Antwerp vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1762
$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4106
$2553
🏠 One person rent
$893
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$1430
$837
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2721
$1695
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
87
72
😀 Quality of life
89
58
🏙️ Population
529K
4.43M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 63% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 2671st and 5069th ($1762 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd 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 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 176th and 5446th 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
$19.6
$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.9
$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.64
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.26
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$683
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1437
$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1117
$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4562
$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3518
$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.81
$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68
$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.6
$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.36
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.54
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$106
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13064
$5865

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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

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$997
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$874
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$971
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$822
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$696
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$838
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$909
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$717
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$848
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$943
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$717
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$819
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$841
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$689
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$788
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$774
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$809
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$692
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$718
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$690
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$623
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$791
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$654
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$459
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$627
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$696
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$581
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$554
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$859
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$1003
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$600
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1116
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$834
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$585
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$1045