Antwerp vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1650
$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3930
$4464
🏠 One person rent
$841
$1251
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$1909
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$484
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2547
$3795
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
87
94
😀 Quality of life
89
93
🏙️ Population
529K
592K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 18% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 2878th and 1756th ($1650 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 7th in Belgium and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Belgium vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Antwerp compared to 1.9 months in Rotterdam. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Rotterdam ranked 3rd in the Netherlands, while ranked 161st and 54th 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
$18.8
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78
$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$5.49
 Cappuccino
$3.72
$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$1267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$635
$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1372
$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1076
$1585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.24%
3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3955
$5063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2889
$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.72
$4.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.9
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$21.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.25
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.74
$9.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$4.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.9
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$606
$1521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17510
$12166

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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

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1804
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$1850
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$1886
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$1836
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2205
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1741
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1822
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1832
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2055
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1854
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2135
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2465
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$1939
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1833
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2545
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$1894
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2092
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1498
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$1981
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1919
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$1897
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$1647
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2001
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1841
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1376
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1965
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1650
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$1756
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1631
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1818
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1909
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1539
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$1971
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1413
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413