Antwerp vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Antwerp	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1818	$2338
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4384	$5128
🏠 One person rent	$909	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$1498	$2096
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$545
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2918	$3927
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	87	93
😀 Quality of life	91	98
🏙️ Population	529K	2.14M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 22% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 2669th and 1191st ($1818 vs $2338) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 196th and 12th 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	$20.4	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.6	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.47	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$1454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$702	$1242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1473	$2492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1205	$1749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.94%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4402	$5455
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3153	$4695
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.25	$3.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.9	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$8.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.07	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.18	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$21.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$58
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$73.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$646	$1856
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21567	$13377

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1701
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2051
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1853
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1857
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1490
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2117
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1771
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$531
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$489
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$402
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$834
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1134
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1464
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$588
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1362
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1647
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2058
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$440
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$384
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1738
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1673
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1768
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$409
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$470
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$447
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$457
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2308
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1681
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$512
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1728
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$456
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$413
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1736