Cost of living comparison

Ottawa, Canada

compared to

Ibague, Colombia

Ibague vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Ibague is 53.9% cheaper than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 63.4% less in Ibague
Groceries: pay 53.1% less in Ibague
Transportation: pay 33.0% less in Ibague
Housing: pay 74.7% less in Ibague
Childcare: pay 69.8% less in Ibague
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.3% less in Ibague
Clothing: pay 21.7% less in Ibague

Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Ibague.

Ibague vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ibague instead of Ottawa, you would:

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pay 63.4% less for restaurants

	Ottawa	Ibague
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.96 CA$24.86	$5.00 COP21,501.34	-72.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.78 CA$14.92	$4.62 COP19,871.13	-57.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.17 CA$3.00	$0.81 COP3,477.45	-62.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.53 CA$2.12	$0.59 COP2,533.57	-61.5%
Average			-63.4%

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pay 53.1% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Ibague
Bread 1 loaf	$2.65 CA$3.67	$1.34 COP5,771.18	-49.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.28 CA$8.69	$2.21 COP9,510.11	-64.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.92 CA$13.74	$4.49 COP19,325.20	-54.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.31 CA$4.59	$2.14 COP9,191.48	-35.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.89 CA$8.15	$2.23 COP9,577.19	-62.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.93 CA$2.68	$1.19 COP5,124.19	-38.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 CA$0.88	$0.48 COP2,061.45	-24.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 CA$2.00	$0.55 COP2,385.37	-61.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.69 CA$2.34	$0.54 COP2,305.15	-68.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 CA$1.66	$0.48 COP2,083.69	-59.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.31 CA$1.81	$0.46 COP1,999.03	-64.4%
Average			-53.1%

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pay 33.0% less for transportation

	Ottawa	Ibague
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.15 CA$5.74	$2.99 COP12,858.26	-28.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.50 CA$128.04	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,412.64 CA$33,790.41	$15,009.35 COP64,581,160.99	-38.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.80 CA$26.02	$12.69 COP54,605.86	-32.5%
Average			-33.0%

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pay 74.7% less for housing

	Ottawa	Ibague
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.21 CA$69.50	$23.09 COP99,355.63	-54.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,425.51 CA$1,973.10	$161.64 COP695,489.43	-88.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,269.57 CA$1,757.25	$115.46 COP496,778.16	-90.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$131.33 CA$181.78	$45.91 COP197,542.37	-65.0%
Average			-74.7%

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pay 69.8% less for childcare

	Ottawa	Ibague
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$999.72 CA$1,383.75	$231.19 COP994,748.59	-76.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,936.07 CA$27,594.24	$7,422.81 COP31,938,319.62	-62.8%
Average			-69.8%

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pay 61.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Ibague
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.75 CA$7.96	$0.92 COP3,974.23	-83.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.71 CA$5.14	$1.31 COP5,630.15	-64.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.93 CA$17.90	$2.31 COP9,935.56	-82.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.27 CA$64.04	$41.56 COP178,840.14	-10.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.78 CA$14.92	$3.69 COP15,896.90	-65.7%
Average			-61.3%

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pay 21.7% less for clothing

	Ottawa	Ibague
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.20 CA$79.17	$51.44 COP221,351.04	-10.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.39 CA$61.44	$42.05 COP180,914.84	-5.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.78 CA$135.34	$84.96 COP365,558.94	-13.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.86 CA$153.44	$46.18 COP198,711.26	-58.3%
Average			-21.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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