Antwerp vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Antwerp	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1762	$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4106	$5153
🏠 One person rent	$893	$1275
🏘️ Family rent	$1430	$2202
🍽️ Food expenses	$583	$530
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2721	$3299
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	87	91
😀 Quality of life	89	92
🏙️ Population	529K	548K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 18% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 2671st and 1500th ($1762 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 53rd 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 1.5 months in Manchester. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Manchester ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 176th and 76th 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	$19.6	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.9	$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$6.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$683	$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1437	$2281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1117	$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.43%	5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4562	$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3518	$3610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.81	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.6	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.91	$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.54	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.36	$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.58	$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$106	$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$619	$1753
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13064	$17390

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1611
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1709
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1616
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1619
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1636
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1442
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1545
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1421
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1693
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1514
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1779
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$1958
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1602
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1761
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1712
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1799
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1587
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2046
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$1750
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1723
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1660
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1645
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1611
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1701
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$1911

Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1592
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1776
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1852
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1802
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2069
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1659
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1752
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1529
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1824
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1860
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1844
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1493
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1761
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$2098
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1898
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1780
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1552
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1585
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1776
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1670
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1788
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1853
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1789
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1712
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1449
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1889
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1809
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1614
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1957
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1784
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1797
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1761