Antwerp vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Antwerp	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1834	$3350
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$7781
🏠 One person rent	$929	$2159
🏘️ Family rent	$1527	$3818
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3013	$7152
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	87	100
😀 Quality of life	90	94
🏙️ Population	529K	690K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 45% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 2660th and 74th ($1834 vs $3350) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 56th 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 2.1 months in Washington. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Washington ranked 6th in the United States, while ranked 190th and 31st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Antwerp	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.7	$22.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.5	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.72	$3.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$891	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$1850
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$4205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1217	$3379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.3	$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.57%	6.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4523	$8429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3139	$3565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$3.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.4	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.3	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.98	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$5.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$3.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.13	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$4.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$4.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$70
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$867	$1892
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20056	$24903

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3031
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2913
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2769
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$3016
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2367
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2803
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2596
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2377
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2801
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2508
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2799
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2608
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3338
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2695
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2856
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2379
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2793
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2862
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2484
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2341
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2224
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2318
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1977
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3012
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2275
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2037
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2252
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
122 km or 76 mi	York	$2088