Antwerp vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Antwerp	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1857	$2078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4482	$5083
🏠 One person rent	$927	$1194
🏘️ Family rent	$1528	$1948
🍽️ Food expenses	$638	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3003	$3809
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	87	81
😀 Quality of life	90	89
🏙️ Population	529K	577K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 11% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 2628th and 1833rd ($1857 vs $2078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1456th 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 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Milwaukee ranked 70th in the United States, while ranked 218th and 260th 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	$20.6	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$5.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.24	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$890	$1421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$908
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1494	$2353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1226	$1538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.6	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.27%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4499	$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3099	$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.6	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.9	$73.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.99	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$4.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.59	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$166
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$113	$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$85.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$749	$1835
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20480	$24369

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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 Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1962
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1986
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1965
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1924
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1963
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2040
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1997
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1997
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2028
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2020
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1966
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1812
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2037
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2079
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2070
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1971
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2034
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2092
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1990
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1814
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2365
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2379
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2435
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2354
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1746
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2403
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2437
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2410
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2131
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1844
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2229
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2402
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1784
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2504
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2398
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2371
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2519
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2434
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2415