Amsterdam vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amsterdam	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$2683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7127	$6239
🏠 One person rent	$2073	$1744
🏘️ Family rent	$3318	$3093
🍽️ Food expenses	$659	$655
🚐 Transport expenses	$265	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4747	$4372
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	94
😀 Quality of life	95	78
🏙️ Population	921K	467K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 18% more expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 138th and 604th ($3165 vs $2683) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 532nd 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 1.6 months in Long Beach. Amsterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Long Beach ranked 279th in the United States, while ranked 24th and 958th 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	$22	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93	$72.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$14.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$5.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$3.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2259	$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1723	$1515
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3695	$3208
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$2788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$296	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11141	$7147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7428	$6897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.8	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.47	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.2	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$5.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.7	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$7.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$3.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.6	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.1	$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$98	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2748	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20104	$19617

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2185
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2755
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2399
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2564
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2296
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2283
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2608
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2389
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2407
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1477
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2148
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2491
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2424
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2026
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2659
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$2053
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2104
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2341
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2077
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2159
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2220
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2253
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1942
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2040
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2082
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2152
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2166
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2112
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2247

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$3000
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2893
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2774
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3115
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2922
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2758
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2793
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3124
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2854
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3737
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2739
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3076
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2880
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2694
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2989
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2920
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3771
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2867
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3243
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2766
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2875
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2866
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2840
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3251
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2868
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2888
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3066
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2835
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2826
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3164