Antwerp vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Antwerp	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1834	$3486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$7909
🏠 One person rent	$929	$2368
🏘️ Family rent	$1527	$4139
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$735
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3013	$5217
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	87	86
😀 Quality of life	90	91
🏙️ Population	529K	1.39M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 47% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 2660th and 52nd ($1834 vs $3486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 39th 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 1.5 months in San Diego. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs San Diego ranked 38th in the United States, while ranked 190th and 155th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs San Diego

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	Antwerp	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.7	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.5	$8.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$6.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.72	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$891	$2489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$2046
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$4508
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1217	$3643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$251
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.3	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.57%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4523	$8050
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3139	$6577
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.4	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.3	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$4.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.98	$7.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.13	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$5.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$72.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$19.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$30.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$867	$1937
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20056	$22295

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3269
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3094
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$3023
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3033
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2997
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2984
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3065
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3077
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1276
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2956
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$3012
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3265
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1126
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1108
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3274
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$3008
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$3011
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3221
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2984
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2690
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2994
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3137
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3051
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2799
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3075
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2850
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3492
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3129
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2646
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$967
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2663
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3520
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3064
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2984
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3503
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2598
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2768
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2738
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2826