Amsterdam vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$1944
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$279
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$170
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	31
😀 Quality of life	95	34
🏙️ Population	921K	1.55M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 305% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 252nd and 6889th ($2859 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 48th 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 Maracaibo. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 25th and 7546th 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	$20	$7.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$60
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$81.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$175
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$49.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	26.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$2145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$1079
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$5.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$6.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$4.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$54.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$99.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$14223

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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 Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$696
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$666
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$451
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$651
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$582
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$688
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$558
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$656
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$654
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$685
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$705
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$694
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$623
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$674
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$680
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$715
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$663
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$799
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1664
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$863
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$617
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$682
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$670
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$979
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$831
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$724
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$724
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$736
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$552
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$598
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$592
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$590
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1395
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$598
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1395
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$840
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$789