Cost of Living in Antwerp, 🇧🇪 Belgium - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Oct 25, 2026 Last changed Oct 31, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 9 10 11 $1,852 $891 $1,501 $711 $135

Utilities 1 9 18 — $168 $201 $130 —

Internet & Mobile 7 8 18 $17 $70 $86 $67 $0

Groceries 1 16 $95 $419 $945 $315 $14

Transportation 2 15 21 $208 $125 $265 $92 $18

Dining Out 1 22 $1,666 $480 $620 $245 $75

Leisure Activities 1 17 19 $280 $215 $1,870 $87 $30

Health Insurance 12 13 $63 $95 $240 $34 —

Visa & Legal Fees 14 — $28 $50 — —

Total $4,181 $2,491 $5,778 $1,681 $272

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 11 $891.00 $711 – $1,066 per month

Coworking Space 5 6 $268.27 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 9 10 $1,852.06 $1,117 – $1,852 per month

Coliving Space 10 $982.15 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 29 $3.93 per cup

Beer 29 $4.04 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 26 $24.13 per meal

Fast Food Combo 22 $14.14 per meal

Apples — per kg

Bread 34 $1.56 per loaf

Milk 16 $1.29 per liter

Rice 31 $2.01 per kg

Chicken Fillets 32 $16.53 per kg

Beef 33 $16.81 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) — per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 30 $69.82 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 25 $1.48 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 15 $3.26 per trip

Taxi per km 15 $2.81 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 2 21 $69.63 per month

Gasoline 24 $2.16 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 15 $17.29 per trip

Scooter Rental 20 $19.54 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 7 $16.84 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 18 $50.51 per month

Gym Membership 17 $30.38 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 28 $28.06 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 8 $5.61 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 19 $16.00 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans — per pair

Summer Dress 35 $33.66 per dress

Running Shoes — per pair

Personal Care

Haircut — per visit

Laundry 27 $6.73 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 23 13 $26.39 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) — per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 25, 2026
Last changed: Oct 31, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 0.8909 EUR on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Brussels, Ghent, Bruges, Leuven, Amsterdam, Zurich, Hanoi

Livingcost.org crowdsourced prices, Antwerp (updated Jun 2026)Index
De Lijn Omnipas €62/month (Feb 2026)Official
De Lijn City Pass Antwerp €73/month (25+)Official
Belgium Octane-95 €1.99/litre (19 Oct 2026)Index
Humgy flex desk €239/month excl. VATOfficial
Friday Cowork flex from €99/month, resident €315/monthOfficial
Mobile Vikings €15/month (40 GB)Official
Proximus Pay&Go+ prepaid (country prep)Official
Flatio furnished 1BR €1,650/month (utilities incl.)Listings
Furnished 1BR €995/month all-in (Oct 2026–Apr 2027)Listings
HousingAnywhere Antwerp 1BR €965–€1,400/month (Oct 2026)Listings
SafetyWing Essential USD 62.72 per 4 weeksOfficial
UK FCDO Belgium health (EHIC/GHIC, paid GP visits)Official
UK FCDO Belgium Schengen entry (90/180 days)Official
Antwerp Taxi Centrale Tariff A €2.90 pick-up + €2.50/kmOfficial
Delhaize skim milk €1.15/L (Antwerp delivery shop)Official
Basic-Fit Comfort €24.99/4 weeksOfficial
Proximus Internet Go Fiber €44.99/month promo (150 Mbps unlimited)Official
UGC Antwerpen full fare €14.25Official
Swapfiets Deluxe 7 €17.40/month incl. VATOfficial
De Lijn 2026 Omnipas €62/month press tariff tableOfficial
McDonald's Belgium Big Mac McMenu €12.60 (delivery menu cross-check)Listings
CM recognized GP consultation fee €23.50 (Jan 2026)Official
Q8 Antwerpen Euro 95 pump €1.922/L (Schijnpoortweg)Official
Thysshop Spa Reine PET 1.5 L €1.32Official
De Arme Duivel Antwerp mains (Vol-au-vent €21.50)Official
WASBAR laundry €6/machine (detergent incl.)Official
TC Iris guest tennis €25/h weekend peakOfficial
Café Christoffel Antwerp espresso €3.50, Stella 33 cl €3.60Official
Liberty Antwerp mains €19–€33, house wine glass €6.10Official
ALDI BON-RI basmatirijst €1.79/kgOfficial
ALDI Kipfilet €14.73/kg (400 g pack)Official
ALDI Rundsstoofvlees €14.98/kgOfficial
ALDI Pain blanc frais 600 g €1.39Official
H&M BE Mouwloze strandjurk van katoen €29.99Official

