Antwerp vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Antwerp	Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1857	$1199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4482	$2897
🏠 One person rent	$927	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$1528	$782
🍽️ Food expenses	$638	$466
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3003	$302
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	87	54
😀 Quality of life	90	52
🏙️ Population	529K	2.25M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 55% more expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 2628th and 4773rd ($1857 vs $1199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1st in Belgium and Venezuela, respectively. Check Belgium vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 0.3 months in Caracas. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Caracas ranked 1st in Venezuela, while ranked 218th and 6562nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Caracas

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	Antwerp	Caracas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.6	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$1.57
☕ Cappuccino	$4.24	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$890	$544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1494	$981
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1226	$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$19.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$29.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.6	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.27%	21.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4499	$1262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3099	$725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.6	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.9	$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.99	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$6.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.59	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$4.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$3.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$80.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$113	$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$749	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20480	$4633

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1734
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1849
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1772
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1877
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1854
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1815
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1523
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1706
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1734
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1866
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1920
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1730
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1864
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1830
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1890
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1853
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1756
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1939
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1920
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1900
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1932
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1993
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1786
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1906
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2471
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$2206
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1860
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1809
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1846
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1787
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1886
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$2050

Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$1015
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$997
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1044
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$994
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$775
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$726
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$780
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$918
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$923
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$605
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$818
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$834
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$793
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$742
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$754
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$748
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$715
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$781
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$817
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$735
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$806
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$745
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$728
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$756
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$868
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$762
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$807
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$827
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2002
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$697
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$771
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$888
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$660
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$670
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$749
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$744