Antwerp vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Antwerp	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1762	$955
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4106	$2402
🏠 One person rent	$893	$447
🏘️ Family rent	$1430	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$583	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2721	$365
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	87	94
😀 Quality of life	89	62
🏙️ Population	529K	6.21M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 85% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 2671st and 5959th ($1762 vs $955) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Belgium and Brazil, respectively. Check Belgium vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 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 176th and 4932nd 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	$19.6	$6.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.9	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$683	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1437	$850
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1117	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.43%	10.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4562	$2041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3518	$1135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.81	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68	$53.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.6	$8.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.91	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.54	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.36	$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$4.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.58	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$106	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$619	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13064	$10815

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1611
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1709
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1616
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1619
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1636
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1442
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1545
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1421
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1693
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1514
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1779
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$1958
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1602
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1761
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1712
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1799
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1587
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2046
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$1750
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1723
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1660
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1645
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1611
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1701
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$1911

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$773
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$636
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$652
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$808
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$591
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$600
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$578
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$675
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$500
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$549
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$563
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$647
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$649
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$461
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$513
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$596
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$635
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$620
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$520
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$664
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$623
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$585
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$629
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$618
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$532
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$537
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$609
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$543
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$618
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$617
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$593
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$622
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$542
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$631
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$618
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$515
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$463
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$666
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$585