Antwerp vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Antwerp	Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1834	$2323
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$5585
🏠 One person rent	$929	$1439
🏘️ Family rent	$1527	$2525
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$586
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3013	$4313
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	87	66
😀 Quality of life	90	97
🏙️ Population	529K	2.71M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 21% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 2660th and 1241st ($1834 vs $2323) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 11th in Belgium and Australia, respectively. Check Belgium vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 1.9 months in Brisbane. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Brisbane ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 190th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Brisbane

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	Antwerp	Brisbane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.7	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$71.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.5	$8.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.72	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$891	$1733
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$1173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$3028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1217	$2142
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$98.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.3	$54.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.57%	5.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4523	$8341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3139	$5970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.4	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.3	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$2.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.98	$5.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$9.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.13	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$4.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$24.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$61.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$867	$2164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20056	$13265

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1688
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1829
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1743
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1848
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1833
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1757
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1476
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1769
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1742
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1844
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1896
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1739
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1845
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1881
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1837
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$2030
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1738
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1926
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1895
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1861
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1895
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1969
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1874
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1763
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1870
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2460
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$2112
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1866
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1799
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1817
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1759
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1843
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$1993

Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913