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Triplandio Antwerp guide covers 12 travel guides across 27 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 46 self-guided walking tours in Antwerp with 307 POI, spanning 161.5 km in total. Get inspired by 11 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
Antwerp
City & Country Data Belgium (Antwerp)
Key travel data for Antwerp — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Belgium
Cost
MID
Safety
86
Health
94
Lifestyle
73
Infra
87
Rank
#13
Score
67
Tourists
2.6M/y
GDP/cap
$60.8k
Life Exp
82.3 yrs
Population
11.9M
Currency
EUR €
Language
Dutch
Payments
Cashless
Emergency
112
💰 Prices in Antwerp
Coffee
$4.10
Beer
$4.60
Lunch
$23.00
Groceries
$54.00/w
Taxi/km
$2.40
Transit
$2.90
Fuel
$2.00/l
Internet
$54.00/m
Salary
$2,720/m
Best time to visit Antwerp (Belgium)
Now (July) avg: 19°C, mostly dry, full season — expect crowds. Best months to walk: Jun & Sep.
Live Temp
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~Day / Night Temp
23°C / 15°C
Sunrise / Sunset
5:42 / 21:54
Local time
9:47
Best Months 
Jun & Sep
Jun & Sep
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Mar
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Apr
M
May
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Jun
J
Jul
A
Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Dec
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Temperature
Average night-low temperature, month by month. Zero line marks freezing point.
Crowds
How busy it gets — traveller interest by month.
Rainfall
Rainy days to expect each month.
Sunshine
Hours of sun per day, by month.
Local Flavours of Antwerp —
Explore recipes, history, our unique food flavour DNA graph and more.
Shortbread cookies shaped like tiny hands, traditional to Antwerp. Raw minced beef served with condiments. Thick, twice-fried potato fries served with mayonnaise. Fluffy and light waffles with a crispy exterior. A sweet-sour Belgian beef stew made with beer, onions, and mustard. Eel cooked in a vibrant herbed sauce. White asparagus garnished with hard-boiled eggs and butter. Mussels cooked in white wine with crispy fries. Deep-fried breaded balls filled with creamy shrimp mixture. Spiced shortcrust cookies from Belgium, popular during holidays. A creamy stew made with fish or chicken, vegetables, and eggs.
Traditional Local Food
Antwerp (Belgium)
Dessert
Vegetarian
Antwerp Handjes
Antwerpse Handjes
ANT-wər-pəh HAHN-juhs
Starter
Meat
Beef Tartare
Filet Américain
fee-leh ah-meh-ree-kehn
Snack
Vegan
Belgian Fries
Frieten
FREE-ten
Dessert
Vegetarian
Belgian Waffles
Belgische Wafels
BEL-gis-keh WAH-fels
Main course
Meat
Carbonnade Flamande
Carbonnade à la flamande
kahr-BOH-nahd ah la flah-MAHN-duh
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Eel in Green Herb Sauce
Paling in 't Groen
pah-ling in t grow-en
🥦
Starter
Vegetarian
Flemish Asparagus
Asperges op Vlaamse Wijze
ahs-PAIR-jehz awp VLAHMS-uh VAY-zuh
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Moules-frites
Mosselen-friet
MOS-suh-len freet
Starter
Fish & Seafood
Shrimp Croquettes
Garnaalkroketten
Gar-NAHL-kro-ket-ten
Snack
Vegetarian
Speculoos
Speculaas
SPEH-koo-lahs
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Waterzooi
Gentse Waterzooi
Vah-ter-zoy
