Australia vs Belgium - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Belgium
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2293
$1540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5326
$3611
🏠 One person rent
$1346
$821
🏘️ Family rent
$2253
$1301
🍽️ Food expenses
$541
$514
🚐 Transport expenses
$261
$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3598
$2647
💸 GDP per capita
$65100
$49927
😃 Human freedom index
8.52
8.33
❤️ Life expectancy
83.3
81.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
73
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
59%
🎓 Higher education
98
97
😀 Quality of life
94
88
🏙️ Population
25.7M
11.6M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2293) is 49% more expensive than in Belgium ($1540). Australia ranked 10th vs 30th for Belgium in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Australia compared to 1.7 months in Belgium. Ranked 6th and 19th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Australia vs Belgium

We calculate prices for Australia and Belgium as a population-weighted mean of 64 and 91 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Australia Belgium
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.6
$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.9
$76.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.69
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$4.46
 Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1435
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1105
$614
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2728
$1235
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1832
$1002
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.9
$49.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
3.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10620
$3873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7615
$3159
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$2.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$50.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$25.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$2.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.01
$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.62
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.95
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27
$8.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.51
$10.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.43
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.76
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.3
$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$18.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.6
$95.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1641
$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15406
$18692

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Sydney
$2741
4.84M
Melbourne
$2356
4.53M
Brisbane
$2356
2.36M
Perth
$2292
2.14M
Adelaide
$2180
1.3M
Gold Coast
$2152
638K
Canberra
$2604
381K
Wollongong
$1430
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1843
284K
Ipswich
$1785
233K
Hobart
$2203
222K
Townsville
$1249
174K
Geelong
$1688
191K
Newcastle
$1461
153K
Darwin
$1859
140K
Cairns
$1397
147K
Launceston
$1723
106K
Ballarat
$1327
116K
Bendigo
$1317
103K
Bunbury
$1601
71.1K
Toowoomba
$1552
108K
Melton
$1708
72.2K
Rockhampton
$1413
63.2K
Wagga Wagga
$1528
67.4K
Pakenham
$1719
54.1K
Orange
$1463
41.2K
Tarneit
$1658
56.4K
Frankston
$1707
37.3K
Berwick
$1716
50.3K
Hervey Bay
$1756
54.7K

In Belgium

City Cost of living Population
Antwerp
$1650
529K
Ghent
$1585
265K
Brussels
$1869
189K
Liege
$1439
195K
Charleroi
$1422
202K
Schaerbeek
$1682
133K
Anderlecht
$1659
121K
Mouscron
$1423
58.2K
Leuven
$1618
101K
Mons
$1405
95.3K
Namur
$1360
111K
Bruges
$1408
119K
Ostend
$1302
71.6K
Vilvoorde
$1599
44K
Aalst
$1678
88.9K
La Louviere
$1520
81K
Tournai
$1562
69.6K
Hasselt
$1445
77.7K
Mechelen
$1544
86.9K
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
57.7K
Kortrijk
$1283
77.7K
Sint-Niklaas
$1413
80.2K
Seraing
$1487
64.3K
Forest
$1652
56.6K
Roeselare
$1306
64.5K
Dendermonde
$1469
45.7K
Saint-Gilles
$1524
49.7K
Genk
$1502
66.1K
Braine-l'Alleud
$1645
39.8K
Verviers
$1258
55.2K