Antwerp vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Antwerp	Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1834	$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$3074
🏠 One person rent	$929	$471
🏘️ Family rent	$1527	$824
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$486
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3013	$304
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	87	54
😀 Quality of life	90	53
🏙️ Population	529K	2.25M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 46% more expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 2660th and 4637th ($1834 vs $1253) 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 0.2 months in Caracas. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Caracas ranked 1st in Venezuela, while ranked 190th and 6464th 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	$20.7	$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$52.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.5	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.72	$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$891	$579
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$374
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$1061
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1217	$680
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$22.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$33.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.3	$34.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.57%	21.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4523	$1442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3139	$681
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.4	$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.3	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$2.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.98	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$6.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.13	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$4.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$7.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$78.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$6.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$68.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$867	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20056	$5363

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1688
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1829
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1743
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1848
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1833
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1757
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1476
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1769
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1742
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1844
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1896
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1739
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1845
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1881
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1837
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$2030
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1738
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1926
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1895
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1861
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1895
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1969
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1874
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1763
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1870
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2460
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$2112
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1866
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1799
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1817
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1759
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1843
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$1993

Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$1058
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$1042
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1080
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$1025
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$801
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$748
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$832
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$947
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$954
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$847
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$863
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$819
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$758
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$763
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$723
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$812
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$855
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$774
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$838
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$787
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$764
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$791
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$900
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$788
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$839
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$853
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2007
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$734
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$773
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$873
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$704
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$724
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$771
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$765