Long Beach vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Long Beach	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2681	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6051	$4999
🏠 One person rent	$1825	$1371
🏘️ Family rent	$3146	$2182
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4933	$3835
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	94
😀 Quality of life	77	94
🏙️ Population	467K	664K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 21% more expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 464th and 1336th ($2681 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 406th and 6th 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 1.8 months in Long Beach compared to 1.7 months in Rotterdam. Long Beach ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 769th and 51st 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	$16.3	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.81	$6.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.45	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1953	$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1605	$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3294	$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$1840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.5	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.3	$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7038	$5393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6988	$3725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74	$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.65	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.6	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1485	$1741
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21877	$10888

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2754
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2817
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2598
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2845
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2709
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2552
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2572
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$2984
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2681
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2938
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2570
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2866
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2633
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2569
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2834
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2761
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3603
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2612
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3054
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2354
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3112
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2708
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2804
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2604
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2685
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3087
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2652
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2673
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2831
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2673
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2959
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2675
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2614

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2094
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1750
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2184
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2373
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2375
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1865
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2180
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2046
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2076
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2064
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1975
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1762
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1831
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1709
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1782
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1921
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1611
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2017
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1442
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592