Antwerp vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Antwerp	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1857	$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4482	$7508
🏠 One person rent	$927	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$1528	$3422
🍽️ Food expenses	$638	$796
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3003	$6532
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	87	80
😀 Quality of life	90	95
🏙️ Population	529K	737K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 41% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 2628th and 142nd ($1857 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 101st 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 2.1 months in Seattle. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Seattle ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 218th and 32nd 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	$20.6	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$4.24	$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$890	$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1494	$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1226	$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.6	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.27%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4499	$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3099	$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.6	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.9	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.99	$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.59	$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$147
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$113	$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$749	$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20480	$28950

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Cities near Antwerp

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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2717
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2778
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2604
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3559
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2702
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2737
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2915
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2739
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2677
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2475
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2814
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2656
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2325
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2641
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2519
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2720
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2828
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2582
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2628
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2362
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2584
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2558
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2710
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2747
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2173