Maracaibo vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Maracaibo	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$714	$2701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1970	$6534
🏠 One person rent	$138	$1660
🏘️ Family rent	$222	$2910
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$228
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$259	$4686
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	31	92
😀 Quality of life	46	96
🏙️ Population	1.55M	548K

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 74% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 7165th and 570th ($714 vs $2701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st 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 0.4 months in Maracaibo compared to 1.7 months in The Hague. Maracaibo ranked 2nd best city to live in Venezuela vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 7088th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maracaibo vs The Hague

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	Maracaibo	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$95.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$3.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$1617
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$92.5	$1422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$257	$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$163	$2545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.2	$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.07%	3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1450	$6522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$788	$4901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$2.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$5.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$4.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.01	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.53	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.81	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.11	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.99	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.1	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.4	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.4	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$130	$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14264	$13755

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Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$704
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$683
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$763
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$678
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$784
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$712
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$687
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$703
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$701
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$723
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$733
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$750
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$719
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$571
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$710
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$696
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$670
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$660
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$845
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1694
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$887
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$685
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$697
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$714
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$971
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$874
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$744
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$749
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$762
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$646
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$675
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$687
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$732
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$676
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1578
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$673
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1611
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$950
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$909

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