Antwerp vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Antwerp	Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1640	$2413
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3817	$5513
🏠 One person rent	$832	$1527
🏘️ Family rent	$1320	$2684
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2545	$4154
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	87	67
😀 Quality of life	89	73
🏙️ Population	529K	504K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 32% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 2896th and 933rd ($1640 vs $2413) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 854th in Belgium and the United States, respectively. Check Belgium vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 1.7 months in Mesa. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Mesa ranked 422nd in the United States, while ranked 203rd and 1561st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Mesa

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	Antwerp	Mesa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$74.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$5.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$794	$1564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$636	$1217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1346	$2503
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$2321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.38%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4167	$2947
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3351	$3478
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.6	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.1	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$4.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$5.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$4.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.83	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$9.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$9.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$5.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$4.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.39	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.8	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$1121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12170	$12523

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1530
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1613
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1523
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1541
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1556
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1318
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1475
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1421
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1599
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1362
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1663
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$1816
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1542
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1683
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1692
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1685
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1486
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2001
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$1739
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1618
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1560
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1559
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1515
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1626
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$1788

Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2417
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2423
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2306
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2395
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1979
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2342
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2281
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2525
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2468
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2328
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2319
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2388
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2073
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2466
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1957
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2077
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$830
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2763
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1815
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1926
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1947
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$788
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1852
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2729
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$913