Antwerp vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Antwerp	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1857	$3306
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4482	$7823
🏠 One person rent	$927	$2128
🏘️ Family rent	$1528	$3806
🍽️ Food expenses	$638	$764
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3003	$6170
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	87	100
😀 Quality of life	90	93
🏙️ Population	529K	690K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 44% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 2628th and 92nd ($1857 vs $3306) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 62nd 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 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Washington ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 218th and 52nd 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	$20.6	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.24	$6.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$3.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$890	$2369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$1820
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1494	$4324
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1226	$3337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.6	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.27%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4499	$7337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3099	$4181
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.6	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.9	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$3.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$5.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.99	$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$5.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$5.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$5.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.59	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$4.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$4.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$16.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$198
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$35.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$113	$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$749	$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20480	$24788

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1734
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1849
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1772
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1877
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1854
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1815
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1523
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1706
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1734
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1866
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1920
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1730
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1864
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1830
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1890
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1853
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1756
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1939
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1920
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1900
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1932
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1993
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1786
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1906
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2471
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$2206
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1860
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1809
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1846
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1787
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1886
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$2050

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3030
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2877
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2763
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2777
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2379
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2499
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2818
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2544
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2344
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2721
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2522
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2526
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2800
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2588
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3292
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2664
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2830
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2453
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2736
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2951
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2443
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2304
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2521
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2234
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2586
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2333
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2372
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1944
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2985
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2755
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2667
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2257
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2024
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2399
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2000
122 km or 76 mi	York	$2003