Antwerp vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Antwerp	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1818	$2103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4384	$4578
🏠 One person rent	$909	$1304
🏘️ Family rent	$1498	$2079
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2918	$2679
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	87	73
😀 Quality of life	91	91
🏙️ Population	529K	569K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 14% less expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 2669th and 1725th ($1818 vs $2103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 23rd 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 1.3 months in Hamilton. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Hamilton ranked 17th in Canada, while ranked 196th and 176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Hamilton

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	Antwerp	Hamilton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.4	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$71
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.6	$5.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.47	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$702	$1163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1473	$1899
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1205	$1884
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$90.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$50
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.94%	5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4402	$12302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3153	$4675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.25	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.9	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$3.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.07	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.18	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$45.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$646	$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21567	$19470

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1696
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1804
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1737
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1791
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1512
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1745
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1639
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1823
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1794
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1846
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$2028
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1729
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1867
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1931
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1845
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1742
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2374
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$2087
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1816
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1768
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1811
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1726
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1835
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$2025

Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2379
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1844
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2010
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2326
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2012
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$1998
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2033
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$2038
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2071
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1928
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1705
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2464
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1894
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2241
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1947
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1869
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2463
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2049
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2045
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2242
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1683
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2187
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2096
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$1995
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2449
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2044
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2109
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1868
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2021
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2083
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2082
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1564
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1931
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1925
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1443
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2180
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1936
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1659