Antwerp vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Antwerp Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1537
$1706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3603
$4151
🏠 One person rent
$780
$977
🏘️ Family rent
$1224
$1719
🍽️ Food expenses
$502
$456
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2561
$2717
😷 Air quality
Moderate
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 10% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 2677th and 2252nd ($1537 vs $1706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 40th 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 1.7 months in Antwerp compared to 1.6 months in Manchester. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Manchester ranked 7th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 146th and 73rd 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
$15.9
$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.9
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.53
$5.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.55
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$2.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$737
$985
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$736
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1173
$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$946
$1275
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.5
$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.13%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3456
$4758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2728
$3105
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.72
$2.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.8
$84.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.33
$2.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.82
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$9.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.23
$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$95.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.8
$77.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$75.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$1252
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17368
$12177

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1556
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1558
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1403
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1466
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1425
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1390
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1389
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1481
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1372
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1449
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1661
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1412
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1454
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1663
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1413
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1345
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1312
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1351
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1418
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1371
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1578
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1549
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1624
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1410
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1551
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1414
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1345
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1438
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1708
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1401
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1407
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$1493
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1797
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1407
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1457
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1408
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1448
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1406
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1408
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1448

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1626
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1503
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1513
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1513
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1415
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1191
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1508
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1270
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1047
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1198
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1511
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1395
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1503
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1242
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1509
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1126
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1512
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1120
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1268
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1251
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1509
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1505
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1441
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1176
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1507
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1202
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1512
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1506
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1506
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1506
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1319
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1244
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1494
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1481
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1317
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1621
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1505
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1512
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1509