Antwerp vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1762
$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4106
$7212
🏠 One person rent
$893
$1829
🏘️ Family rent
$1430
$3413
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$707
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2721
$6392
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
87
80
😀 Quality of life
89
92
🏙️ Population
529K
737K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 39% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 2671st and 206th ($1762 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 168th 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 16th in the United States, while ranked 176th and 102nd 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
$19.6
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.9
$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.64
$8.02
 Cappuccino
$3.87
$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.26
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$683
$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1437
$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1117
$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4562
$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3518
$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.81
$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.6
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.36
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.54
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$183
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$106
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13064
$28179

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1611
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1709
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1616
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1619
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1636
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1593
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1442
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1592
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1545
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1951
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1559
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1675
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1920
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1752
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1421
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1693
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1514
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1779
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1657
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1958
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1602
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1813
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1734
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1761
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1715
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1633
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1712
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1799
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1587
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1691
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2046
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1750
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1723
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1738
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1660
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1645
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1611
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1701
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1911

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9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2512
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3091
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2301
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3229
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2784
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2489
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2743
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2821
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2655
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2512
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2769
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2491
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2819
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2692
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2449
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2515
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2619
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2172
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2569
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2348
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2655
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2774
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2417
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2576
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2307
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2534
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2435
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2609
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2546
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2577
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2263