Amsterdam vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$7653
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$714
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$5275
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	95	99
😀 Quality of life	95	94
🏙️ Population	921K	3.9M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 10% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 252nd and 72nd ($2859 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 59th 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 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 25th and 47th 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	$20	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$28613

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754