Antwerp vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Antwerp	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1640	$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3817	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$832	$149
🏘️ Family rent	$1320	$275
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2545	$130
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	87	31
😀 Quality of life	89	33
🏙️ Population	529K	1.55M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 130% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 2896th and 6827th ($1640 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 50th 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 Maracaibo. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 203rd and 7775th 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	$18.3	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$794	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$636	$96.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1346	$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.38%	26.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4167	$1463
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3351	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.6	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.1	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$6.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.83	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.39	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.8	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12170	$14094

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1530
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1613
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1523
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1541
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1556
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1318
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1475
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1421
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1599
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1362
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1663
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$1816
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1542
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1683
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1692
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1685
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1486
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2001
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$1739
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1618
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1560
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1559
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1515
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1626
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$1788

Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$700
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$667
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$665
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$651
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$661
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$681
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$565
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$654
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$653
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$685
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$703
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$693
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$555
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$667
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$682
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$666
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$800
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$712
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1580
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$759
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$618
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$685
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$668
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$837
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$742
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$723
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$723
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$739
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$562
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$598
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$592
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$650
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1444
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$599
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1460
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$741
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$773