Antwerp vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Antwerp	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1857	$2365
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4482	$5609
🏠 One person rent	$927	$1445
🏘️ Family rent	$1528	$2498
🍽️ Food expenses	$638	$583
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3003	$3421
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	87	90
😀 Quality of life	90	93
🏙️ Population	529K	548K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 21% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 2628th and 1156th ($1857 vs $2365) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 33rd 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 9th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 218th and 78th 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	$20.6	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$93.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$7.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.24	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$890	$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1494	$2808
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1226	$2033
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.6	$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.27%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4499	$4797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3099	$4525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.6	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.9	$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.99	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.59	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$7.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$113	$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$749	$1658
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20480	$21096

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1734
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1849
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1772
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1877
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1854
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1815
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1523
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1706
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1734
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1866
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1920
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1730
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1864
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1830
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1890
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1853
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1756
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1939
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1920
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1900
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1932
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1993
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1786
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1906
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2471
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$2206
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1860
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1809
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1846
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1787
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1886
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$2050

Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1818
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1827
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2079
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1904
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2046
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1718
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1907
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1846
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1928
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1496
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1991
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1925
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1841
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1674
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1754
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1861
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1787
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1882
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1951
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1855
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1893
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1519
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1567
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1998
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1940
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1730
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2047
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1888
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1895
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1862