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Finland

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Belgium

Antwerp vs. Turku Cost of Living Summary

Antwerp is 24.6% more expensive than Turku.

Restaurants: pay 29.7% more in Antwerp
Groceries: pay 12.6% more in Antwerp
Transportation: pay 5.3% less in Antwerp
Housing: pay 35.6% more in Antwerp
Childcare: pay 4.9 times more in Antwerp
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.7% less in Antwerp
Clothing: pay 20.7% more in Antwerp

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, and groceries in Antwerp are more expensive than in Turku. Expenses including entertainment and sports and transportation are lower in Antwerp. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Antwerp.

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Antwerp vs. Turku Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.7% more for restaurants

	Turku	Antwerp
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.24 €14.45	$22.39 €19.93	+37.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.32 €10.96	$13.44 €11.96	+9.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.86 €2.54	$3.60 €3.20	+26.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.91 €1.70	$3.54 €3.15	+85.2%
Average			+29.7%

Turku vs. Antwerp - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.6% more for groceries

	Turku	Antwerp
Bread 1 loaf	$2.51 €2.23	$2.74 €2.44	+9.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.88 €3.45	$8.62 €7.67	+122.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.90 €5.25	$5.07 €4.52	-13.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.69 €3.28	$3.71 €3.30	+0.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.65 €5.92	$5.42 €4.83	-18.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.24 €1.11	$1.35 €1.20	+8.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.88	$1.08 €0.96	+9.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.91	$1.20 €1.06	+16.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.99 €1.77	$1.51 €1.34	-24.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 €0.58	$1.10 €0.98	+68.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 €0.63	$0.87 €0.78	+22.3%
Average			+12.6%

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pay 5.3% less for transportation

	Turku	Antwerp
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.81 €7.84	$7.98 €7.10	-9.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$63.82 €56.81	$54.87 €48.83	-14.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,622.07 €32,594.96	$35,462.03 €31,562.48	-3.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.60 €18.34	$27.10 €24.12	+31.5%
Average			-5.3%

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pay 35.6% more for housing

	Turku	Antwerp
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.11 €19.68	$47.40 €42.19	+114.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$803.41 €715.06	$1,039.02 €924.77	+29.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$654.86 €582.85	$838.56 €746.35	+28.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$101.68 €90.50	$156.74 €139.51	+54.2%
Average			+35.6%

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pay 4.9 times more for childcare

	Turku	Antwerp
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$310.73 €276.56	$1,623.62 €1,445.08	+422.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,278.28 €6,477.93	$33,405.44 €29,732.05	+359.0%
Average			+389.7%

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pay 22.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Turku	Antwerp
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.57 €8.52	$5.49 €4.88	-42.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.80 €4.27	$4.32 €3.85	-9.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.44 €11.96	$12.88 €11.46	-4.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.11 €38.37	$37.30 €33.20	-13.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$21.27 €18.94	$15.12 €13.45	-28.9%
Average			-22.7%

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pay 20.7% more for clothing

	Turku	Antwerp
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.87 €83.55	$111.27 €99.03	+18.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.39 €38.62	$51.94 €46.23	+19.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.64 €91.36	$102.59 €91.31	-0.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.97 €99.66	$167.83 €149.37	+49.9%
Average			+20.7%

Turku vs. Antwerp - Cost of clothing

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