Caracas vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Caracas	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1253	$2491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$6085
🏠 One person rent	$471	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$824	$2619
🍽️ Food expenses	$486	$634
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$304	$4456
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	54	92
😀 Quality of life	53	96
🏙️ Population	2.25M	548K

The cost of living in Caracas is 50% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 4637th and 901st ($1253 vs $2491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 1.8 months in The Hague. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 6464th and 10th 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	$13.1	$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.4	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$15.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$6.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$4.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.53	$4.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$579	$1507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$374	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1061	$2710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$2213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.1	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.1	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.92%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1442	$6520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$681	$4705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$2.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.65	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$4.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.76	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.25	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.86	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.5	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.2	$98.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$2623
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5363	$12462

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$1058
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$1042
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1080
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$1025
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$801
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$748
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$832
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$947
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$954
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$847
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$863
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$819
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$758
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$763
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$723
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$812
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$855
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$774
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$838
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$787
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$764
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$791
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$900
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$788
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$839
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$853
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2007
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$734
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$773
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$873
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$704
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$724
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$771
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$765

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2424
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2389
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2659
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2755
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3165
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2608
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2564
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2407
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2185
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2112
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2296
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2399
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2460
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2283
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2247
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2662
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2111
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$2053
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1477
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2341
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2148
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1739
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1834
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1829
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2353
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1688