Brussels vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brussels	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$3123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4554	$8266
🏠 One person rent	$1085	$1974
🏘️ Family rent	$1927	$4255
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$783
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3070	$5741
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	97
😀 Quality of life	89	93
🏙️ Population	189K	441K

The cost of living in Brussels is 40% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 2147th and 85th ($1869 vs $3123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 72nd 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 Brussels compared to 1.8 months in Oakland. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Oakland ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 148th and 61st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Oakland

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	Brussels	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$30
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$56.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.91	$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$968	$2159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$834	$1715
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1848	$5202
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1555	$3736
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4416	$7041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$7002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$5.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$5.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$24.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$7.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$6.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.73	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.76	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$5.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$180
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.8	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$69.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$978	$2755
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23098	$19305

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1743
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1640
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1567
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1645
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1613
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1544
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1630
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1619
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1553
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1575
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1581
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1678
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1618
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1469
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1563
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1568
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1533
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1484
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1517
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1539
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1426
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1536
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1536
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1511
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1413
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1596
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1631
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1570
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1650

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3358
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3127
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2965
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2969
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3729
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2840
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3042
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3046
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2876
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2660
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2929
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3133
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2782
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2860
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2968
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3147
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3163
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3219
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2947
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3518
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3583
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3135
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2922
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2824
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3109
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4148
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3567
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3300
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2900
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3003
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3389
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3186
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3313