Antwerp vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1650
$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3930
$5563
🏠 One person rent
$841
$1336
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$2266
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$338
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2547
$3776
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
87
100
😀 Quality of life
89
98
🏙️ Population
529K
4.53M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 30% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 2878th and 933rd ($1650 vs $2356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 4th in Belgium and Australia, respectively. Check Belgium vs Australia comparison.

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

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Prices in Antwerp vs Melbourne

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Antwerp Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.8
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78
$67
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.72
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$1387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$635
$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1372
$2874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1076
$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$53.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.24%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3955
$8760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2889
$7587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.72
$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.9
$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.25
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$4.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.74
$28.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.9
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$606
$1612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17510
$18868

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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
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1702
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1658
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1693
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1746
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1708
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1707
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1716
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1701
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1719
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1688
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1327
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1317
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1707
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1672
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1639
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1819
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1669
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1723
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2604
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1462
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1723
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2203
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1463
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1610
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1430
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2180
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1691
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1404
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2348
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1903
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2741
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$1998
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1461
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1888
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1354
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481