Antwerp vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Antwerp	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1818	$3254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4384	$7791
🏠 One person rent	$909	$2034
🏘️ Family rent	$1498	$3588
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$877
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2918	$5482
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	87	97
😀 Quality of life	91	95
🏙️ Population	529K	441K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 44% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 2669th and 90th ($1818 vs $3254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 1.7 months in Oakland. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Oakland ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 196th and 45th 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	$20.4	$30.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$124
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.6	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$5.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.47	$3.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$1830
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$702	$1813
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1473	$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1205	$3276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.94%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4402	$7048
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3153	$7022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.25	$3.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.9	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$5.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$7.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$6.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$7.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$6.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$6.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$4.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$2.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.07	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.18	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$5.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$178
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$646	$2720
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21567	$18326

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1696
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1804
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1737
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1791
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1512
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1745
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1639
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1823
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1794
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1846
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$2028
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1729
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1867
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1931
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1845
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1742
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2374
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$2087
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1816
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1768
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1811
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1726
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1835
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$2025

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3255
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3109
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2961
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3071
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2998
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2950
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3026
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3014
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2826
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3818
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3223
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2850
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2858
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3230
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3285
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3317
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2910
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2764
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3634
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3756
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3218
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3045
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2823
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3070
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3797
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3553
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3382
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2381
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3133
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3890
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3328
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3359