Amsterdam vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amsterdam	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7127	$1979
🏠 One person rent	$2073	$140
🏘️ Family rent	$3318	$227
🍽️ Food expenses	$659	$361
🚐 Transport expenses	$265	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4747	$201
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	31
😀 Quality of life	95	46
🏙️ Population	921K	1.55M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 342% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 138th and 7186th ($3165 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 56th 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 Maracaibo. Amsterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 24th and 7140th 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	$22	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$9.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$2.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2259	$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1723	$93.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3695	$261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$166
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$11.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$296	$17.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	15.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11141	$1245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7428	$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.8	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.47	$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$5.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.2	$7.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$4.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.7	$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.6	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.1	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$98	$27.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2748	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20104	$14308

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2185
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2755
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2399
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2564
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2296
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2283
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2608
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2389
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2407
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1477
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2148
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2491
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2424
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2026
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2659
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$2053
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2104
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2341
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2077
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2159
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2220
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2253
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1942
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2040
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2082
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2152
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2166
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2112
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2247

Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$698
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$682
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$797
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$679
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$815
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$729
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$698
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$709
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$706
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$737
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$710
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$761
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$741
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$566
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$724
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$729
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$724
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$704
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$859
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$769
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1780
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$891
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$687
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$734
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$732
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$973
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$882
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$765
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$771
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$788
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$674
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$678
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$685
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$765
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$678
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1629
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$678
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1659
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$967
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$931