Amsterdam vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Amsterdam	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2545	$2661
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5759	$5993
🏠 One person rent	$1649	$1801
🏘️ Family rent	$2742	$3159
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$584
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3788	$5087
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	94
😀 Quality of life	94	77
🏙️ Population	921K	467K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 4% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 612th and 440th ($2545 vs $2661) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 394th 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 1.9 months in Long Beach. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Long Beach ranked 152nd in the United States, while ranked 37th and 720th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Long Beach

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	Amsterdam	Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.4	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.35	$6.58
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$1874
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$1558
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$3303
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2298	$2822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.3	$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9157	$6502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5939	$7284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$72.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.73	$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$9.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$7.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.21	$4.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$118
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1976	$1199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10734	$18490

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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 Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2862
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2780
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2615
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2895
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2737
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2541
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2579
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3040
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2685
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2872
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2637
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2935
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2676
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2375
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2800
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2729
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3760
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3148
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2442
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3124
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2661
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2788
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2638
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2638
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$2886
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2717
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2886
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2665
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2867
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2652