Caracas vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Caracas	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1176	$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2856	$6248
🏠 One person rent	$445	$1599
🏘️ Family rent	$768	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$457	$653
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$296	$3894
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	54	94
😀 Quality of life	52	94
🏙️ Population	2.25M	664K

The cost of living in Caracas is 55% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 4759th and 689th ($1176 vs $2615) 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 0.3 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 6470th and 67th 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	$12.3	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.71	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$7.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$524	$1583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$1310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$921	$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1104	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$632	$4426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.3	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$3.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.49	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.65	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.31	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.9	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.4	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$2107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4885	$13809

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$989
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$969
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1015
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$963
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$757
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$712
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$787
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$890
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$894
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$803
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$813
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$775
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$742
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$768
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$743
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$716
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$768
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$791
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$719
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$779
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$739
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$714
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$733
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$843
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$730
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$779
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$803
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2005
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$650
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$760
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$908
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$618
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$627
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$719

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2228
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2222
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2087
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2718
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2589
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2414
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2238
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2568
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2374
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2230
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2178
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1639
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2089
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1818
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2318
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1804
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1860
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2359
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1696
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2168
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1512
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671