Antwerp vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Antwerp	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1818	$3328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4384	$7867
🏠 One person rent	$909	$2171
🏘️ Family rent	$1498	$3805
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2918	$6208
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	87	100
😀 Quality of life	91	96
🏙️ Population	529K	690K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 45% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 2669th and 73rd ($1818 vs $3328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 58th 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 1.9 months in Washington. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Washington ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 196th and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Antwerp vs Washington infographic

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/antwerp/washington.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Antwerp vs Washington infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/antwerp/washington" target="_blank">Antwerp vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Antwerp vs Washington

Prices for goods and services in Antwerp and Washington are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Antwerp	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.4	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.6	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.47	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$702	$1874
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1473	$4381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1205	$3331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$70.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.94%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4402	$6387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3153	$4905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.25	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$98.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.9	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$3.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$5.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$16.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$5.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.07	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.18	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$4.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$35
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$646	$2676
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21567	$24065

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1696
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1804
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1737
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1791
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1512
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1745
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1639
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1823
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1794
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1846
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$2028
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1729
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1867
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1931
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1845
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1742
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2374
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$2087
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1816
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1768
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1811
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1726
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1835
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$2025

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3054
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2919
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2710
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2563
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2355
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2612
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2495
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2338
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2697
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2509
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2773
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2506
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3275
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2601
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2788
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2693
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2755
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2940
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2450
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2288
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2323
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2339
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1845
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3069
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2255
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2066
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2400
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1949