Antwerp vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Antwerp	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1650	$2104
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3930	$5122
🏠 One person rent	$841	$1239
🏘️ Family rent	$1379	$2039
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2547	$4263
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	87	81
😀 Quality of life	89	90
🏙️ Population	529K	577K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 22% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 2878th and 1560th ($1650 vs $2104) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1383rd 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 1.5 months in Antwerp compared to 2 months in Milwaukee. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Milwaukee ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 161st and 138th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Milwaukee

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	Antwerp	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78	$61.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$9.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$5.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.72	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$789	$1310
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$635	$983
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1372	$2531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1076	$1588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.24%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3955	$1712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2889	$1464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.72	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.9	$74.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$2.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$5.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$5.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.09	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.74	$9.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.92	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.9	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$165
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.6	$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$606	$1814
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17510	$24397

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1539
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1631
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1533
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1413
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1544
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1567
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1517
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1413
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1469
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1511
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1854
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1498
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1599
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$1832
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1682
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1376
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1575
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1426
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1678
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1593
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$1869
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1593
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$1741
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1659
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1618
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1644
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1524
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1652
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1743
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1514
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1619
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$1981
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$1822
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1648
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1669
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1581
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1585
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1528
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1640
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$1825

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2016
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$2002
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$2021
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1964
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1947
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2007
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1971
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1995
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2002
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2003
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1948
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1803
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1984
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$1985
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$1983
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1945
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1911
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$1970
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1949
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2193
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1800
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2159
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2199
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2191
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2164
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1709
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2205
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2150
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2305
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$1926
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1855
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2107
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2143
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1935
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2314
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2221
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2195
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2269
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2240
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2253