Antwerp vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1857
$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4482
$6349
🏠 One person rent
$927
$1608
🏘️ Family rent
$1528
$2828
🍽️ Food expenses
$638
$656
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$4180
😷 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 30% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 2628th and 676th ($1857 vs $2637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st 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 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 218th and 24th 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
$20.6
$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$106
$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.2
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$7.15
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.68
$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$890
$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1494
$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1226
$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.6
$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.27%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4499
$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3099
$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.6
$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.9
$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.6
$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.59
$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.1
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$749
$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20480
$13439

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1734
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1849
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1772
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1877
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1854
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1815
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1523
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1706
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1734
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1866
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$2264
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1920
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1730
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1864
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1830
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1890
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1853
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$2065
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1756
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1939
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1920
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1900
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1932
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1993
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1894
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1786
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1906
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2471
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$2206
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1860
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1917
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1809
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1846
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1787
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1886
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$2050

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2389
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2481
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2701
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2471
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2348
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2206
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2264
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2669
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1907
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2822
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2457
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2340
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3203
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2636
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2383
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2471
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2383
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2440
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2223
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1822
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1730
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2132
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1857
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2360
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1849
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1848
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2409
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1734
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2231
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1523
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727