Cost of Living Comparison Between Gent and Antwerp Cost of Living Comparison Between Gent and Antwerp

🙂 Solo nomad: Gent is 0.2% cheaper than Antwerp without rent, and 3.1% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Gent is 3.8% cheaper than Antwerp without rent, and 3.8% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$22.89 €19.76

$23.41 €20.21

-2.22%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$115 €99.5

$122 €105

-5.67%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.68 €11.81

$12.78 €11.04

7.04%

Cappuccino

$4.36 €3.77

$4.07 €3.51

7.13%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.57 €3.08

$3.42 €2.96

4.39%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.32 €2.87

$3.07 €2.65

8.14%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.63 €4.86

$5.46 €4.72

3.11%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.8 €5.01

$4.64 €4.01

25.00%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.24 €1.07

$1.32 €1.14

-6.06%

White Bread (500g)

$2.76 €2.38

$2.78 €2.4

-0.72%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.3 €1.98

$2.63 €2.27

-12.55%

Eggs

$4.31 €3.72

$4 €3.45

7.75%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$17.6 €15.2

$17.73 €15.31

-0.73%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.88 €10.26

$11.96 €10.33

-0.67%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.59 €16.05

$22.44 €19.37

-17.16%

Apples (1kg)

$3.14 €2.71

$3.06 €2.64

2.61%

Banana (1kg)

$2.36 €2.04

$2.44 €2.11

-3.28%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.72 €2.35

$2.28 €1.97

19.30%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.16 €2.73

$3.39 €2.93

-6.78%

Potato (1kg)

$1.92 €1.65

$2.97 €2.57

-35.35%

Onion (1kg)

$2.07 €1.78

$2.44 €2.1

-15.16%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.37 €1.18

$1.41 €1.22

-2.84%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.89 €0.77

$0.86 €0.75

3.49%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$12.5 €10.79

$12.91 €11.15

-3.18%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.93 €7.71

$9.57 €8.27

-6.69%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.93 €1.67

$1.74 €1.5

10.92%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.91 €2.51

$1.92 €1.66

51.56%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.91 €2.51

$2.96 €2.56

-1.69%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$56.7 €48.98

$44.66 €38.56

27.03%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$11.09 €9.58

$5.64 €4.87

96.63%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.63 €2.27

$2.47 €2.13

6.48%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$52.6 €45.43

$46.64 €40.27

12.82%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.86 €1.61

$1.87 €1.61

-0.53%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$33K €28.5K

$36.5K €31.5K

-9.44%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$37.5K €32.4K

$32.7K €28.3K

14.58%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$225 €194

$206 €178

9.41%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$23.28 €20.1

$25.5 €22.01

-8.71%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$51 €44.02

$52.3 €45.16

-2.52%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$34.78 €30.03

$44.92 €38.79

-22.57%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.67 €11.8

$24.98 €21.57

-45.28%

Cinema Ticket

$16.53 €14.28

$15.34 €13.24

7.76%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$567 €490

$653 €564

-13.16%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$18.8K €16.2K

$13.3K €11.5K

41.15%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$110 €94.6

$113 €97.3

-2.82%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$52.9 €45.71

$48.63 €41.99

8.86%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$105 €90.3

$119 €102

-11.83%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$163 €141

$235 €203

-30.69%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,027 €886

$1,037 €895

-0.99%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$912 €787

$851 €735

7.14%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,741 €1,503

$1,624 €1,402

7.20%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,399 €1,208

$1,262 €1,090

10.90%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,802 €5,010

$4,300 €3,713

34.94%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,474 €3,000

$3,161 €2,729

9.90%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,756 €2,380

$2,967 €2,562

-7.11%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.74

3.27

14.37%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Gent: October 28, 2025

Last update for Antwerp: October 27, 2025

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