Antwerp vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Antwerp	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1857	$2089
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4482	$4653
🏠 One person rent	$927	$1278
🏘️ Family rent	$1528	$2143
🍽️ Food expenses	$638	$570
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3003	$2852
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	87	73
😀 Quality of life	90	92
🏙️ Population	529K	569K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 11% less expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 2628th and 1801st ($1857 vs $2089) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 30th 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 1.4 months in Hamilton. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Hamilton ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 218th and 111th 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	$20.6	$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$73.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$5.07
☕ Cappuccino	$4.24	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$2.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$890	$1132
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1494	$2089
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1226	$1911
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$92.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.6	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.27%	5.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4499	$10419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3099	$3967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.6	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.9	$88.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.99	$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$7.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.59	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$46.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$113	$57.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$749	$634
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20480	$17166

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1734
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1849
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1772
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1877
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1854
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1815
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1523
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1706
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1734
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1866
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1920
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1730
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1864
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1830
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1890
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1853
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1756
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1939
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1920
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1900
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1932
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1993
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1786
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1906
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2471
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$2206
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1860
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1809
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1846
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1787
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1886
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$2050

Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2237
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2360
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1901
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2087
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2357
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2079
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2073
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2151
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$2046
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2144
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1999
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1801
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2493
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1897
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2309
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1950
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1910
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2520
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2073
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2075
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2222
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1735
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2277
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2136
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2039
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2246
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2083
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2173
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2182
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1870
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2035
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2136
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2115
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1605
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1916
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1804
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1480
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2036
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1992
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1680