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 2426.34 1852.06
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 1062.97 891
- Apples 2.83 not set
- Beef 19.41 16.81
- Beer 5.2 4.04
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- Bread 3.24 1.56
- Chicken Fillets 13.29 16.53
- Cinema Ticket 15.6 16
- Coffee 4.16 3.93
- Coliving Space 982.09 982.15
- Coworking Space 248.41 268.27
- Dining Out local 184.86, nomad 982.09, expat 439.05, family 577.7, tourist 75.1 local 245, nomad 1666, expat 480, family 620, tourist 75
- Doctor Visit (GP) 36.97 26.39
- Fast Food Combo 13.29 14.14
- Gasoline 2.17 2.16
- Groceries local 369.73, nomad 207.97, expat 519.93, family 982.09, tourist 13.86 local 315, nomad 95, expat 419, family 945, tourist 14
- Gym Membership 40.44 30.38
- Haircut 32.35 not set
- Health Insurance local 34.66, nomad 75.1, expat 51.99, family 127.09, tourist 0 local 34, nomad 62.72, expat 95, family 240, tourist 0
- Housing local 866.55, nomad 1906.41, expat 1097.63, family 1790.87, tourist 132.87 local 711, nomad 1852.06, expat 891, family 1501, tourist 134.69
- Internet & Mobile local 51.99, nomad 75.1, expat 69.32, family 109.76, tourist 5.78 local 67.35, nomad 16.84, expat 70.27, family 85.98, tourist 0.37
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 60.08 50.51
- Jeans 98.21 not set
- Laundry 7.51 6.73
- Leisure Activities local 92.43, nomad 288.85, expat 207.97, family 346.62, tourist 28.89 local 87, nomad 280, expat 215, family 1870, tourist 30
- Meal (Inexpensive) 19.64 24.13
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 86.66 69.82
- Milk 1.68 1.29
- Mobile Plan 28.89 16.84
- Monthly Transport Pass 56.61 69.63
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 10.98 not set
- Rice 2.66 2.01
- Ride-hailing (5km) 16.75 17.29
- Running Shoes 109.76 not set
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 23.11 5.61
- Scooter Rental 13.86 19.54
- Summer Dress 48.53 33.66
- Taxi Start 9.82 3.26
- Taxi per km 2.77 2.81
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 25.42 28.06
- Transportation local 63.55, nomad 103.99, expat 86.66, family 254.19, tourist 17.33 local 92, nomad 208, expat 125, family 265, tourist 18
- Utilities local 207.97, nomad 0, expat 242.63, family 392.84, tourist 0 local 130, nomad 0, expat 168.36, family 201, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 28.89, family 46.22 local 0, expat 28, family 50
- Water (1.5L bottle) 1.27 1.48
- Wine (Mid-range) 10.4 not set
Beer, Meal (Inexpensive), Rice, Chicken Fillets, Beef, Meal (Mid-range, 2 people), Water (1.5L bottle), Summer Dress and Laundry aligned to menu and shop sources; fixed invalid source index on Bread (cafechristoffel.be, armeduivel.be, aldi.be, libertybrasserie.be, thysshop.be, www2.hm.com, wasbar.be).

Antwerp cost of living