Antwerp vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Antwerp	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1762	$3139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4106	$7694
🏠 One person rent	$893	$2066
🏘️ Family rent	$1430	$4004
🍽️ Food expenses	$583	$724
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2721	$5811
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	87	100
😀 Quality of life	89	94
🏙️ Population	529K	690K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 44% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 2671st and 93rd ($1762 vs $3139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 74th 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 1.5 months in Antwerp compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Washington ranked 6th in the United States, while ranked 176th and 41st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Washington

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	Antwerp	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.6	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.9	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$8.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$2248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$683	$1786
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1437	$4843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1117	$3476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.43%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4562	$9758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3518	$6572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.81	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68	$80.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.6	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.91	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.54	$3.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$4.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$15.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$5.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$5.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$3.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.36	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.58	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$99.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$106
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$106	$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$619	$2258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13064	$23453

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1611
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1709
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1616
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1619
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1636
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1442
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1545
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1421
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1693
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1514
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1779
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$1958
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1602
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1761
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1712
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1799
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1587
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2046
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$1750
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1723
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1660
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1645
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1611
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1701
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$1911

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2890
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2701
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2537
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2279
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2505
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2777
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2417
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2675
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2575
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2447
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2504
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3236
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2775
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2664
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2599
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2807
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2917
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2363
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2238
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2223
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2281
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1823
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2887
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2140
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$1955
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2294
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1948