Maracaibo vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maracaibo	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1984	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$149	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$275	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$356	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$130	$3493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	31	94
😀 Quality of life	33	93
🏙️ Population	1.55M	664K

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 70% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 6827th and 1038th ($713 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 50th and 3rd 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 Maracaibo compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Maracaibo ranked 3rd best city to live in Venezuela vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 7775th and 68th 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	$11	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.1	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.95	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.9	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$336	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.2	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.8%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1463	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.3	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.93	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.8	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.05	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.6	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$113	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14094	$10730

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Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$700
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$667
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$665
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$651
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$661
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$681
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$565
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$654
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$653
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$685
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$703
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$693
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$555
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$667
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$682
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$666
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$800
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$712
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1580
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$759
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$618
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$685
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$668
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$837
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$742
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$723
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$723
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$739
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$562
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$598
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$592
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$650
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1444
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$599
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1460
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$741
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$773

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514