Antwerp vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Antwerp	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1818	$1082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4384	$2560
🏠 One person rent	$909	$485
🏘️ Family rent	$1498	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2918	$1614
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	87	74
😀 Quality of life	91	62
🏙️ Population	529K	4.43M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 68% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 2669th and 5031st ($1818 vs $1082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 4th in Belgium and South Africa, respectively. Check Belgium vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 196th and 5648th 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	$20.4	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.6	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.47	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$702	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1473	$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1205	$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.94%	11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4402	$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3153	$741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.25	$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.9	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.07	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.18	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$646	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21567	$5503

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1696
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1804
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1737
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1791
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1512
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1745
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1639
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1823
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1794
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1846
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$2028
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1729
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1867
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1931
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1845
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1742
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2374
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$2087
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1816
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1768
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1811
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1726
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1835
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$2025

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915