Antwerp vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Antwerp	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1640	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3817	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$832	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$1320	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2545	$5859
😷 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 48% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 2896th and 96th ($1640 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 86th 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 5th in the United States, while ranked 203rd and 43rd 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	$18.3	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$794	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$636	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1346	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.38%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4167	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3351	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.6	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.1	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.83	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.39	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.8	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12170	$24653

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1530
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1613
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1523
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1541
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1556
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1318
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1475
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1421
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1599
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1362
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1663
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$1816
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1542
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1683
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1692
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1685
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1486
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2001
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$1739
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1618
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1560
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1559
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1515
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1626
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$1788

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979