Antwerp vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1650
$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3930
$1081
🏠 One person rent
$841
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2547
$436
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
87
5
😀 Quality of life
89
36
🏙️ Population
529K
79.2K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 265% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 2878th and 8761st ($1650 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 2nd in Belgium and Bhutan, respectively. Check Belgium vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Antwerp compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 161st and 7674th 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
$18.8
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$7.06
 Cappuccino
$3.72
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$635
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1372
$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1076
$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.24%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3955
$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2889
$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.72
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.9
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.25
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.74
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.9
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$606
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17510
$701

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1539
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1631
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1533
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1544
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1567
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1413
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1854
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1498
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1832
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1376
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1575
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1426
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1678
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1869
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1593
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1741
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1659
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1618
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1644
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1652
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1743
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1514
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$1981
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1822
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1648
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1581
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1585
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1528
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1825

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Distance City Cost of living
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$476
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$343
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$325
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$337
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$1014
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$339
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$325
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$376
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$342
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$367
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$319
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1095
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$299
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$315
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$360
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$318
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$290
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$290
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$271
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$293
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$337
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$311
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$303
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$455
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$355
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$456
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$387
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$446
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$390
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$287
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$345
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$310
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$304
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$335
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$312
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$276
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$288