Barranquilla vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Barranquilla	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$931	$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2216	$4422
🏠 One person rent	$391	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$305	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$2928
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	44	100
😀 Quality of life	62	93
🏙️ Population	1.33M	1.9M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 51% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6080th and 2370th ($931 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 64th in Colombia and Canada, respectively. Check Colombia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 5620th and 49th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Montreal

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	Barranquilla	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.23	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.63	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$440	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.4	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.1	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.96%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$634	$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.1	$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.1	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.29	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.1	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.6	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.2	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2577	$6432

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$967
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$882
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$973
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$891
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$1186
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$698
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$727
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$586
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$815
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$789
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$679
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$733
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$797
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$765
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$716
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$698
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$706
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$797
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$709
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$682
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$674
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$678
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$687
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1001
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$678
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$678
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$685
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$816
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$795
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$724
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$761
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$737
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$710
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$1012
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$729
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$732
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$1162
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1361
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$1041
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1373

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828