Caracas vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Caracas	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1199	$2701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2897	$6534
🏠 One person rent	$458	$1660
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$2910
🍽️ Food expenses	$466	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$228
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$302	$4686
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	54	92
😀 Quality of life	52	96
🏙️ Population	2.25M	548K

The cost of living in Caracas is 56% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 4773rd and 570th ($1199 vs $2701) 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 1.7 months in The Hague. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 6562nd and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs The Hague

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	Caracas	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.6	$95.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.35	$3.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$544	$1617
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$1422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$2545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.1	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.93%	3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1262	$6522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$725	$4901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$2.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$5.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$4.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.51	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.33	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.53	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.8	$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.9	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4633	$13755

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$1015
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$997
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1044
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$994
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$775
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$726
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$780
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$918
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$923
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$605
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$818
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$834
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$793
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$742
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$754
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$748
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$715
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$781
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$817
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$735
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$806
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$745
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$728
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$756
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$868
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$762
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$807
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$827
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2002
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$697
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$771
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$888
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$660
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$670
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$749
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$744

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2389
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2348
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2822
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3203
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2669
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2636
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2457
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2223
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2206
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2383
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2440
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2471
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2338
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2340
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2721
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2132
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1848
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1512
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2360
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2172
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1730
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1857
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1849
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2409
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1734