Antwerp vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1857
$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4482
$6700
🏠 One person rent
$927
$1749
🏘️ Family rent
$1528
$3002
🍽️ Food expenses
$638
$597
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$4145
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
87
99
😀 Quality of life
90
98
🏙️ Population
529K
5.45M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 35% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 2628th and 348th ($1857 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 218th 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
$20.6
$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$106
$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.2
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$7.36
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.68
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$890
$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1494
$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1226
$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.6
$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.27%
6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4499
$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3099
$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.6
$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.9
$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.6
$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.59
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.1
$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$749
$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20480
$21946

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1734
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1849
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1772
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1877
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1854
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1815
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1523
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1706
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1734
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1866
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$2264
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1920
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1730
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1864
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1830
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1890
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1853
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$2065
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1756
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1939
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1920
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1900
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1932
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1993
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1894
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1786
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1906
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2471
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$2206
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1860
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1917
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1809
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1846
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1787
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1886
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$2050

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2379
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2482
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$2050
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1710
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1695
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1997
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1699
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1821
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1477
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2223
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1867
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1288
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1824
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1815
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2703
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1979
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2528
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2352
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1896
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1860
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1487
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1766
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1894
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1813
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1798
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1829
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2496
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1928
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1889
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1906
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2269
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1822
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1854
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1988
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$2217
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1604
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1864