Antwerp vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Antwerp	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1762	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4106	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$893	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$1430	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$583	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2721	$477
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	87	95
😀 Quality of life	89	63
🏙️ Population	529K	11.5M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 74% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 2671st and 5616th ($1762 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Belgium and Brazil, respectively. Check Belgium vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Antwerp compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 176th and 4573rd 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	$19.6	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.9	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$683	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1437	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1117	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.43%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4562	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3518	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.81	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.6	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.91	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.54	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.36	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.58	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$106	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$619	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13064	$13135

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1611
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1709
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1616
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1619
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1636
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1442
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1545
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1421
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1693
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1514
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1779
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$1958
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1602
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1761
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1712
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1799
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1587
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2046
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$1750
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1723
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1660
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1645
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1611
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1701
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$1911

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629