vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1834
$2348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4433
$5497
🏠 One person rent
$929
$1452
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$2508
🍽️ Food expenses
$618
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$3236
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
87
90
😀 Quality of life
90
92
🏙️ Population
529K
548K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 22% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 2660th and 1193rd ($1834 vs $2348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 30th 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 1.4 months in Manchester. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Manchester ranked 12th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 190th and 84th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Manchester

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Antwerp Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.7
$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91
$93.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.5
$7.78
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.72
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$1619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1217
$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.3
$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$4975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3139
$4650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.13
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$23.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$9.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$90.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.8
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$867
$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20056
$20557

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1784
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1987
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1880
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1832
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1682
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1885
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1890
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1501
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1961
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1827
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1694
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1733
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1831
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1774
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1847
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1808
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1853
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1559
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1942
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1948
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2035
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1860
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1854
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1831