Amsterdam vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$3196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$7594
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$2049
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$709
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$4771
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	95	99
😀 Quality of life	95	93
🏙️ Population	921K	3.9M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 13% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 331st and 80th ($2791 vs $3196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 71st 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 Los Angeles. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Los Angeles ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 29th and 58th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Los Angeles

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	Amsterdam	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$87.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$8.51
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$2168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$1758
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$4056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$3293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$8056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$7115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$4.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$6.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$5.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$190
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$28838

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919