Antwerp vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1762
$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4106
$6767
🏠 One person rent
$893
$1663
🏘️ Family rent
$1430
$3057
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2721
$4399
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
87
99
😀 Quality of life
89
99
🏙️ Population
529K
4.84M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 37% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 2671st and 312th ($1762 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Belgium and Australia, respectively. Check Belgium vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Antwerp compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 176th and 4th 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
$19.6
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.9
$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.64
$7.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.26
$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$683
$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1437
$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1117
$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4562
$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3518
$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.81
$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68
$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.6
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.36
$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.54
$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$106
$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13064
$18951

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2286
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2472
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1997
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1732
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1532
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1833
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1674
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1748
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1500
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2393
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1815
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1289
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1746
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1717
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$1958
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1829
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2300
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2141
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1805
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1800
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1397
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1635
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1876
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1877
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1738
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1758
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2397
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1822
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1799
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1795
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2491
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1757
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1925
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$1892
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1357
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1754