Antwerp vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Antwerp	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1834	$2562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$5745
🏠 One person rent	$929	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$1527	$2350
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3013	$4370
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	87	94
😀 Quality of life	90	96
🏙️ Population	529K	2.14M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 28% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 2660th and 791st ($1834 vs $2562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 3rd 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 1.7 months in Perth. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 190th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Perth

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	Antwerp	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.7	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$80.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.5	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.72	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$891	$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$1309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$2661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1217	$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.3	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.57%	5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4523	$6868
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3139	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.4	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.3	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.98	$5.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.13	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$25.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$70.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$867	$2283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20056	$17749

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913