Antwerp vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Antwerp	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1818	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4384	$5312
🏠 One person rent	$909	$1378
🏘️ Family rent	$1498	$2219
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2918	$3266
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	87	91
😀 Quality of life	91	93
🏙️ Population	529K	548K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 20% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 2669th and 1330th ($1818 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 39th 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 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Manchester ranked 10th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 196th and 107th 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	$20.4	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.6	$7.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.47	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$702	$1050
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1473	$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1205	$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.94%	6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4402	$5680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3153	$3963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.25	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.9	$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$9.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.07	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.18	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$17.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$89.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$96.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$646	$1945
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21567	$20873

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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 Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1759
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1788
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2040
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2011
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1723
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1828
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1680
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1873
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1866
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1883
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1513
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1834
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1968
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1887
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1783
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1578
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1652
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1822
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1746
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1833
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1850
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1832
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1507
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1937
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1890
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2023
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1834
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1804