Antwerp vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Antwerp	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1640	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3817	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$832	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$1320	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2545	$6742
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	87	80
😀 Quality of life	89	91
🏙️ Population	529K	737K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 46% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 2896th and 158th ($1640 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 140th in Belgium and the United States, respectively. Check Belgium vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 203rd and 98th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Seattle

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	Antwerp	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$794	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$636	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1346	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.38%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4167	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3351	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.6	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.1	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.83	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.39	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.8	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12170	$29407

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093