Antwerp vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Antwerp	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1834	$2095
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$4718
🏠 One person rent	$929	$1181
🏘️ Family rent	$1527	$1885
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3013	$3093
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	87	53
😀 Quality of life	90	90
🏙️ Population	529K	1.31M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 12% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 2660th and 1759th ($1834 vs $2095) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 27th in Belgium and Canada, respectively. Check Belgium vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 1.5 months in Calgary. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Calgary ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 190th and 187th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Calgary

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	Antwerp	Calgary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.7	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.5	$5.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.72	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$891	$1234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$935
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$1946
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1217	$1549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.3	$56.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.57%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4523	$3751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3139	$3441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.4	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.3	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.98	$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.13	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$867	$820
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20056	$15881

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1688
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1829
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1743
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1848
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1833
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1757
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1476
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1769
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1742
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1844
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1896
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1739
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1845
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1881
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1837
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$2030
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1738
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1926
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1895
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1861
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1895
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1969
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1874
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1763
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1870
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2460
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$2112
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1866
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1799
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1817
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1759
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1843
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$1993

Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872