Amsterdam vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amsterdam	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3203	$3241
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7246	$7578
🏠 One person rent	$2108	$2025
🏘️ Family rent	$3473	$3537
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$870
🚐 Transport expenses	$259	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5294	$4156
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	58
😀 Quality of life	96	85
🏙️ Population	921K	351K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 1% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 126th and 117th ($3203 vs $3241) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 83rd 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 1.7 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.3 months in Honolulu. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Honolulu ranked 139th in the United States, while ranked 13th and 438th 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	$21.2	$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.4	$105
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$9.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$7.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.03	$4.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2237	$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1767	$1695
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3877	$4086
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2931	$3027
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$298	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.1	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11192	$8726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7947	$7721
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.78	$3.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$86.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.38	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.59	$5.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$6.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$7.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$6.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$4.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$6.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$2.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.68	$4.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$4.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$12.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$7.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$19.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.8	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2472	$1887
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21156	$23744

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2223
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2822
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2440
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2636
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2383
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2338
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2669
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2348
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2457
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1512
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2172
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2701
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2389
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2058
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2637
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1848
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2136
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2360
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2106
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2119
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2260
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2189
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$2002
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2094
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2055
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2200
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2132
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2206
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2340

Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2925
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2643
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3147
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2821
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3544
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2467
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$539
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1510
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1507
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2088
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2588
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3255
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3252
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3264
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3282
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2840
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2948
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4102
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3346
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3309
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3182
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4040
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2802
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3831
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3593
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3359
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$538
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3604
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3771
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2873
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1923
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3083
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3058
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3254