Barranquilla vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Barranquilla	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2156	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$385	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$490	$2900
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	44	38
😀 Quality of life	61	88
🏙️ Population	1.33M	549K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 46% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 6275th and 3269th ($909 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 113th 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 Quebec City. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Quebec City ranked 28th in Canada, while ranked 5863rd and 332nd 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	$6.08	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.13	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$564	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.8	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.09%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1267	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$633	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.2	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.6	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.21	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$74.1	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2229	$7052

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934