Antwerp vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1650
$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3930
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$841
$928
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$1624
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2547
$2722
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
87
100
😀 Quality of life
89
95
🏙️ Population
529K
1.76M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 9% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 2878th and 2281st ($1650 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 76th 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 1.5 months in Montreal. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 161st and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Montreal

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Antwerp Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.8
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78
$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$6.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.72
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$635
$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1372
$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1076
$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.24%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3955
$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2889
$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.72
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.9
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.25
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.74
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.9
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$606
$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17510
$7624

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2105
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1846
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1835
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1820
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1906
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1813
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1845
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1783
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1772
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1808
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1659
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1797
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1397
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1158
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1576