Long Beach vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Long Beach	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2661	$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5993	$4464
🏠 One person rent	$1801	$1251
🏘️ Family rent	$3159	$1909
🍽️ Food expenses	$584	$484
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5087	$3795
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	94
😀 Quality of life	77	93
🏙️ Population	467K	592K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 32% more expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 440th and 1756th ($2661 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 394th and 7th 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 1.9 months in Long Beach compared to 1.9 months in Rotterdam. Long Beach ranked 152nd best city to live in the United States vs Rotterdam ranked 3rd in the Netherlands, while ranked 720th and 54th 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	$16.5	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.9	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.58	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.87	$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1874	$1267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1558	$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3303	$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2822	$1585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.8	$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6502	$5063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7284	$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$4.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.3	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$9.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$4.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.63	$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.5	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$118	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1199	$1521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18490	$12166

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2862
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2780
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2615
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2895
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2737
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2541
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2579
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3040
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2685
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2872
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2637
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2935
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2676
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2375
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2800
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2729
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3760
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3148
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2442
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3124
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2661
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2788
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2638
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2638
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$2886
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2717
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2886
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2665
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2867
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2652

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1804
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$1886
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2205
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1741
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1822
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1832
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2055
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1854
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2465
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1833
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2545
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$1894
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1498
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$1981
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1919
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1897
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1647
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2001
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1376
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1965
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1650
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1756
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1631
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1818
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1909
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1539
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1971
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1413
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1413