Maracaibo vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Maracaibo	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$716	$2659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1979	$6362
🏠 One person rent	$140	$1646
🏘️ Family rent	$227	$2815
🍽️ Food expenses	$361	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$201	$4246
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	31	94
😀 Quality of life	46	95
🏙️ Population	1.55M	664K

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 73% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 7186th and 649th ($716 vs $2659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th 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 Maracaibo compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Maracaibo ranked 3rd best city to live in Venezuela vs Rotterdam ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 7140th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maracaibo vs Rotterdam

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	Maracaibo	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.8	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.09	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$6.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.68	$4.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$4.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$1650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.6	$1348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$261	$2967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$166	$2361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.5	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.4	$278
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.03%	3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1245	$6135
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$674	$3996
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.58	$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.43	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$4.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.04	$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.76	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$6.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.14	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.05	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$91.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$2772
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14308	$13092

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Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$698
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$682
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$797
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$679
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$815
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$729
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$698
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$709
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$706
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$737
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$710
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$761
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$741
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$566
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$724
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$729
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$724
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$704
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$859
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$769
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1780
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$891
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$687
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$734
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$732
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$973
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$882
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$765
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$771
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$788
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$674
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$678
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$685
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$765
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$678
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1629
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$678
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1659
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$967
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$931

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2424
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2491
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2389
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2112
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2608
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2755
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2407
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2247
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3165
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2564
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2460
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2296
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2399
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2185
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1739
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2111
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1834
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2341
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1829
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$2053
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2353
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1688
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2197
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1476
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799