Amsterdam vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amsterdam	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$3331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7127	$7928
🏠 One person rent	$2073	$2072
🏘️ Family rent	$3318	$3682
🍽️ Food expenses	$659	$911
🚐 Transport expenses	$265	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4747	$4111
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	58
😀 Quality of life	95	85
🏙️ Population	921K	351K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 5% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 138th and 79th ($3165 vs $3331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 59th in the Netherlands and the United States, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.2 months in Honolulu. Amsterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Honolulu ranked 143rd in the United States, while ranked 24th and 433rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Honolulu

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	Amsterdam	Honolulu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22	$23.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$9.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$8.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$4.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2259	$2390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1723	$1716
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3695	$4305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$3150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$296	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	6.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11141	$8773
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7428	$7272
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$87.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.8	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.47	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$6.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$5.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$8.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$18.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.2	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$7.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$5.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$6.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$4.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$2.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$4.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.7	$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$4.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$12.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$3.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.6	$57.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$19.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.1	$172
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$98	$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2748	$2145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20104	$26966

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2185
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2755
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2399
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2564
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2296
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2283
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2608
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2389
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2407
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1477
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2148
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2491
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2424
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2026
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2659
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$2053
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2104
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2341
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2077
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2159
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2220
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2253
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1942
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2040
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2082
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2152
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2166
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2112
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2247

Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2997
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2649
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2760
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2676
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3302
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2888
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3565
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2463
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$526
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1497
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1499
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2364
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3245
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3264
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3261
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3276
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2889
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2968
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4178
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3310
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3286
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3181
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2903
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3797
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3577
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3357
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$526
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3588
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3728
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2905
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3582
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1936
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3102
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3808
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3086
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3194