Antwerp vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1834
$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4433
$9189
🏠 One person rent
$929
$2718
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$4417
🍽️ Food expenses
$618
$842
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$5389
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
87
100
😀 Quality of life
90
95
🏙️ Population
529K
8.8M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 56% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 2660th and 4th ($1834 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1st 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 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 190th and 15th 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
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.7
$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91
$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.5
$8.3
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.72
$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1217
$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.3
$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3139
$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.13
$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.8
$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$867
$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20056
$21713

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6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1688
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1829
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1848
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1833
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1476
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1769
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1742
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2143
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1740
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$2087
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1739
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1845
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1881
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$2030
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1738
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1970
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1926
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1895
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1861
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1969
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1874
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1763
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2460
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$2112
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1799
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1817
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1759
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1843
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1993

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2840
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2917
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2795
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2791
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2820
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2821
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2707
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2797
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2805
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2545
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2725
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2823
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2540
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2557
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2665
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2700
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2791
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2692
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2485
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2697
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2775
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2614
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2779
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2710
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2729
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2669
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2634
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2450
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2713
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2863
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2762
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2694
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2488
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3192