Antwerp vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Antwerp	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1818	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4384	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$909	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$1498	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2918	$701
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	87	95
😀 Quality of life	91	69
🏙️ Population	529K	11.5M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 73% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 2669th and 5192nd ($1818 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 196th and 4142nd 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	$20.4	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.6	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.47	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$702	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1473	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1205	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.94%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4402	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3153	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.25	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.9	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.07	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.18	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$646	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21567	$15428

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666