Amsterdam vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$149
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$275
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$130
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	31
😀 Quality of life	95	33
🏙️ Population	921K	1.55M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 292% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 331st and 6827th ($2791 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 50th 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 29th and 7775th 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	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$7.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$96.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	26.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$1463
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$6.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$14094

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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 Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$700
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$667
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$665
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$651
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$661
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$681
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$565
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$654
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$653
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$685
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$703
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$693
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$555
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$667
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$682
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$666
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$800
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$712
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1580
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$759
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$618
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$685
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$668
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$837
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$742
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$723
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$723
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$739
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$562
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$598
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$592
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$650
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1444
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$599
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1460
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$741
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$773