Canada vs Colombia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada Colombia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1980
$757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4423
$1890
🏠 One person rent
$1179
$322
🏘️ Family rent
$1939
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$550
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2816
$398
💸 GDP per capita
$53431
$6947
😃 Human freedom index
8.74
6.95
❤️ Life expectancy
81.3
73.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
39
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
4.2%
🎓 Higher education
99
77
😀 Quality of life
87
36
🏙️ Population
37M
52.3M

The average cost of living in Canada ($1980) is 161% more expensive than in Colombia ($757). Canada ranked 15th vs 129th for Colombia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Canada compared to 0.5 months in Colombia. Ranked 17th and 129th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Canada vs Colombia

We calculate prices for Canada and Colombia as a population-weighted mean of 153 and 50 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Canada Colombia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$5.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.6
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$7.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.32
$1.38
 Cappuccino
$3.71
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$324
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2026
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1688
$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$81.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
13.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5833
$1453
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4502
$1150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.3
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$12.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.37
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$5.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$5.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$7.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.7
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.1
$5.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$4.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$4.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.4
$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$6.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.8
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$774
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12417
$5870

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In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2453
2.79M
Montreal
$1857
1.8M
Calgary
$2077
1.31M
Ottawa
$2055
1.02M
Edmonton
$1769
1.01M
Mississauga
$2370
718K
Vancouver
$2488
662K
Winnipeg
$1777
750K
Brampton
$1946
656K
Hamilton
$2017
569K
Surrey
$2280
568K
Quebec City
$1644
549K
Halifax
$2086
440K
London
$1936
422K
Markham
$2291
339K
Laval
$1900
438K
Vaughan
$2267
323K
Gatineau
$1768
291K
Burnaby
$2495
249K
Kitchener
$2056
257K
Longueuil
$1835
254K
Burlington
$2185
187K
Saskatoon
$1786
266K
Windsor
$1694
230K
Richmond
$2093
210K
Oakville
$2142
214K
Richmond Hill
$2447
202K
Regina
$1540
226K
Oshawa
$1554
175K
Sherbrooke
$1395
175K

In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$887
8.03M
Medellin
$906
2.53M
Cali
$748
2.47M
Barranquilla
$773
1.33M
Cartagena
$760
915K
Cucuta
$562
806K
Soacha
$794
783K
Soledad
$741
676K
Pereira
$680
591K
Bucaramanga
$657
615K
Manizales
$653
454K
Bello
$839
562K
Villavicencio
$497
664K
Valledupar
$565
544K
Buenaventura
$742
424K
Ibague
$529
541K
Santa Marta
$837
516K
Pasto
$514
411K
Monteria
$645
400K
Palmira
$666
359K
Neiva
$557
380K
Barrancabermeja
$1031
300K
Floridablanca
$648
267K
Envigado
$897
229K
Armenia
$598
301K
Popayan
$477
301K
Sincelejo
$524
287K
Tulua
$513
219K
Tumaco
$571
213K
Zipaquira
$709
196K