Barranquilla vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1892
$4945
🏠 One person rent
$354
$1327
🏘️ Family rent
$596
$2038
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$603
🚐 Transport expenses
$99
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$3150
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
48
50
😀 Quality of life
50
89
🏙️ Population
1.33M
1.02M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 65% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6480th and 1290th ($789 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 23rd 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 1.4 months in Ottawa. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 6211th and 167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barranquilla Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$5.89
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.4
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$758
$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1051
$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.19
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.54
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.8
$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.6
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$129
$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3168
$20100

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$840
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$831
72 km or 44 mi Santa Marta
$979
77 km or 48 mi Minca
$863
100 km or 62 mi Cartagena
$748
177 km or 110 mi Valledupar
$558
191 km or 119 mi Magangue
$582
196 km or 122 mi Sincelejo
$506
216 km or 134 mi Riohacha
$582
222 km or 138 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$638
263 km or 164 mi Machiques
$651
273 km or 169 mi Monteria
$620
282 km or 176 mi Maicao
$451
341 km or 212 mi Ocana
$590
347 km or 216 mi Maracaibo
$706
373 km or 232 mi Cabimas
$696
381 km or 236 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$654
383 km or 238 mi Turbo
$634
384 km or 238 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$656
391 km or 243 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$666
423 km or 263 mi Cucuta
$552
435 km or 270 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
441 km or 274 mi La Grita
$617
446 km or 277 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
450 km or 280 mi Tariba
$598
451 km or 280 mi Rubio
$598
453 km or 282 mi San Cristobal
$592
466 km or 289 mi Bucaramanga
$642
471 km or 293 mi Floridablanca
$584
481 km or 299 mi Merida
$674
507 km or 315 mi Valera
$705
510 km or 317 mi Trujillo
$685
510 km or 317 mi Punto Fijo
$628
522 km or 324 mi Bello
$789
523 km or 325 mi Carora
$688
531 km or 330 mi Socopo
$670
532 km or 330 mi Medellin
$873
534 km or 332 mi Pacora
$1249
540 km or 335 mi Envigado
$871
544 km or 338 mi Tocumen
$1231

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1542
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2336
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1677
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$2004
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1828
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1897
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1799
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1751
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1791
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1828
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1912
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1964
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1996
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1871
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1686
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1849
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1861
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1954
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1821
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1927
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1896
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1960
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2057
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1878
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1823
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1845
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1740
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884