Antwerp vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Antwerp	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1762	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4106	$4616
🏠 One person rent	$893	$986
🏘️ Family rent	$1430	$1716
🍽️ Food expenses	$583	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2721	$2805
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	87	100
😀 Quality of life	89	93
🏙️ Population	529K	1.76M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 10% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 2671st and 2002nd ($1762 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 54th in Belgium and Canada, respectively. Check Belgium vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Antwerp compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 176th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Montreal

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	Antwerp	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.6	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.9	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$6.72
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$683	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1437	$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1117	$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.43%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4562	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3518	$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.81	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.6	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.91	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.54	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.36	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.58	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$121
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$106	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$619	$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13064	$6957

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Cities near Antwerp

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

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2057
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1996
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1845
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1823
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1836
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1799
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1828
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1540
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1187
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1610