Los Angeles vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$2659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$6362
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$1646
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$2815
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$4246
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	99	94
😀 Quality of life	93	95
🏙️ Population	3.9M	664K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 29% more expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 62nd and 649th ($3420 vs $2659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Rotterdam ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 50th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Rotterdam

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	Los Angeles	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$6.79
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$4.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$4.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$1650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$1348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$2967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$2361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$278
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$6135
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$3996
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$4.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$6.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$91.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$2772
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$13092

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

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