Antwerp vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Antwerp	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1650	$3079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3930	$7509
🏠 One person rent	$841	$2032
🏘️ Family rent	$1379	$3829
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2547	$6776
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	87	100
😀 Quality of life	89	95
🏙️ Population	529K	690K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 46% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 2878th and 96th ($1650 vs $3079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 82nd 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 2.2 months in Washington. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Washington ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 161st and 22nd 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	$18.8	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78	$87.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$8.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.72	$5.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$789	$2233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$635	$1772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1372	$4714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1076	$3322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.24%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3955	$9149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2889	$6215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.72	$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.9	$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$3.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$4.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$5.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$5.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.09	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.74	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.92	$5.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.9	$97.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$29.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.6	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$606	$2314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17510	$28279

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Cities near Antwerp

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

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2844
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2685
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2369
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2215
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2325
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2730
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2362
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2258
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2714
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2428
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2662
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2518
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2522
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3110
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2591
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2674
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2426
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2863
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2849
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2421
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2685
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2367
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2197
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2518
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2308
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2241
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1876
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2433
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2416
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2401
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2116
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$1906
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2255
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2107
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1846