Antwerp vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1650
$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3930
$2207
🏠 One person rent
$841
$403
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$738
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2547
$1428
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
87
72
😀 Quality of life
89
61
🏙️ Population
529K
4.43M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 82% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 2878th and 5921st ($1650 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Belgium and South Africa, respectively. Check Belgium vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Antwerp compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 161st and 5184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Johannesburg

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Antwerp Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.8
$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78
$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$3.72
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$635
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1372
$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1076
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.24%
11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3955
$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2889
$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.72
$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.9
$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$9.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.25
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.74
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.9
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$606
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17510
$4829

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$889
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$776
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$875
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$741
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$631
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$755
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$783
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$637
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$751
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$845
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$625
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$746
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$866
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$621
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$701
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$682
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$719
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$631
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$656
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$633
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$558
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$739
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$603
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$447
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$535
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$601
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$511
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$511
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$753
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$978
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$554
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1084
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$780
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$550
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$952