Amsterdam vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$3361
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$7751
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$2151
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$3720
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$750
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$245
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$4549
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	95	99
😀 Quality of life	96	94
🏙️ Population	921K	3.9M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 7% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 143rd and 65th ($3118 vs $3361) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Los Angeles ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 31st and 74th 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	$21.3	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$90.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$8.27
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$6.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$2364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$1847
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$4128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$69.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$7753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$6833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$81.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$3.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$4.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$7.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$4.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$9.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$5.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$68.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$168
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$31.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$62
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$1849
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$26874

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927