Antwerp vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Antwerp	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1640	$2629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3817	$6215
🏠 One person rent	$832	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$1320	$2656
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$680
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2545	$4810
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	87	88
😀 Quality of life	89	90
🏙️ Population	529K	653K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 38% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 2896th and 603rd ($1640 vs $2629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 553rd 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 1.8 months in Portland. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Portland ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 203rd and 157th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Portland

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	Antwerp	Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$7.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$794	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$636	$1314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1346	$2917
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$2257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.38%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4167	$3766
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3351	$3350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.6	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.1	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$3.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$4.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$4.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.83	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$14.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$7.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.39	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.8	$187
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$1788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12170	$16585

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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 Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2390
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2415
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2508
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2437
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2465
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2425
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2432
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2484
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2420
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2341
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2410
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2353
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2585
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2379
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2361
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2368
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2119
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2029
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2206
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2523
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1967
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2174
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2571
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2406
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2460
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2604
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2449
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1744
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2644
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2604
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2517
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2796
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2532
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2338
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1882
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2784
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2623
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2741