Antwerp vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Antwerp	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1857	$3212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4482	$7752
🏠 One person rent	$927	$2040
🏘️ Family rent	$1528	$3618
🍽️ Food expenses	$638	$832
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3003	$5293
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	87	97
😀 Quality of life	90	93
🏙️ Population	529K	441K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 42% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 2628th and 124th ($1857 vs $3212) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 86th in Belgium and the United States, respectively. Check Belgium vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 1.6 months in Oakland. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Oakland ranked 10th in the United States, while ranked 218th and 65th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Oakland

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	Antwerp	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.6	$25.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.24	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$3.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$890	$1880
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$1835
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1494	$3381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1226	$3346
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.6	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.27%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4499	$7626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3099	$6332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.6	$3.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.9	$84.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$4.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$7.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.99	$6.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$6.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$6.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$4.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$2.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.59	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$5.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$180
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$113	$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$749	$2824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20480	$20916

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1734
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1849
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1772
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1877
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1854
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1815
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1523
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1706
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1734
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1866
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1920
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1730
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1864
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1830
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1890
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1853
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1756
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1939
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1920
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1900
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1932
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1993
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1786
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1906
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2471
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$2206
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1860
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1809
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1846
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1787
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1886
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$2050

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3277
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3242
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$3058
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3007
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$3073
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4040
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2929
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3083
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2983
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3058
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2984
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2910
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3778
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3252
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2780
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2859
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2893
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3264
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3282
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3346
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2929
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2783
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3604
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3831
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3255
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3137
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2807
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3094
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4102
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3593
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3359
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2380
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3261
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3520
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3771
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3589
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3382
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3395