Antwerp vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Antwerp	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1762	$3146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4106	$8584
🏠 One person rent	$893	$1954
🏘️ Family rent	$1430	$4358
🍽️ Food expenses	$583	$833
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2721	$5746
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	87	97
😀 Quality of life	89	95
🏙️ Population	529K	441K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 44% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 2671st and 91st ($1762 vs $3146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 73rd 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 1.5 months in Antwerp compared to 1.8 months in Oakland. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Oakland ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 176th and 38th 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	$19.6	$24.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.9	$119
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$1994
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$683	$1640
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1437	$4880
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1117	$3807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.43%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4562	$7086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3518	$7184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.81	$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.6	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.91	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.54	$4.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$5.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$23.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$7.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$6.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$4.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.36	$11.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.58	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$181
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$106	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$619	$2725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13064	$27655

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1611
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1709
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1616
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1619
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1636
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1442
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1545
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1421
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1693
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1514
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1779
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$1958
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1602
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1761
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1712
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1799
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1587
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2046
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$1750
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1723
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1660
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1645
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1611
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1701
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$1911

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3274
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3082
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2940
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3023
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3781
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2831
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3053
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3048
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2981
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2922
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3180
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2851
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2949
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3196
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3224
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3293
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2714
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2726
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3473
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3672
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3152
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2986
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2845
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3091
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4155
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3804
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3442
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2885
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3010
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3584
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3159
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3288