Antwerp vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Antwerp	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1834	$3273
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$7799
🏠 One person rent	$929	$2094
🏘️ Family rent	$1527	$3648
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$836
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3013	$5290
😷 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 44% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 2660th and 95th ($1834 vs $3273) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 70th 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 13th in the United States, while ranked 190th and 70th 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	$20.7	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.5	$7.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.72	$3.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$891	$2145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$1854
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$3859
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1217	$3291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.3	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.57%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4523	$7921
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3139	$5888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.4	$85.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.3	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$4.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$7.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.98	$6.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$20.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$6.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$6.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$6.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$4.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$2.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.13	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$5.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$179
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$867	$2824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20056	$20453

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1688
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1829
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1743
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1848
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1833
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1757
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1476
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1769
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1742
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1844
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1896
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1739
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1845
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1881
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1837
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$2030
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1738
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1926
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1895
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1861
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1895
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1969
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1874
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1763
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1870
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2460
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$2112
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1866
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1799
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1817
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1759
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1843
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$1993

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3559
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3204
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$3049
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3043
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$3070
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2906
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3102
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3086
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2900
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2822
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3873
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3264
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2796
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2848
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2893
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3261
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3276
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3310
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2905
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2748
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3588
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3797
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3245
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3075
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2804
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3088
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4178
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3577
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3357
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2393
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3234
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3728
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3616
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3357