Los Angeles vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$6349
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$1608
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$2828
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$656
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$4180
😷 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 28% more expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 72nd and 676th ($3378 vs $2637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd 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 1.3 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 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 55th and 24th 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	$21.9	$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$13439

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2389
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2701
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2348
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2669
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2822
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2457
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2340
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3203
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2636
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2471
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2383
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2440
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2223
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1730
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2132
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1857
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2360
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1849
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1848
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2409
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1734
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2231
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1523
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727