Antwerp vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Antwerp	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1834	$2569
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$5797
🏠 One person rent	$929	$1704
🏘️ Family rent	$1527	$2895
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3013	$4463
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	87	69
😀 Quality of life	90	91
🏙️ Population	529K	385K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 29% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 2660th and 777th ($1834 vs $2569) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 683rd 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 1.7 months in Tampa. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Tampa ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 190th and 142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Antwerp	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.7	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.5	$6.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.72	$3.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$891	$1914
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$1412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$3372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1217	$2452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.3	$68.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.57%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4523	$4277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3139	$2292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.4	$64.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.3	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$3.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.98	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.13	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$8.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$83.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$867	$1451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20056	$19356

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1688
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1829
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1743
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1848
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1833
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1757
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1476
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1769
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1742
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1844
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1896
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1739
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1845
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1881
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1837
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$2030
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1738
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1926
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1895
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1861
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1895
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1969
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1874
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1763
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1870
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2460
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$2112
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1866
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1799
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1817
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1759
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1843
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$1993

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2438
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2439
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2436
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2420
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2408
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2105
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2608
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2447
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2178
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2407
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2391
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2629
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2259
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2318
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2662
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2152
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2248
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2352
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2564
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2438
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2313
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2401
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1740
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2362
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2643
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2323
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2480
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2401
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1991
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2363
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2345
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2285
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2260