Long Beach vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Long Beach	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2851	$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6397	$6248
🏠 One person rent	$1879	$1599
🏘️ Family rent	$3145	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$664	$653
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4411	$3894
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	94
😀 Quality of life	78	94
🏙️ Population	467K	664K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 9% more expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 327th and 689th ($2851 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 273rd and 5th in the United States and the Netherlands, respectively. Check the United States vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Long Beach compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Long Beach ranked 271st best city to live in the United States vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 982nd and 67th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Rotterdam

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	Long Beach	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.5	$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.12	$7.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.7	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$1583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1662	$1310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3174	$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2872	$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.6	$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7032	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6937	$4426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.7	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.2	$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.98	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$3.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.07	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.93	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.3	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1674	$2107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19997	$13809

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2927
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2903
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2717
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3058
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2856
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2725
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2731
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3121
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2793
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3688
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2651
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3004
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2807
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2682
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2917
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2854
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3658
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2762
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3122
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3221
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2803
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2899
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2764
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3157
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2780
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2786
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2947
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2788
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3008
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2821

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2228
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2222
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2087
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2718
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2589
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2414
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2238
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2568
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2374
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2230
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2178
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1639
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2089
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1818
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2318
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1804
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1860
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2359
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1696
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2168
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1512
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671