Brussels vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$3146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$8584
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$1954
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$4358
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$833
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$5746
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	97
😀 Quality of life	89	95
🏙️ Population	196K	441K

The cost of living in Brussels is 38% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 1988th and 91st ($1958 vs $3146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 73rd 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 4th in the United States, while ranked 173rd and 38th 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	$20.8	$24.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$119
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$1994
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$1640
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$4880
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$3807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$7086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$7184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$4.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$5.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$23.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$7.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$6.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$4.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$11.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$181
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$2725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$27655

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1799
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1701
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1636
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1708
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1619
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1696
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1661
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1693
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1660
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1779
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1761
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1595
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1630
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1616
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1555
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1611
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1514
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1598
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1616
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1545
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1667
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1709
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1560
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1762

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3274
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3082
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2940
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3023
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3781
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2831
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3053
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3048
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2981
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2922
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3180
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2851
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2949
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3196
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3224
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3293
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2714
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2726
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3473
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3672
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3152
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2986
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2845
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3091
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4155
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3804
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3442
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2885
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3010
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3584
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3159
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3288