Antwerp vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Antwerp	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1834	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$929	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$1527	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3013	$2878
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	87	38
😀 Quality of life	90	87
🏙️ Population	529K	574K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 11% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 2660th and 3402nd ($1834 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 116th 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 Quebec City. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Quebec City ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 190th and 327th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Quebec City

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	Antwerp	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.7	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.5	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.72	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$891	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1217	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.3	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.57%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4523	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3139	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.4	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.3	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.98	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.13	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$867	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20056	$8149

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Cities near Antwerp

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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1638
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1457
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1238
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1219
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1441
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1365
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1421
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1504
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1122
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1289
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1533
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1421
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1384
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1817
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1829
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1828
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1861
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1892
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1874
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2051
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1901
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1937
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1828
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2058
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1921
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1913