Antwerp vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1762
$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4106
$5959
🏠 One person rent
$893
$1338
🏘️ Family rent
$1430
$2858
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$620
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2721
$3414
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
87
99
😀 Quality of life
89
95
🏙️ Population
529K
2.15M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 25% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 2671st and 998th ($1762 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Belgium and France, respectively. Check Belgium vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 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 176th and 22nd 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
$19.6
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.9
$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.64
$8.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.26
$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$683
$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1437
$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1117
$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4562
$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3518
$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.81
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68
$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.6
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.36
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.54
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$106
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13064
$18941

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1611
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1709
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1616
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1619
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1636
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1593
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1442
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1592
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1545
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1951
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1559
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1675
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1920
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1752
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1421
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1693
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1514
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1779
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1657
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1958
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1602
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1813
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1734
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1761
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1715
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1633
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1712
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1799
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1587
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1691
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2046
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1750
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1723
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1738
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1660
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1645
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1611
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1701
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1911

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1826
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1669
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1894
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1699
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1628
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1309
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1532
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1423
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1643
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1312
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1397
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1370
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1320
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1195
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1221
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1244
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1448
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1262
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1607
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1349
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1474
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1286
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1395