Amsterdam vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amsterdam	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3203	$714
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7246	$1970
🏠 One person rent	$2108	$138
🏘️ Family rent	$3473	$222
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$259	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5294	$259
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	31
😀 Quality of life	96	46
🏙️ Population	921K	1.55M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 348% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 126th and 7165th ($3203 vs $714) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st in the Netherlands and Venezuela, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.4 months in Maracaibo. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Maracaibo ranked 2nd in Venezuela, while ranked 13th and 7088th 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	$21.2	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.4	$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.03	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2237	$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1767	$92.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3877	$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2931	$163
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$298	$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.1	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	15.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11192	$1450
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7947	$788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.78	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.38	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.59	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$7.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$4.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.68	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$9.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$3.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$4.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.8	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$27.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$60.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2472	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21156	$14264

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2223
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2822
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2440
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2636
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2383
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2338
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2669
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2348
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2457
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1512
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2172
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2701
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2389
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2058
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2637
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1848
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2136
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2360
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2106
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2119
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2260
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2189
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$2002
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2094
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2055
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2200
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2132
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2206
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2340

Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$704
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$683
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$763
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$678
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$784
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$712
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$687
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$703
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$701
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$723
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$733
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$750
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$719
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$571
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$710
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$696
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$670
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$660
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$845
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1694
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$887
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$685
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$697
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$714
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$971
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$874
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$744
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$749
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$762
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$646
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$675
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$687
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$732
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$676
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1578
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$673
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1611
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$950
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$909