Caracas vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Caracas	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$975	$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2332	$4464
🏠 One person rent	$357	$1251
🏘️ Family rent	$583	$1909
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$484
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$195	$3795
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	54	94
😀 Quality of life	41	93
🏙️ Population	2.25M	592K

The cost of living in Caracas is 52% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 5499th and 1756th ($975 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 1.9 months in Rotterdam. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Rotterdam ranked 3rd in the Netherlands, while ranked 7028th and 54th 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	$12.5	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$1267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$616	$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$1585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.7	$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.1	$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	28.55%	3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$844	$5063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1224	$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$4.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.5	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.4	$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$9.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$4.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.3	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.7	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.7	$1521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3515	$12166

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$854
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$839
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$880
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$846
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$812
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$815
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$823
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$823
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$720
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$723
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$696
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$640
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$581
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$648
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$612
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$705
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$728
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$688
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$713
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$755
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$691
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$685
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$712
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$699
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$684
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$707
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1783
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$663
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$769
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$719
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$653
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$708
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$687
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$692

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1804
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$1886
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2205
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1741
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1822
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1832
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2055
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1854
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2465
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1833
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2545
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$1894
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1498
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$1981
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1919
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1897
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1647
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2001
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1376
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1965
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1650
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1756
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1631
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1818
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1909
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1539
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1971
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1413
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1413