Caracas vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Caracas	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1253	$2659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$6362
🏠 One person rent	$471	$1646
🏘️ Family rent	$824	$2815
🍽️ Food expenses	$486	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$304	$4246
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	54	94
😀 Quality of life	53	95
🏙️ Population	2.25M	664K

The cost of living in Caracas is 53% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 4637th and 649th ($1253 vs $2659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Venezuela and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Venezuela vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Rotterdam ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 6464th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Rotterdam

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	Caracas	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.1	$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.4	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$6.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$4.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.53	$4.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$579	$1650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$374	$1348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1061	$2967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$2361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.1	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$278
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.1	$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.92%	3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1442	$6135
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$681	$3996
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.65	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$4.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.76	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.25	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.86	$6.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.5	$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.2	$91.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$2772
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5363	$13092

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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

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2424
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2491
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2389
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2112
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2608
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2755
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2407
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2247
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3165
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2564
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2460
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2296
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2399
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2185
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1739
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2111
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1834
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2341
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1829
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$2053
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2353
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1688
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2197
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1476
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799