Antwerp vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1834
$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4433
$8247
🏠 One person rent
$929
$2805
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$4446
🍽️ Food expenses
$618
$765
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$6139
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
87
87
😀 Quality of life
90
91
🏙️ Population
529K
1.01M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 54% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 2660th and 8th ($1834 vs $3957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 5th 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 San Jose, United States. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs San Jose, United States ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 190th and 126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs San Jose, United States

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Antwerp San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.7
$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91
$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.5
$9.09
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.72
$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1217
$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.3
$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3139
$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.13
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$128
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.8
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$867
$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20056
$23151

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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 Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2928
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3345
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3387
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3194
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3808
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3172
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3616
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3234
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3356
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3357
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3075
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3728
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3582
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3357
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3486
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3073
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3029
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3698
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3577
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3588
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2822
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3088
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2822
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3797
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2968
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3043
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3310
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2848
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3276
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3873
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3261
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3559
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2088
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3252
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3273