Antwerp vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1834
$2659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4433
$6362
🏠 One person rent
$929
$1646
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$2815
🍽️ Food expenses
$618
$641
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$4246
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
87
94
😀 Quality of life
90
95
🏙️ Population
529K
664K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 31% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 2660th and 649th ($1834 vs $2659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 5th in Belgium and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Belgium vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Rotterdam ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 190th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Rotterdam

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Antwerp Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.7
$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91
$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.5
$6.79
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$4.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.72
$4.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$1650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$1348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$2967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1217
$2361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$278
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.3
$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$6135
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3139
$3996
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$4.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.13
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$6.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.8
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$91.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$867
$2772
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20056
$13092

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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

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2336
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2424
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2365
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2491
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2234
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2310
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2389
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2307
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1970
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2112
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2087
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2608
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2143
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1865
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2755
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2304
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2407
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2247
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3165
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2564
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2354
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1740
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2460
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2272
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2662
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2296
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2399
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2185
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1805
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1739
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2111
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1834
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2341
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1829
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$2053
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2353
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1688
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2197
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1476
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799