Antwerp vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1762
$2094
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4106
$5008
🏠 One person rent
$893
$1271
🏘️ Family rent
$1430
$2171
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$522
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2721
$3950
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
87
93
😀 Quality of life
89
95
🏙️ Population
529K
548K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 16% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 2671st and 1613th ($1762 vs $2094) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 10th 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 1.9 months in The Hague. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 176th and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antwerp The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.9
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.64
$5.1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.26
$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$1339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$683
$1020
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1437
$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1117
$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4562
$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3518
$3777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.81
$4.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68
$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.6
$25.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.36
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.54
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$106
$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$2052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13064
$9165

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1611
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1709
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1616
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1619
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1636
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1593
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1442
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1592
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1545
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1951
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1559
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1675
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1920
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1752
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1421
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1693
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1514
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1779
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1657
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1958
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1602
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1813
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1734
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1761
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1715
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1633
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1712
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1799
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1587
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1691
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2046
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1750
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1723
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1738
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1660
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1645
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1611
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1701
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1911

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Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Scheveningen
$2010
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Leidschendam
$2053
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Delft
$1991
14 km or 8.5 mi Oegstgeest
$2039
14 km or 9 mi Leiden
$2228
21 km or 13 mi Rotterdam
$2219
31 km or 19 mi Ridderkerk
$2034
35 km or 22 mi Zandvoort
$2246
40 km or 25 mi Haarlem
$2373
43 km or 27 mi Sliedrecht
$1987
46 km or 29 mi IJmuiden
$2170
52 km or 32 mi Amsterdam
$2859
55 km or 34 mi Utrecht
$2184
61 km or 38 mi Hilversum
$2180
61 km or 38 mi Etten-Leur
$1813
62 km or 38 mi Roosendaal
$1920
63 km or 39 mi Zeist
$2375
64 km or 40 mi Purmerend
$2064
64 km or 40 mi Breda
$1750
65 km or 40 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1951
68 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2072
70 km or 43 mi Almere
$2076
70 km or 44 mi Zaltbommel
$1985
71 km or 44 mi Goes
$2046
75 km or 47 mi Langedijk
$2088
77 km or 48 mi Tilburg
$1865
80 km or 49 mi Tiel
$1968
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
81 km or 50 mi Middelburg
$1975
82 km or 51 mi Hoogstraten
$1559
85 km or 53 mi Veenendaal
$1916
92 km or 57 mi Ede
$1782
93 km or 58 mi Lelystad
$1412
93 km or 58 mi Wageningen
$1831
93 km or 58 mi Harderwijk
$1916
95 km or 59 mi Turnhout
$1421
97 km or 60 mi Antwerp
$1762
98 km or 61 mi Beveren
$1709
101 km or 62 mi Uden
$1921
102 km or 63 mi Mortsel
$1611