Caracas vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caracas	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2594	$4999
🏠 One person rent	$366	$1371
🏘️ Family rent	$663	$2182
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$3835
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	54	94
😀 Quality of life	45	94
🏙️ Population	2.25M	664K

The cost of living in Caracas is 53% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 5335th and 1336th ($1045 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.7 months in Rotterdam. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 6509th and 51st 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	$13.2	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$6.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$711	$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$1840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.6	$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.16%	3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$811	$5393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$3725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.8	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.98	$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.4	$1741
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4719	$10888

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$915
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$900
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$947
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$922
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$877
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$877
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$910
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$892
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$896
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$776
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$781
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$744
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$707
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$726
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$711
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$683
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$755
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$785
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$726
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$759
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$783
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$726
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$730
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$827
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$736
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$772
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$783
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1792
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$682
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$821
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$704
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$663
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$715
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$724
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$724

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2094
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1750
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2184
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2373
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2375
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1865
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2180
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2046
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2076
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2064
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1975
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1762
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1831
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1709
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1782
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1921
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1611
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2017
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1442
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592