Amsterdam vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amsterdam	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3203	$2732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7246	$6311
🏠 One person rent	$2108	$1782
🏘️ Family rent	$3473	$3096
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$654
🚐 Transport expenses	$259	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5294	$4305
😷 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 17% more expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 126th and 524th ($3203 vs $2732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 453rd 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 1.7 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Long Beach ranked 282nd in the United States, while ranked 13th and 992nd 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	$21.2	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.4	$72.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$5.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.03	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2237	$1919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1767	$1544
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3877	$3153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2931	$2806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$298	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.1	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11192	$7165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7947	$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.78	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.38	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.59	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.68	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$7.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.8	$95.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2472	$1666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21156	$22757

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2223
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2822
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2440
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2636
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2383
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2338
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2669
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2348
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2457
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1512
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2172
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2701
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2389
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2058
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2637
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1848
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2136
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2360
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2106
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2119
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2260
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2189
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$2002
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2094
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2055
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2200
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2132
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2206
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2340

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2750
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3078
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2880
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2702
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2770
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3118
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2829
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3718
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2695
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3051
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2835
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2688
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2892
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3744
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2820
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3193
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2698
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3227
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2827
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2930
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2810
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2803
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3199
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2847
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2850
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3020
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2815
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3055
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2769
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3059