Amsterdam vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$1176
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$768
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$457
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$296
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	95	54
😀 Quality of life	96	52
🏙️ Population	921K	2.25M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 165% more expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 143rd and 4759th ($3118 vs $1176) 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 0.3 months in Caracas. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Caracas ranked 1st in Venezuela, while ranked 31st and 6470th 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	$21.3	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$56.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$1.58
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$524
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$921
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$19.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$29.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	21.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$1104
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$9.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$8.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$8.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$5.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$4.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$6.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$3.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$78.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$15.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$4885

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2178
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2230
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2568
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2256
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2718
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2222
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2414
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1514
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2581
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2228
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2011
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1860
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2082
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2318
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2070
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2154
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2187
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1986
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1992
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2058
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2107
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2164
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2100
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2087
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2238

Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$989
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$969
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1015
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$963
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$757
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$712
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$787
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$890
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$894
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$803
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$813
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$775
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$742
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$768
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$743
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$716
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$768
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$791
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$719
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$779
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$739
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$714
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$733
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$843
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$730
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$779
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$803
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2005
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$650
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$760
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$908
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$618
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$627
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$719