Antwerp vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Antwerp	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1650	$2974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3930	$7082
🏠 One person rent	$841	$1895
🏘️ Family rent	$1379	$3327
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$708
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2547	$6506
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	87	80
😀 Quality of life	89	90
🏙️ Population	529K	737K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 45% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 2878th and 145th ($1650 vs $2974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 120th 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 1.5 months in Antwerp compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Seattle ranked 19th in the United States, while ranked 161st and 125th 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	$18.8	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78	$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$8.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.72	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$789	$2036
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$635	$1598
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1372	$3765
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1076	$2858
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.24%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3955	$9273
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2889	$5449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.72	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.9	$96.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.09	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.74	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.92	$6.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.9	$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$177
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.6	$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$606	$1999
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17510	$29730

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Cities near Antwerp

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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2814
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3345
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2920
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2514
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2507
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3118
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2157
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3262
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2728
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2463
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2729
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2837
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2651
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2549
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2750
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2313
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2827
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2663
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2585
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2597
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2604
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2830
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2652
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2733
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2593
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2461
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2585
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2402
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2546
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2500
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2576
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2588
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2255
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2451
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2470
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2210