Antwerp vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Antwerp	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1650	$2231
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3930	$5578
🏠 One person rent	$841	$1253
🏘️ Family rent	$1379	$2603
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$247
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2547	$3155
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	87	99
😀 Quality of life	89	94
🏙️ Population	529K	2.15M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 26% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 2878th and 1216th ($1650 vs $2231) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 2nd in Belgium and France, respectively. Check Belgium vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Antwerp compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 161st and 33rd 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	$18.8	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$8.14
☕ Cappuccino	$3.72	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$3.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$789	$1417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$635	$1007
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1372	$3026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1076	$2200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$32.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.24%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3955	$12958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2889	$9199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.72	$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.9	$91.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$5.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$24.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.09	$9.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.74	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$4.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.92	$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$3.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.9	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.6	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$606	$838
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17510	$16502

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1273
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1743
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1625
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1868
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1641
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1592
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1323
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1518
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1345
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1586
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1278
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1465
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1305
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1239
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1151
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1139
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1166
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1393
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1218
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1526
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1129
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1206
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1265
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1381