Canada vs Colombia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada Colombia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2076
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4665
$1803
🏠 One person rent
$1239
$317
🏘️ Family rent
$2059
$537
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$97.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2944
$369
💸 GDP per capita
$53372
$6980
😃 Human freedom index
8.55
6.54
❤️ Life expectancy
81.3
73.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
76
40
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
4.2%
🎓 Higher education
99
77
😀 Quality of life
88
36
🏙️ Population
37M
49.1M

The average cost of living in Canada ($2076) is 182% more expensive than in Colombia ($735). Canada ranked 15th vs 130th 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 19th and 131st 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
$16.2
$5.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.9
$22.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$1.33
 Cappuccino
$3.92
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.02
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1222
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1060
$228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2160
$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1790
$409
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$51
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$78.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.9
$21.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
13.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6407
$1307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4825
$1150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.6
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.5
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$12.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.21
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$4.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$4.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$7.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.9
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.75
$5.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.2
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$3.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$6.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.9
$83.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$832
$207
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13109
$5687

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In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2575
2.79M
Montreal
$1954
1.76M
Calgary
$2149
1.31M
Ottawa
$2236
1.02M
Edmonton
$1785
1.01M
Mississauga
$2472
718K
Vancouver
$2650
662K
Winnipeg
$1754
750K
Brampton
$2127
656K
Hamilton
$2154
569K
Surrey
$2417
568K
Quebec City
$1791
549K
London
$2040
422K
Markham
$2398
339K
Halifax
$2196
440K
Burnaby
$2589
249K
Laval
$1996
438K
Vaughan
$2332
323K
Kitchener
$2144
257K
Gatineau
$1542
291K
Burlington
$2297
187K
Longueuil
$1896
254K
Saskatoon
$1793
266K
Windsor
$1793
230K
Richmond
$2220
210K
Oakville
$2266
214K
Oshawa
$1635
175K
Richmond Hill
$2618
202K
Regina
$1678
226K
Waterloo
$2095
121K

In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$868
7.74M
Medellin
$873
2.53M
Cali
$733
2.47M
Barranquilla
$789
1.33M
Cartagena
$748
915K
Cucuta
$552
806K
Bucaramanga
$642
615K
Soledad
$840
676K
Pereira
$641
591K
Soacha
$748
783K
Bello
$789
562K
Villavicencio
$475
664K
Buenaventura
$718
424K
Santa Marta
$979
516K
Valledupar
$558
544K
Manizales
$653
454K
Pasto
$488
411K
Palmira
$652
359K
Monteria
$620
400K
Neiva
$520
380K
Ibague
$501
541K
Barrancabermeja
$573
300K
Envigado
$871
229K
Armenia
$541
301K
Floridablanca
$584
267K
Popayan
$462
301K
Sincelejo
$506
287K
Tulua
$477
219K
Tumaco
$544
213K
Zipaquira
$681
196K