Antwerp vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Antwerp	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1834	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$929	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$1527	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3013	$4188
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	87	99
😀 Quality of life	90	100
🏙️ Population	529K	5.45M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 36% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 2660th and 370th ($1834 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1st 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 1.5 months in Sydney. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 190th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Sydney

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	Antwerp	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.7	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.5	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.72	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$891	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1217	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.3	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.57%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4523	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3139	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.4	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.3	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.98	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.13	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$867	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20056	$25164

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1688
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1829
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1743
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1848
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1833
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1757
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1476
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1769
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1742
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1844
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1896
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1739
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1845
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1881
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1837
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$2030
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1738
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1926
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1895
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1861
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1895
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1969
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1874
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1763
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1870
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2460
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$2112
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1866
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1799
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1817
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1759
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1843
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$1993

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863