Antwerp vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1834
$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4433
$4795
🏠 One person rent
$929
$1248
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$2038
🍽️ Food expenses
$618
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$3638
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
87
49
😀 Quality of life
90
91
🏙️ Population
529K
1.02M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 14% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 2660th and 1688th ($1834 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 22nd 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 1.7 months in Ottawa. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 190th and 141st 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
$20.7
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.5
$5.79
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.72
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1217
$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.3
$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3139
$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.13
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.8
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$867
$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20056
$17263

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1688
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1829
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1848
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1833
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1476
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1769
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1742
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2143
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1740
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$2087
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1739
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1845
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1881
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$2030
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1738
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1970
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1926
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1895
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1861
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1969
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1874
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1763
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2460
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$2112
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1799
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1817
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1759
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1843
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1993

Cities near Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1839
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2189
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1674
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1848
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1864
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1914
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1903
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1913
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1451
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1929
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1917
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1905
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$2058
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1852
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1816
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1863
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1828
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1901
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1828
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1921
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1874
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1937
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2051
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1861
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1817
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1829
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1702
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875