Amsterdam vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$2681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$6051
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$1825
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$3146
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$4933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	94
😀 Quality of life	95	77
🏙️ Population	921K	467K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 7% more expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 252nd and 464th ($2859 vs $2681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 406th 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 1.8 months in Long Beach. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Long Beach ranked 181st in the United States, while ranked 25th and 769th 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	$20	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$6.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$1953
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$1605
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$3294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$2861
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$7038
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$1485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$21877

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2373
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2076
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2180
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2072
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2088
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2184
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2228
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2375
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1412
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2094
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1991
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1821
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1782
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1897
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1831
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1891
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2027
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1994
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1661
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1841
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1886
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2006
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1827
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1845
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1750
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1865

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2754
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2817
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2598
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2845
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2709
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2552
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2572
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$2984
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2681
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2938
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2570
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2866
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2633
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2569
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2834
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2761
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3603
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2612
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3054
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2354
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3112
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2708
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2804
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2604
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2685
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3087
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2652
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2673
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2831
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2673
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2959
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2675
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2614