Caracas vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caracas	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$384	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$767	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$3493
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	53	94
😀 Quality of life	46	93
🏙️ Population	2.25M	664K

The cost of living in Caracas is 54% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 4987th and 1038th ($1075 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 6530th and 68th 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	$12.4	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.6	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$849	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.32	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.08	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5488	$10730

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$938
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$919
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$974
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$960
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$904
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$910
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$917
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$918
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$858
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$857
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$818
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$780
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$817
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$775
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$745
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$807
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$795
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$728
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$781
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$769
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$724
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$738
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$845
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$739
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$776
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$804
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1962
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$685
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$837
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$858
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$666
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$723

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514