Antwerp vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Antwerp	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1640	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3817	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$832	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$1320	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2545	$372
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	87	95
😀 Quality of life	89	62
🏙️ Population	529K	6.21M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 79% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 2896th and 5954th ($1640 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 2nd in Belgium and Brazil, respectively. Check Belgium vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 203rd and 4857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Antwerp	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$794	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$636	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1346	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.38%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4167	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3351	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.6	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.1	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.83	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.39	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.8	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12170	$10819

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562