Antwerp vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Antwerp	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1818	$714
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4384	$1965
🏠 One person rent	$909	$139
🏘️ Family rent	$1498	$228
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2918	$309
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	87	30
😀 Quality of life	91	43
🏙️ Population	529K	1.55M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 154% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 2669th and 7017th ($1818 vs $714) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 45th 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 0.4 months in Maracaibo. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Maracaibo ranked 4th in Venezuela, while ranked 196th and 7323rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Maracaibo

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	Antwerp	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.4	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.6	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.47	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$702	$92.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1473	$259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1205	$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$9.97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.94%	14.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4402	$1421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3153	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.25	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.9	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$6.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.07	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.18	$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$41.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$646	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21567	$14017

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1696
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1804
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1737
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1791
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1512
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1745
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1639
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1823
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1794
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1846
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$2028
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1729
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1867
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1931
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1845
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1742
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2374
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$2087
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1816
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1768
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1811
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1726
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1835
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$2025

Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$701
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$674
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$714
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$669
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$735
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$677
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$654
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$684
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$682
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$695
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$728
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$722
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$677
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$576
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$695
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$648
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$627
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$618
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$817
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$713
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1599
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$847
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$677
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$650
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$692
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$929
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$831
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$719
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$723
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$730
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$620
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$673
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$684
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$704
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$673
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1456
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$671
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1481
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$883
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$843