Antwerp vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Antwerp	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1857	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4482	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$927	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$1528	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$638	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3003	$2900
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	87	38
😀 Quality of life	90	88
🏙️ Population	529K	549K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 10% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 2628th and 3269th ($1857 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 113th 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 28th in Canada, while ranked 218th and 332nd 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	$20.6	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.24	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$890	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1494	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1226	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.6	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.27%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4499	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3099	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.6	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.9	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.99	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.59	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$113	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$749	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20480	$7052

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1734
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1849
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1772
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1877
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1854
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1815
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1523
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1706
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1734
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1866
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1920
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1730
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1864
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1830
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1890
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1853
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1756
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1939
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1920
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1900
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1932
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1993
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1786
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1906
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2471
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$2206
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1860
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1809
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1846
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1787
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1886
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$2050

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934