Barranquilla vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Barranquilla	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2156	$4433
🏠 One person rent	$385	$992
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$1658
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$490	$3005
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	44	100
😀 Quality of life	61	96
🏙️ Population	1.33M	1.8M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 53% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6275th and 2284th ($909 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 58th 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 1.6 months in Montreal. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 5863rd and 11th 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	$6.08	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.13	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$564	$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.8	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.09%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1267	$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$633	$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.2	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.6	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.21	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$74.1	$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2229	$5550

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$950
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$874
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$971
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$887
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$1155
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$687
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$707
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$572
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$784
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$764
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$678
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$703
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$732
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$714
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$704
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$701
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$764
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$703
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$683
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$646
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$676
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$685
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1040
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$675
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$673
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$687
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$754
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$744
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$710
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$750
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$723
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$733
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$915
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$712
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$714
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$1071
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1395
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$992
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1403

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805