Antwerp vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1650
$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3930
$6649
🏠 One person rent
$841
$1620
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$3006
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$559
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2547
$3743
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
87
99
😀 Quality of life
89
98
🏙️ Population
529K
4.84M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 40% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 2878th and 318th ($1650 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th 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 1.4 months in Sydney. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 161st and 3rd 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
$18.8
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78
$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$6.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.72
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$635
$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1372
$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1076
$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.24%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3955
$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2889
$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.72
$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.9
$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.25
$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.74
$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.9
$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$606
$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17510
$17934

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1539
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1631
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1533
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1544
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1567
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1413
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1854
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1498
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1832
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1376
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1575
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1426
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1678
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1869
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1593
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1741
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1659
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1618
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1644
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1652
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1743
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1514
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$1981
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1822
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1648
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1581
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1585
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1528
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1825

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$1998
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2348
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1903
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1691
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1430
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1461
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1610
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1723
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1463
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2604
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1404
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1354
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1669
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1672
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$1862
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1707
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2152
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2011
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1719
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1716
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1317
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1552
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1693
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1785
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1701
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1702
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2356
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1746
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1707
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1708
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2356
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1658
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1881
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$1688
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1327
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1816