Antwerp vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Antwerp	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1640	$2199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3817	$5330
🏠 One person rent	$832	$1365
🏘️ Family rent	$1320	$2421
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2545	$3900
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	87	92
😀 Quality of life	89	94
🏙️ Population	529K	548K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 25% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 2896th and 1356th ($1640 vs $2199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 6th in Belgium and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Belgium vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 203rd and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs The Hague

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	Antwerp	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$794	$1365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$636	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1346	$2609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$2068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.38%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4167	$5262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3351	$3990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.6	$4.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.1	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.83	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.39	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.8	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$2176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12170	$10346

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1530
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1613
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1523
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1541
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1556
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1318
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1475
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1421
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1599
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1362
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1663
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$1816
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1542
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1683
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1692
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1685
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1486
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2001
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$1739
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1618
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1560
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1559
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1515
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1626
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$1788

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1861
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2081
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2291
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2251
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2049
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2180
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$1944
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1739
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$1937
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2001
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$1995
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1862
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2432
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1879
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1651
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1357
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2105
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1640
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1613
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1958
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1530