Antwerp vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Antwerp	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1640	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3817	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$832	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$1320	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2545	$581
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	87	95
😀 Quality of life	89	65
🏙️ Population	529K	11.5M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 68% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 2896th and 5654th ($1640 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in Belgium and Brazil, respectively. Check Belgium vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 203rd and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Sao Paulo

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	Antwerp	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$794	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$636	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1346	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.38%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4167	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3351	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.6	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.1	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.83	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.39	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.8	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12170	$14254

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611