Antwerp vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1834
$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4433
$5854
🏠 One person rent
$929
$1508
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$2200
🍽️ Food expenses
$618
$733
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$194
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$4443
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
87
100
😀 Quality of life
90
91
🏙️ Population
529K
1.6M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 29% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 2660th and 741st ($1834 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 652nd 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 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Philadelphia ranked 22nd in the United States, while ranked 190th and 118th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Philadelphia

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Antwerp Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.7
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91
$79.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.5
$5.98
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.72
$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$1607
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$1212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$2381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1217
$1784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.3
$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$4124
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3139
$1892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$4.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$8.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$5.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$5.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$3.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.13
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$4.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$68.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.8
$29
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$49.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$867
$2213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20056
$20275

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Distance City Cost of living
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
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2624
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2614
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2620
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2395
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2626
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2543
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2622
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2498
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2543
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2581
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2567
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2579
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2359
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2623
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2636
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2849
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2458
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2314
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2623
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2525
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2331
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2685
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2635
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2222
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2662
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$3031
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2636
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2740
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2820
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2825
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2754
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2795
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2842
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2313
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2333
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2897
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2221
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2656
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2737