Antwerp vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1650
$2579
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3930
$6206
🏠 One person rent
$841
$1561
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$2793
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$659
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2547
$4648
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
87
89
😀 Quality of life
89
88
🏙️ Population
529K
653K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 36% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 2878th and 564th ($1650 vs $2579) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 507th 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 1.5 months in Antwerp compared to 1.8 months in Portland. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Portland ranked 40th in the United States, while ranked 161st and 175th 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
$18.8
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78
$79.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$7.27
☕ Cappuccino
$3.72
$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$635
$1290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1372
$3075
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1076
$2348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$69.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.24%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3955
$4914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2889
$3836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.72
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.9
$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.25
$3.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$5.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$5.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$5.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$1.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.74
$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$5.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.9
$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$167
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$29.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$63.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$606
$1698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17510
$19330

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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

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$2409
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$2383
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$2341
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$2324
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$2168
17 km or 11 mi West Linn
$2366
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$2335
18 km or 11 mi Gresham
$2477
18 km or 11 mi Oregon City
$2372
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$2203
33 km or 21 mi Newberg
$2315
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$2246
44 km or 27 mi Woodburn
$2455
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$2300
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$2262
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$2259
72 km or 45 mi Longview
$1988
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$2245
116 km or 72 mi Corvallis
$2118
116 km or 72 mi The Dalles
$2239
136 km or 84 mi Centralia
$2470
165 km or 102 mi Springfield
$2052
166 km or 103 mi Eugene
$2281
168 km or 105 mi Lacey
$2546
171 km or 106 mi Olympia
$2500
177 km or 110 mi Spanaway
$2402
181 km or 113 mi Redmond
$2704
184 km or 114 mi Lakewood
$2461
185 km or 115 mi Aberdeen
$1940
187 km or 116 mi Puyallup
$2733
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$2652
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$2830
195 km or 121 mi Bend
$2928
201 km or 125 mi Federal Way
$2587
202 km or 125 mi Auburn
$2597
206 km or 128 mi Yakima
$1881
210 km or 131 mi Kent
$2827
210 km or 131 mi Des Moines
$2549
211 km or 131 mi Maple Valley
$2585
216 km or 134 mi SeaTac
$2463