Antwerp vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Antwerp | New York City | |
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| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Antwerp is 57% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 2669th and 4th ($1818 vs $4203) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 2nd 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 1.3 months in New York City. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 196th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Antwerp vs New York City
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| Antwerp | New York City | |
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| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 6.2 km or 3.9 mi |  Mortsel | |
| 11 km or 6.6 mi | Beveren | |
| 15 km or 9.3 mi | Lier | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Sint-Niklaas | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Mechelen | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Zemst | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Heist-op-den-Berg | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Herentals | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Dendermonde | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Lokeren | |
| 32 km or 20 mi |  Bergen op Zoom | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Hoogstraten | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Vilvoorde | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Roosendaal | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | Schaerbeek | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | Turnhout | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | Herent | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Aarschot | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | Aalst | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | Woluwe-Saint-Lambert | |
| 41 km or 26 mi | Brussels | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Geel | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Etten-Leur | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Anderlecht | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Leuven | |
| 44 km or 27 mi | Dilbeek | |
| 45 km or 28 mi | Saint-Gilles | |
| 45 km or 28 mi | Forest | |
| 45 km or 28 mi | Tervuren | |
| 46 km or 29 mi | Scherpenheuvel-Zichem | |
| 46 km or 29 mi | Watermael-Boitsfort | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | Goes | |
| 49 km or 30 mi | Breda | |
| 49 km or 31 mi | Overijse | |
| 49 km or 31 mi | Sint-Pieters-Leeuw | |
| 50 km or 31 mi | Ninove | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Ghent | |
| 52 km or 33 mi | Diest | |
| 55 km or 34 mi | Halle | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | Waterloo |
Cities near New York City
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 11 km or 6.6 mi |  Astoria | |
| 11 km or 6.8 mi | Hoboken | |
| 11 km or 7.1 mi | Jersey | |
| 13 km or 8.3 mi | Union | |
| 14 km or 8.8 mi | West New York | |
| 14 km or 8.9 mi | Bayonne | |
| 15 km or 9.6 mi | North Bergen | |
| 17 km or 10 mi | Secaucus | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Cliffside Park | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Kearny | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Valley Stream | |
| 20 km or 13 mi | Fort Lee | |
| 20 km or 13 mi | Lyndhurst | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Newark | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Elizabeth | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Belleville | |
| 25 km or 15 mi | Hillside | |
| 25 km or 15 mi | Long Beach | |
| 25 km or 15 mi | Nutley | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | East Orange | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Irvington | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Rockville Centre | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Linden | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Hackensack | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Bloomfield | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Teaneck | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Carteret | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Passaic | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Roselle | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Hempstead | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Union Township | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Clifton | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Maplewood | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Montclair | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Bergenfield | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Mount Vernon | |
| 30 km or 18 mi | Rahway | |
| 30 km or 18 mi | Uniondale | |
| 30 km or 18 mi | West Orange | |
| 30 km or 18 mi | New Rochelle |