Antwerp vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Antwerp	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1640	$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3817	$5517
🏠 One person rent	$832	$1318
🏘️ Family rent	$1320	$2636
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2545	$3146
😷 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 28% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 2896th and 1222nd ($1640 vs $2267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th 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 1.4 months in Paris. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 203rd and 25th 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	$18.3	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$794	$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$636	$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1346	$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.38%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4167	$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3351	$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.6	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.1	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.83	$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.39	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.8	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12170	$16193

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1530
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1613
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1523
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1541
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1556
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1318
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1475
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1421
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1599
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1362
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1663
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$1816
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1542
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1683
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1692
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1685
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1486
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2001
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$1739
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1618
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1560
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1559
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1515
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1626
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$1788

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293