Amsterdam vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$2851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$6397
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$1879
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$3145
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$664
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$4411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	94
😀 Quality of life	96	78
🏙️ Population	921K	467K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 9% more expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 143rd and 327th ($3118 vs $2851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 273rd 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 1.5 months in Long Beach. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Long Beach ranked 271st in the United States, while ranked 31st and 982nd 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	$21.3	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$7.12
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$1954
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$1662
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$3174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$2872
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$56.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$7032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$6937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$16.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$4.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$8.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$3.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$95.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$1674
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$19997

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2178
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2230
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2568
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2256
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2718
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2222
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2414
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1514
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2581
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2228
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2011
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1860
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2082
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2318
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2070
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2154
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2187
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1986
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1992
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2058
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2107
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2164
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2100
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2087
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2238

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2927
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2903
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2717
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3058
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2856
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2725
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2731
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3121
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2793
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3688
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2651
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3004
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2807
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2682
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2917
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2854
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3658
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2762
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3122
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3221
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2803
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2899
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2764
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3157
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2780
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2786
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2947
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2788
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3008
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2821