Antwerp vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Antwerp	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1640	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3817	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$832	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$1320	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2545	$3655
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	87	93
😀 Quality of life	89	98
🏙️ Population	529K	2.14M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 21% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 2896th and 1654th ($1640 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 7th 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 1.8 months in Perth. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 203rd and 6th 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	$18.3	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$794	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$636	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1346	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.38%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4167	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3351	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.6	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.1	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.83	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.39	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.8	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12170	$11252

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1530
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1613
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1523
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1541
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1556
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1318
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1475
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1421
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1599
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1362
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1663
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$1816
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1542
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1683
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1692
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1685
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1486
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2001
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$1739
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1618
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1560
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1559
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1515
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1626
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$1788

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1668
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645