Antwerp vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Antwerp	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1640	$2813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3817	$6464
🏠 One person rent	$832	$1786
🏘️ Family rent	$1320	$2984
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2545	$4579
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	87	54
😀 Quality of life	89	86
🏙️ Population	529K	525K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 42% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 2896th and 313th ($1640 vs $2813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 277th 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 Sacramento. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Sacramento ranked 81st in the United States, while ranked 203rd and 308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Sacramento

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	Antwerp	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$7.64
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$5.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$794	$1822
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$636	$1446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1346	$3005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$2512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.38%	6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4167	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3351	$3946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.6	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.1	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$3.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$6.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.83	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$6.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.39	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.8	$134
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12170	$29998

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2652
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2692
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2680
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2708
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2765
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2744
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2848
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2832
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2816
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2684
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2560
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2869
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2612
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2762
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3102
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2624
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3212
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3551
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2732
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2188
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2977
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2170
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3193
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2938
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3015
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3453
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2767
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2778
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2780
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2412
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2646
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2622
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3048
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2135
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2840
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2888
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3785
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$3045