Barranquilla vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Barranquilla	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2156	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$385	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$490	$3871
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	44	49
😀 Quality of life	61	92
🏙️ Population	1.33M	1.02M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 57% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6275th and 1668th ($909 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 27th 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 1.8 months in Ottawa. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 5863rd and 123rd 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	$6.08	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.13	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$564	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.8	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.09%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1267	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$633	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.2	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.6	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.21	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$74.1	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2229	$17337

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891