Amsterdam vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$2746
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$384
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$767
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$421
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$231
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	95	53
😀 Quality of life	95	46
🏙️ Population	921K	2.25M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 160% more expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 331st and 4987th ($2791 vs $1075) 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 29th and 6530th 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	$21	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$48.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$427
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$670
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$16.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$26
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$34.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	21.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$9.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$5.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$9.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$3.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$84.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$41.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$5488

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$938
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$919
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$974
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$960
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$904
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$910
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$917
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$918
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$858
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$857
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$818
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$780
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$817
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$775
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$745
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$807
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$795
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$728
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$781
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$769
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$724
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$738
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$845
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$739
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$776
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$804
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1962
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$685
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$837
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$858
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$666
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$723