Cost of living comparison

Portugal

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Belgium

Antwerp vs. Lisbon Cost of Living Summary

Antwerp is 8.2% more expensive than Lisbon.

Restaurants: pay 36.5% more in Antwerp
Groceries: pay 27.7% more in Antwerp
Transportation: pay 13.3% more in Antwerp
Housing: pay 23.0% less in Antwerp
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Antwerp
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.0% more in Antwerp
Clothing: pay 14.8% more in Antwerp

The cost of childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, and transportation in Antwerp are more expensive than in Lisbon. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Antwerp.

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Antwerp vs. Lisbon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Antwerp instead of Lisbon, you would:

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pay 36.5% more for restaurants

	Lisbon	Antwerp
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$22.39 €19.93	+33.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.97	$13.44 €11.96	+20.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 €2.05	$3.60 €3.20	+56.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.70 €1.51	$3.54 €3.15	+108.2%
Average			+36.5%

Lisbon vs. Antwerp - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.7% more for groceries

	Lisbon	Antwerp
Bread 1 loaf	$1.87 €1.67	$2.74 €2.44	+46.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.43 €5.72	$8.62 €7.67	+34.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 €3.87	$5.07 €4.52	+16.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.94 €3.51	$3.71 €3.30	-6.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.60 €3.21	$5.42 €4.83	+50.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 €0.90	$1.35 €1.20	+33.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.69	$1.08 €0.96	+39.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.74	$1.20 €1.06	+43.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 €1.01	$1.51 €1.34	+32.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 €0.73	$1.10 €0.98	+34.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.81	$0.87 €0.78	-4.7%
Average			+27.7%

Lisbon vs. Antwerp - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.3% more for transportation

	Lisbon	Antwerp
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.43 €7.50	$7.98 €7.10	-5.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.79 €39.86	$54.87 €48.83	+22.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,640.22 €29,941.00	$35,462.03 €31,562.48	+5.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.52 €11.14	$27.10 €24.12	+116.5%
Average			+13.3%

Lisbon vs. Antwerp - Cost of transportation

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pay 23.0% less for housing

	Lisbon	Antwerp
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.72 €29.12	$47.40 €42.19	+44.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,595.62 €1,420.16	$1,039.02 €924.77	-34.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,189.97 €1,059.12	$838.56 €746.35	-29.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$126.43 €112.53	$156.74 €139.51	+24.0%
Average			-23.0%

Lisbon vs. Antwerp - Cost of housing

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Lisbon	Antwerp
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$678.84 €604.19	$1,623.62 €1,445.08	+139.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,935.72 €15,073.40	$33,405.44 €29,732.05	+97.2%
Average			+117.2%

Lisbon vs. Antwerp - Cost of childcare

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pay 34.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Lisbon	Antwerp
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.36 €2.99	$5.49 €4.88	+63.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.03 €2.69	$4.32 €3.85	+42.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.72 €5.98	$12.88 €11.46	+91.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.25 €41.16	$37.30 €33.20	-19.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.66 €8.60	$15.12 €13.45	+56.5%
Average			+34.0%

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pay 14.8% more for clothing

	Lisbon	Antwerp
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.78 €91.47	$111.27 €99.03	+8.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.72 €40.69	$51.94 €46.23	+13.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.13 €88.23	$102.59 €91.31	+3.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.02 €109.49	$167.83 €149.37	+36.4%
Average			+14.8%

Lisbon vs. Antwerp - Cost of clothing

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