Australia vs Belgium - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Belgium
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2363
$1618
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5533
$3781
🏠 One person rent
$1378
$857
🏘️ Family rent
$2308
$1369
🍽️ Food expenses
$563
$548
🚐 Transport expenses
$274
$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4107
$2756
💸 GDP per capita
$64712
$53475
😃 Human freedom index
8.52
8.33
❤️ Life expectancy
83.2
81.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
73
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
59%
🎓 Higher education
98
97
😀 Quality of life
95
88
🏙️ Population
26.5M
11.6M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2363) is 46% more expensive than in Belgium ($1618). Australia ranked 12th vs 25th 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 18th 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
$15.2
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.2
$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.74
$4.59
 Cappuccino
$3.63
$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1488
$773
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1139
$644
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2800
$1307
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1894
$1060
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.9
$52.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9162
$4140
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6144
$3333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.26
$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$117
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$26.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.53
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.08
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$7.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.95
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.5
$9.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.25
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.9
$32
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.3
$19.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$79
$95.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1814
$613
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16573
$16544

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Melbourne
$2397
5.03M
Sydney
$2801
4.84M
Brisbane
$2491
2.36M
Perth
$2345
2.14M
Adelaide
$2246
1.3M
Gold Coast
$2300
608K
Canberra
$2393
381K
Wollongong
$1532
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1733
284K
Ipswich
$1877
233K
Hobart
$2265
197K
Townsville
$1303
174K
Geelong
$1892
180K
Newcastle
$1833
153K
Darwin
$1756
140K
Cairns
$1442
147K
Ballarat
$1357
116K
Bunbury
$2136
75.2K
Toowoomba
$1635
108K
Bendigo
$1397
103K
Melton
$1795
76.3K
Launceston
$1798
80.9K
Coffs Harbour
$1913
74.2K
Rockhampton
$1514
63.2K
Pakenham
$1805
54.1K
Tarneit
$1757
56.4K
Berwick
$1800
50.3K
Hervey Bay
$1835
57.7K
Frankston
$1799
37.3K
Kalgoorlie
$1571
30.8K

In Belgium

City Cost of living Population
Antwerp
$1762
529K
Ghent
$1645
265K
Brussels
$1958
196K
Liege
$1505
195K
Charleroi
$1450
202K
Schaerbeek
$1752
133K
Anderlecht
$1734
121K
Mouscron
$1497
58.2K
Bruges
$1471
119K
Leuven
$1761
101K
Mons
$1446
95.3K
Namur
$1441
114K
Aalst
$1779
88.9K
Ostend
$1425
71.6K
La Louviere
$1586
81K
Tournai
$1647
69.6K
Kortrijk
$1423
77.7K
Braine-l'Alleud
$1702
39.8K
Mechelen
$1619
86.9K
Hasselt
$1517
77.7K
Sint-Niklaas
$1592
80.2K
Seraing
$1501
64.3K
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1657
57.7K
Vilvoorde
$1675
44K
Forest
$1712
56.6K
Dendermonde
$1592
45.7K
Roeselare
$1378
64.5K
Genk
$1525
66.1K
Verviers
$1252
55.2K
Saint-Gilles
$1633
49.7K