Long Beach vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Long Beach	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2683	$2659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6239	$6362
🏠 One person rent	$1744	$1646
🏘️ Family rent	$3093	$2815
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4372	$4246
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	94
😀 Quality of life	78	95
🏙️ Population	467K	664K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 0.9% more expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 604th and 649th ($2683 vs $2659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 532nd 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 1.6 months in Long Beach compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Long Beach ranked 279th best city to live in the United States vs Rotterdam ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 958th and 20th 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	$19.1	$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.2	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.8	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$6.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.82	$4.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.47	$4.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1850	$1650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1515	$1348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3208	$2967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2788	$2361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$278
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7147	$6135
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6897	$3996
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.8	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.57	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$4.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.8	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.51	$6.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.94	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.1	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$91.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$2772
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19617	$13092

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$3000
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2893
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2774
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3115
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2922
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2758
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2793
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3124
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2854
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3737
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2739
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3076
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2880
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2694
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2989
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2920
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3771
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2867
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3243
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2766
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2875
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2866
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2840
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3251
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2868
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2888
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3066
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2835
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2826
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3164

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2424
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2491
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2389
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2112
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2608
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2755
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2407
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2247
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3165
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2564
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2460
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2296
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2399
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2185
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1739
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2111
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1834
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2341
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1829
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$2053
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2353
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1688
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2197
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1476
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799