Antwerp vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Antwerp	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1650	$2244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3930	$4752
🏠 One person rent	$841	$1423
🏘️ Family rent	$1379	$2066
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2547	$3156
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	87	73
😀 Quality of life	89	89
🏙️ Population	529K	569K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 26% less expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 2878th and 1178th ($1650 vs $2244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 18th in Belgium and Canada, respectively. Check Belgium vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Antwerp compared to 1.4 months in Hamilton. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Hamilton ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 161st and 143rd 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	$18.8	$14.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.72	$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$789	$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$635	$1240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1372	$2062
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1076	$1776
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$54.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.24%	6.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3955	$16988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2889	$5141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.72	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.9	$84.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$3.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.09	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.74	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.92	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.9	$32.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$46.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$62.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.6	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$606	$1101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17510	$21895

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1539
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1631
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1533
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1413
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1544
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1567
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1517
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1413
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1469
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1511
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1854
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1498
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1599
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$1832
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1682
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1376
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1575
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1426
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1678
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1593
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$1869
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1593
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$1741
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1659
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1618
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1644
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1524
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1652
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1743
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1514
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1619
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$1981
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$1822
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1648
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1669
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1581
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1585
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1528
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1640
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$1825

Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2293
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2192
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1949
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2125
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2600
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2114
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2218
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2128
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$2032
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2084
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$2217
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1734
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2576
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1862
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2390
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1510
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$2073
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2622
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$1821
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1879
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2358
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1816
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2194
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2072
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2082
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2578
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$1915
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2156
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2127
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2085
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2097
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2074
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2031
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1598
116 km or 72 mi	London	$2067
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1529
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1408
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2048
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$2004
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1738