Antwerp vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Antwerp	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1857	$3119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4482	$7114
🏠 One person rent	$927	$2114
🏘️ Family rent	$1528	$3790
🍽️ Food expenses	$638	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$283
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3003	$4401
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	87	89
😀 Quality of life	90	97
🏙️ Population	529K	5.87M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 40% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 2628th and 154th ($1857 vs $3119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1st in Belgium and Singapore, respectively. Check Belgium vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 218th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Singapore City

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	Antwerp	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.6	$9.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$8.22
☕ Cappuccino	$4.24	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$890	$2502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$1849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1494	$4534
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1226	$3365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.6	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.27%	2.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4499	$23965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3099	$7918
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.6	$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.9	$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.99	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$19.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$23.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.59	$27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$9.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$4.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$117
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$113	$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$749	$1383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20480	$31369

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2806
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$838
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$533
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$770
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$780
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$788
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$736
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$678
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$513
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$495
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$588
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$627
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$831
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$750
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$439
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$762
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$640
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$851
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$696
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$388
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$558
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$572
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$405
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$419
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$456
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$740
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$792
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$663