Antwerp vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Antwerp	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1640	$2968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3817	$8022
🏠 One person rent	$832	$1832
🏘️ Family rent	$1320	$4049
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$798
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2545	$5520
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	87	97
😀 Quality of life	89	94
🏙️ Population	529K	441K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 45% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 2896th and 182nd ($1640 vs $2968) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 159th 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 1.9 months in Oakland. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Oakland ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 203rd 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	$18.3	$30.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$7.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$794	$1826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$636	$1533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1346	$4410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$3547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$70.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.38%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4167	$7152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3351	$7023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.6	$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$84.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.1	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$6.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$6.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$7.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$6.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$2.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$2.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.83	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.39	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.8	$178
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$2719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12170	$18963

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1530
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1613
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1523
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1541
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1556
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1318
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1475
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1421
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1599
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1362
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1663
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$1816
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1542
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1683
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1692
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1685
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1486
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2001
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$1739
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1618
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1560
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1559
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1515
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1626
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$1788

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3364
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2888
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2963
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2929
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3905
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2888
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3004
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$2999
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3785
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3190
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$3045
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2840
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3195
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3226
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3269
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2780
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2778
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3466
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3678
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3183
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3002
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2767
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3059
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3997
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3657
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3344
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2412
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3060
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3649
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3187
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3326