Antwerp vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1650
$1886
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3930
$4559
🏠 One person rent
$841
$1128
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$1946
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2547
$3734
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
87
93
😀 Quality of life
89
94
🏙️ Population
529K
548K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 13% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 2878th and 2098th ($1650 vs $1886) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 23rd in Belgium and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Belgium vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Antwerp compared to 2 months in The Hague. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 161st and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Antwerp The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.8
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78
$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$4.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.72
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$1228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$635
$870
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1372
$2026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1076
$1596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$39.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.24%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3955
$4834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2889
$3569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.72
$4.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.9
$63.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$2.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.25
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$7.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.74
$8.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.9
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$23
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$84
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$606
$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17510
$8049

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1539
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1631
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1533
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1544
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1567
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1413
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1854
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1498
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1832
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1376
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1575
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1426
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1678
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1869
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1593
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1741
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1659
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1618
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1644
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1652
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1743
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1514
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$1981
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1822
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1648
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1581
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1585
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1528
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1825

Cities near The Hague

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Scheveningen
$1836
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Leidschendam
$1850
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Delft
$1804
14 km or 8.5 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
14 km or 9 mi Leiden
$2205
21 km or 13 mi Rotterdam
$2013
31 km or 19 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
35 km or 22 mi Zandvoort
$2135
40 km or 25 mi Haarlem
$2465
43 km or 27 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
46 km or 29 mi IJmuiden
$2092
52 km or 32 mi Amsterdam
$2545
55 km or 34 mi Utrecht
$2055
61 km or 38 mi Hilversum
$1894
61 km or 38 mi Etten-Leur
$1741
62 km or 38 mi Roosendaal
$1832
63 km or 39 mi Zeist
$1939
64 km or 40 mi Purmerend
$2001
64 km or 40 mi Breda
$1822
65 km or 40 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1854
68 km or 42 mi Huizen
$1897
70 km or 43 mi Almere
$1647
70 km or 44 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
71 km or 44 mi Goes
$1981
75 km or 47 mi Langedijk
$1958
77 km or 48 mi Tilburg
$1833
80 km or 49 mi Tiel
$1919
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
81 km or 50 mi Middelburg
$1965
82 km or 51 mi Hoogstraten
$1498
85 km or 53 mi Veenendaal
$1841
92 km or 57 mi Ede
$1818
93 km or 58 mi Lelystad
$1501
93 km or 58 mi Wageningen
$1756
93 km or 58 mi Harderwijk
$1796
95 km or 59 mi Turnhout
$1376
97 km or 60 mi Antwerp
$1650
98 km or 61 mi Beveren
$1631
101 km or 62 mi Uden
$1909
102 km or 63 mi Mortsel
$1539