Amsterdam vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$3020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$7218
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$1911
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$3660
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$797
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$4236
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	62
😀 Quality of life	95	86
🏙️ Population	921K	351K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 8% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 331st and 151st ($2791 vs $3020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 134th 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 79th in the United States, while ranked 29th and 301st 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	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$8.71
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$6.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$3.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$1923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$1611
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$3723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$3223
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$62.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$8598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$8022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$3.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$79.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$23.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$5.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$6.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$7.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$20.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$5.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$4.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$56.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$19966

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2769
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2562
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2620
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2566
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3034
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2735
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3306
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2328
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$513
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1494
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1488
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2044
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2929
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3183
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3190
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3195
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3226
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2894
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2952
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3997
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3269
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3319
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3115
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3905
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2929
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3678
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3657
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3344
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$514
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3466
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3649
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2856
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1995
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3004
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$2999
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3159