Antwerp vs Athens - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Athens
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1828
$1430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4297
$3477
🏠 One person rent
$913
$698
🏘️ Family rent
$1466
$1217
🍽️ Food expenses
$630
$500
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$98.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2976
$1179
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
87
90
😀 Quality of life
90
81
🏙️ Population
529K
643K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 28% more expensive than in Athens. Cities ranked 2667th and 4204th ($1828 vs $1430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 6th in Belgium and Greece, respectively. Check Belgium vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 0.8 months in Athens. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Athens ranked 1st in Greece, while ranked 179th and 586th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Athens

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Antwerp Athens
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.4
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$107
$59.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.42
$5.92
 Cappuccino
$4.06
$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.42
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$879
$640
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$695
$513
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1467
$1176
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1152
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.8
$33.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.26%
4.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4735
$3817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3447
$3804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.92
$1.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27
$14.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.05
$5.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.09
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.26
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$5.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$55.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$109
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$662
$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13739
$11477

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1708
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1849
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1732
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1695
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1755
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1773
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1836
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1532
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1612
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1713
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2197
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1678
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1744
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$2173
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1868
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1538
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1835
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1725
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1873
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1777
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$2042
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1737
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$2057
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1896
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1905
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1864
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1878
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1931
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1865
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1720
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1853
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2199
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$2093
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1817
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1887
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1768
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1790
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1715
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1846
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$2050

Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1303
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1294
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1223
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1407
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1269
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1282
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1188
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1182
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1435
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1610
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1428
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1455
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1080
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1149
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1093
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1183
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1064
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1110
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$940
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2061
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1116
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1126
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1174
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$983
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1234
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1163
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1127
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1860
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1122
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1074
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1039
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1285
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1187
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1236
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1085
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1046
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1035
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$800
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$980
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1281