Australia vs Belgium - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Belgium
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2232
$1739
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5178
$4068
🏠 One person rent
$1311
$914
🏘️ Family rent
$2153
$1473
🍽️ Food expenses
$544
$596
🚐 Transport expenses
$237
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3808
$2946
💸 GDP per capita
$64407
$55955
😃 Human freedom index
8.8
8.47
❤️ Life expectancy
83.1
82.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
77
69
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
59%
🎓 Higher education
98
96
😀 Quality of life
95
88
🏙️ Population
27.3M
11.6M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2232) is 28% more expensive than in Belgium ($1739). Australia ranked 13th vs 27th 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 1.7 months in Australia compared to 1.7 months in Belgium. Ranked 4th 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
$15.1
$20.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.7
$91.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.88
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.22
$5.12
 Cappuccino
$3.56
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$3.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1447
$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1087
$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2689
$1409
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1828
$1179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.29%
3.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8514
$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5840
$3482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$3.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.6
$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$29.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.23
$2.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.73
$3.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.6
$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$8.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.61
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.1
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48
$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.6
$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.8
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1719
$686
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15338
$15750

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Sydney
$2619
5.45M
Melbourne
$2297
5.35M
Brisbane
$2091
2.71M
Perth
$2314
2.14M
Adelaide
$2112
1.39M
Gold Coast
$2299
608K
Canberra
$2049
381K
Wollongong
$1457
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1709
284K
Ipswich
$1746
233K
Hobart
$2146
197K
Townsville
$1665
174K
Geelong
$2043
180K
Newcastle
$1829
153K
Darwin
$1672
140K
Cairns
$1389
147K
Ballarat
$1421
116K
Bunbury
$1708
75.2K
Toowoomba
$1553
108K
Bendigo
$1341
103K
Launceston
$1703
80.9K
Melton
$1739
76.3K
Coffs Harbour
$1989
74.2K
Rockhampton
$1541
63.2K
Pakenham
$1710
54.1K
Tarneit
$1683
56.4K
Hervey Bay
$1710
57.7K
Kalgoorlie
$1487
30.8K
Berwick
$1701
50.3K
Blacktown
$1617
51K

In Belgium

City Cost of living Population
Antwerp
$1828
529K
Ghent
$1790
265K
Brussels
$2042
196K
Liege
$1592
195K
Charleroi
$1543
204K
Schaerbeek
$1868
133K
Anderlecht
$1896
121K
Leuven
$1905
101K
Mouscron
$1544
58.2K
Bruges
$1751
119K
Mons
$1558
95.3K
Namur
$1608
114K
Ostend
$1588
71.6K
Aalst
$1873
88.9K
La Louviere
$1699
81K
Tournai
$1641
69.6K
Kortrijk
$1583
77.7K
Mechelen
$1755
86.9K
Hasselt
$1616
77.7K
Braine-l'Alleud
$1827
39.8K
Seraing
$1624
64.3K
Roeselare
$1569
64.5K
Sint-Niklaas
$1695
80.2K
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1777
57.7K
Forest
$1931
56.6K
Vilvoorde
$1744
44K
Dendermonde
$1612
45.7K
Verviers
$1331
55.2K
Genk
$1731
66.1K
Saint-Gilles
$1878
49.7K