Amsterdam vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Amsterdam	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2545	$2961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5759	$7256
🏠 One person rent	$1649	$1873
🏘️ Family rent	$2742	$3753
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$777
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3788	$4025
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	62
😀 Quality of life	94	86
🏙️ Population	921K	351K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 14% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 612th and 153rd ($2545 vs $2961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 128th 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 1.4 months in Honolulu. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Honolulu ranked 65th in the United States, while ranked 37th and 260th 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	$18.4	$19.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$78.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.35	$7.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$6.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$1910
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$1535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$3813
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2298	$3278
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$195
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$299
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.3	$68.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9157	$10099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5939	$8860
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$79.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$6.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$6.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.73	$6.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$6.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$6.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$4.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$3.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.21	$5.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$129
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$32.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1976	$1372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10734	$19011

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2001
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2465
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1647
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$1894
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1897
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1958
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2055
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2205
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$1939
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1501
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1796
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$1886
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1804
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1729
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2013
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1818
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1793
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1919
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1756
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1770
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1942
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1864
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1697
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1725
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1761
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1901
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1746
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1734
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1822
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1833

Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2735
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2506
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2602
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2538
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$2716
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2655
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3169
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2340
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$491
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1316
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1316
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2602
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2935
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3135
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3133
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3147
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3163
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2898
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2965
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4148
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3219
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3287
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3195
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3729
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$3026
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3583
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3567
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3300
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$491
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3518
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3389
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$1614
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$2035
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3042
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3046
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3064