Barranquilla vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Barranquilla	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$780	$1658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2033	$3837
🏠 One person rent	$338	$840
🏘️ Family rent	$640	$1268
🍽️ Food expenses	$251	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$343	$2472
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	48	39
😀 Quality of life	51	87
🏙️ Population	1.27M	549K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 53% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 6445th and 2827th ($780 vs $1658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 109th in Colombia and Canada, respectively. Check Colombia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.5 months in Quebec City. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Quebec City ranked 18th in Canada, while ranked 6193rd and 204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Quebec City

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	Barranquilla	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.47	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.4	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$6.4
☕ Cappuccino	$1.43	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.72	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$1298
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$531	$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.6	$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.85%	7.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$955	$10641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1192	$3317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.2	$68.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$2.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$4.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.1	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.46	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$9.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.21	$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.78	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.08	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$82.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.77	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.7	$83.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.4	$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$1142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5384	$6211

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$851
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$661
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$705
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$655
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$877
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$519
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$582
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$536
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$552
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$573
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$733
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$633
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$458
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$716
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$1029
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$681
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$624
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$680
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$873
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$708
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$595
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$617
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$592
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$592
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$593
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$589
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$649
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$612
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$664
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$705
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$701
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$627
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$778
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$691
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$662
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$867
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1182
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$812
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1171

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1653
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1529
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1560
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1342
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1053
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1379
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1588
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1468
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1567
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1585
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1587
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1397
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1586
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1783
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1835
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1772
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1882
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1906
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1962
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2105
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1821
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1949
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1808
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1874
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1912
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1813