Barranquilla vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Barranquilla	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$843	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2007	$3776
🏠 One person rent	$347	$826
🏘️ Family rent	$578	$1323
🍽️ Food expenses	$275	$538
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$510	$2731
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	44	38
😀 Quality of life	57	88
🏙️ Population	1.33M	549K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 48% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 6481st and 3402nd ($843 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 116th in Colombia and Canada, respectively. Check Colombia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Barranquilla ranked 5th best city to live in Colombia vs Quebec City ranked 25th in Canada, while ranked 6147th and 300th 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	$5.33	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.2	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$714
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$1419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$1141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.5	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$82.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22	$44.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.07%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1111	$9628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$736	$3472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.43	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.89	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.67	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.49	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.33	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$79
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.5	$816
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1929	$6103

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$883
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$831
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$929
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$847
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$1105
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$654
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$667
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$547
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$735
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$715
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$669
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$663
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$714
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$704
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$714
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$701
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$682
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$721
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$684
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$674
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$620
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$673
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$677
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$673
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$671
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$684
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$693
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$686
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$695
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$722
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$695
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$728
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$881
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$677
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$692
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$1030
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1371
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$950
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1377

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1622
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1019
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1470
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1136
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1388
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1363
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1420
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1455
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1077
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1223
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1486
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1449
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1304
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1120
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1776
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1767
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1786
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1766
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1820
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1853
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1842
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2055
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1903
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1911
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1814
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1930
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1892
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1763