Antwerp vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1857
$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4482
$5726
🏠 One person rent
$927
$1432
🏘️ Family rent
$1528
$2535
🍽️ Food expenses
$638
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$3974
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
87
99
😀 Quality of life
90
96
🏙️ Population
529K
2.11M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 25% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 2628th and 916th ($1857 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1st in Belgium and France, respectively. Check Belgium vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 218th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Paris

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Antwerp Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.6
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$106
$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.2
$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.68
$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$890
$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1494
$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1226
$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.6
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.27%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4499
$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3099
$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.6
$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.9
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.6
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.59
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.1
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$749
$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20480
$17184

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1991
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1876
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1992
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1911
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1821
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1459
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1654
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1469
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1775
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1448
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1547
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1443
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1383
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1370
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1365
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1520
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1276
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1650
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1306
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1626
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1437
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1544