Amsterdam vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$714
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$1965
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$139
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$228
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$309
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	30
😀 Quality of life	96	43
🏙️ Population	921K	1.55M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 337% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 143rd and 7017th ($3118 vs $714) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 45th 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 0.4 months in Maracaibo. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Maracaibo ranked 4th in Venezuela, while ranked 31st and 7323rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Maracaibo

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	Amsterdam	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.3	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$92.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$9.97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	14.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$1421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$6.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$41.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$14017

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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 Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$701
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$674
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$714
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$669
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$735
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$677
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$654
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$684
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$682
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$695
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$728
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$722
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$677
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$576
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$695
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$648
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$627
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$618
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$817
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$713
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1599
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$847
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$677
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$650
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$692
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$929
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$831
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$719
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$723
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$730
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$620
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$673
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$684
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$704
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$673
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1456
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$671
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1481
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$883
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$843