Antwerp vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1857
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4482
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$927
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$1528
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$638
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$462
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
87
5
😀 Quality of life
90
45
🏙️ Population
529K
115K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 350% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 2628th and 8957th ($1857 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 2nd in Belgium and Bhutan, respectively. Check Belgium vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 218th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Thimphu

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Antwerp Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.6
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$106
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.2
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.68
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$890
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1494
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1226
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.6
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.27%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4499
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3099
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.6
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.9
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.6
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.59
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.1
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$749
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20480
$633

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285