Barranquilla vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$931
$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2216
$4795
🏠 One person rent
$391
$1248
🏘️ Family rent
$655
$2038
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$498
$3638
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
44
49
😀 Quality of life
62
91
🏙️ Population
1.33M
1.02M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 56% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6080th and 1688th ($931 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 22nd 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 1.7 months in Ottawa. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 5620th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Ottawa

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Barranquilla Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.23
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$5.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$440
$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.96%
4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1444
$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$634
$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.1
$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.1
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.1
$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.6
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2577
$17263

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1839
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$2189
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1674
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1848
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1864
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1914
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1903
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1913
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1451
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1929
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1917
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1905
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$2058
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1852
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1816
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1863
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1828
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1901
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1828
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1921
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1874
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1937
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2051
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1861
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1817
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1829
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1702
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875