Canada vs Colombia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada Colombia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2042
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4548
$1826
🏠 One person rent
$1225
$309
🏘️ Family rent
$1996
$535
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2938
$377
💸 GDP per capita
$54918
$6624
😃 Human freedom index
8.55
6.54
❤️ Life expectancy
82.6
72.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
76
40
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
4.2%
🎓 Higher education
99
77
😀 Quality of life
90
37
🏙️ Population
37M
49.1M

The average cost of living in Canada ($2042) is 178% more expensive than in Colombia ($735). Canada ranked 14th vs 127th 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 15th and 132nd 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
$15.6
$4.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.9
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$6.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$1.24
 Cappuccino
$3.72
$1.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1185
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2058
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1718
$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.1
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.8
$23.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
13.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7111
$1313
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5230
$1235
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.57
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$13.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$7.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$2.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$5.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.92
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.7
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$4.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.1
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$6.12
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.1
$85.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$819
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13520
$5704

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2576
2.79M
Montreal
$1821
1.76M
Calgary
$2113
1.31M
Edmonton
$1732
1.01M
Ottawa
$2170
1.02M
Mississauga
$2600
722K
Vancouver
$2564
662K
Hamilton
$2244
569K
Winnipeg
$1714
705K
Brampton
$2128
594K
Surrey
$2407
518K
Quebec City
$1658
549K
London
$2067
422K
Markham
$2358
329K
Laval
$1874
438K
Halifax
$2159
440K
Vaughan
$2390
306K
Burnaby
$2595
233K
Gatineau
$1530
291K
Burlington
$2293
183K
Kitchener
$2084
233K
Longueuil
$1962
254K
Saskatoon
$1858
246K
Oakville
$2192
194K
Oshawa
$1598
159K
Richmond
$2255
198K
Richmond Hill
$2622
195K
Windsor
$1790
217K
Regina
$1526
215K
Kingston
$1412
124K

In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$883
7.74M
Cali
$720
2.47M
Medellin
$867
2.53M
Cartagena
$877
1.04M
Barranquilla
$780
1.27M
Soacha
$724
660K
Villavicencio
$530
664K
Cucuta
$708
750K
Manizales
$727
434K
Pereira
$639
591K
Bucaramanga
$649
581K
Santa Marta
$705
516K
Monteria
$633
505K
Bello
$778
372K
Buenaventura
$552
424K
Envigado
$812
229K
Soledad
$851
456K
Tunja
$511
410K
Palmira
$648
349K
Ibague
$525
541K
Valledupar
$519
544K
Neiva
$507
353K
Pasto
$511
308K
Barrancabermeja
$592
300K
Armenia
$551
301K
Floridablanca
$612
267K
Popayan
$455
301K
Tulua
$493
219K
Sincelejo
$536
287K
Tumaco
$533
213K