Antwerp vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1762
$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4106
$4945
🏠 One person rent
$893
$1327
🏘️ Family rent
$1430
$2038
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$603
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2721
$3150
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
87
50
😀 Quality of life
89
89
🏙️ Population
529K
1.02M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 21% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 2671st and 1290th ($1762 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 23rd in Belgium and Canada, respectively. Check Belgium vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Antwerp compared to 1.4 months in Ottawa. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 176th and 167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Ottawa

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Antwerp Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.9
$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.64
$5.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.26
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$683
$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1437
$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1117
$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4562
$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3518
$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.81
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68
$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.6
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.36
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.54
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$106
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13064
$20100

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1611
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1709
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1616
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1619
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1636
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1593
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1442
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1592
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1545
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1951
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1559
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1675
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1920
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1752
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1421
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1693
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1514
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1779
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1657
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1958
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1602
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1813
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1734
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1761
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1715
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1633
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1712
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1799
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1587
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1691
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2046
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1750
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1723
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1738
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1660
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1645
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1611
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1701
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1911

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1542
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2336
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1677
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$2004
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1828
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1897
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1799
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1751
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1791
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1828
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1912
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1964
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1996
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1871
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1686
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1849
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1861
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1954
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1821
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1927
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1896
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1960
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2057
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1878
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1823
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1845
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1740
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884