Amsterdam vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$1045
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$2594
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$366
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$663
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$428
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$218
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	95	54
😀 Quality of life	95	45
🏙️ Population	921K	2.25M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 174% more expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 252nd and 5335th ($2859 vs $1045) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Venezuela, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.2 months in Caracas. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Caracas ranked 1st in Venezuela, while ranked 25th and 6509th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Caracas

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	Amsterdam	Caracas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$48.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$711
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$14.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$21.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$33.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	22.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$1170
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$8.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$5.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$72.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$38
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$97.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$4719

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2373
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2076
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2180
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2072
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2088
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2184
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2228
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2375
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1412
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2094
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1991
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1821
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1782
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1897
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1831
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1891
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2027
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1994
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1661
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1841
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1886
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2006
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1827
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1845
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1750
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1865

Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$915
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$900
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$947
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$922
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$877
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$877
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$910
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$892
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$896
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$776
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$781
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$744
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$707
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$726
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$711
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$683
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$755
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$785
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$726
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$759
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$783
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$726
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$730
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$827
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$736
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$772
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$783
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1792
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$682
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$821
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$704
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$663
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$715
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$724
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$724