Antwerp vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Antwerp	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1818	$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4384	$4619
🏠 One person rent	$909	$1231
🏘️ Family rent	$1498	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2918	$3333
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	87	50
😀 Quality of life	91	92
🏙️ Population	529K	1.02M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 13% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 2669th and 1744th ($1818 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 24th 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 1.6 months in Ottawa. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 196th and 129th 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	$20.4	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.6	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.47	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$702	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1473	$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1205	$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.94%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4402	$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3153	$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.25	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.9	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.07	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.18	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$66
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$646	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21567	$15527

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822