Cost of living in Cali, Colombia

The cost of living in Cali, Colombia is approximately 733 $ per month for a single person, including rent.

For a family of four, it's around 1821 $, also including rent.

Cost of living in Cali

Cost of Living, one person, including rent
733 $
Without Rent
446 $
Rent & Utilities
287 $
Food
252 $
Transport
112 $
Monthly Salary, after tax
420 $
GDP per Capita
6,980 $
Freedom Index
6.54
Lifespan
74 years
Speak English
4%
Population
2.5M

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Restaurants

Lunch menu, inexpensive restaurant 4.68 $
Dinner 22.9 $
Fast food, McDonalds or KFC 6.84 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 1.21 $
Capuccino 1.91 $
Coke, 330ml 0.92 $

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Markets

Milk, 1 L or 1 qt 1.25 $
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1 lb 1.43 $
Rice, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.18 $
Eggs, 12 pack 2.58 $
Cheese, 1 kg or 2 lb 5.09 $
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2 lb 5.38 $
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2 lb 8.28 $
Apples, 1 kg or 2 lb 2.56 $
Banana, 1 kg or 2 lb 0.85 $
Oranges, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.22 $
Tomato, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.13 $
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 0.97 $
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.19 $
Water, 1 L or 1 qt 0.54 $
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz 1.59 $
Wine, 750 mL bottle 10.3 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 1.07 $
Cigarette pack 2.26 $

Transportation

One-way Ticket 0.64 $
Monthly Pass 24.8 $
Gas or Petrol, 1l or 0.26 gal 0.9 $
Taxi, 8 km 13.6 $

Personal Care

Doctor Visit, private clinic 32.1 $
Cold medicine, for 1 week 4.97 $
Hair Shampoo, 400 ml or 12 oz. 3.27 $
Toilet paper, 4 rolls 1.95 $
Toothpaste, 1 tube 1.3 $

Utilities per Month

1 person, electricity, heating, water & garbage 46 $
Family of 4, electricity, heating, water & garbage 71 $
Internet plan, +60 Mbps 20.9 $

Rent per Month

1 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 40 sq.m 208 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 85 sq.m 345 $
1 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 40 sq.m 267 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 85 sq.m 455 $

Buy Apartment Price

Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment, in city center 969 $
Price per Square Meter to Buy House, in suburbs 926 $

Salaries and Financing

Average Monthly Net Salary, after tax 42 $
Mortgage Interest Rate, for 20 years fixed-rate 11.72%

Sports and Leisure

Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 21.6 $
Cinema, 1 seat 4.34 $
Haircut 8.01 $

Clothing and Shoes

Brand Sneakers, mid-range, Nike or similar 95.8 $
Brand Jeans, Levis 501 54 $

Childcare

Preschool, full day, monthly for 1 child 226 $
International Primary School, yearly for 1 child 6,178 $

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Curacao
Cali vs Willemstad (Willemstad is 90% more expensive) Cali vs Barber (Barber is 90% more expensive)
Uruguay
Cali vs Montevideo (Montevideo is 82% more expensive) Cali vs Salto (Salto is 35% more expensive) Cali vs Ciudad de la Costa (Ciudad de la Costa is 60% more expensive) Cali vs Rivera (Rivera is 3% more expensive) Cali vs Maldonado (Maldonado is 32% more expensive) Cali vs Paysandu (Paysandu is 5% more expensive) Cali vs Tacuarembo (Tacuarembo is 13% more expensive) Cali vs Melo (Melo is 1% less expensive) Cali vs Mercedes (Mercedes is 40% more expensive) Cali vs Artigas (Artigas is 20% more expensive)
Trinidad And Tobago
Cali vs Chaguanas (Chaguanas is 46% more expensive) Cali vs Port of Spain (Port of Spain is 59% more expensive) Cali vs San Fernando (San Fernando is 32% more expensive) Cali vs Scarborough (Scarborough is 50% more expensive) Cali vs San Juan (San Juan is 59% more expensive)
Chile
Cali vs Santiago (Santiago is 64% more expensive) Cali vs Puente Alto (Puente Alto is 31% more expensive) Cali vs Antofagasta (Antofagasta is 44% more expensive) Cali vs Vina del Mar (Vina del Mar is 27% more expensive) Cali vs San Bernardo (San Bernardo is 17% more expensive) Cali vs Valparaiso (Valparaiso is 31% more expensive) Cali vs Temuco (Temuco is 20% more expensive) Cali vs Rancagua (Rancagua is 15% more expensive) Cali vs Concepcion (Concepcion is 26% more expensive) Cali vs Talca (Talca is 16% more expensive)
Guyana
Cali vs Georgetown (Georgetown is 35% more expensive) Cali vs Linden (Linden is 38% more expensive) Cali vs New Amsterdam (New Amsterdam is 38% more expensive)
Mexico
Cali vs Mexico City (Mexico City is 62% more expensive) Cali vs Tijuana (Tijuana is 43% more expensive) Cali vs Ecatepec de Morelos (Ecatepec de Morelos is 0% more expensive) Cali vs Leon (Leon is 2% less expensive) Cali vs Zapopan (Zapopan is 38% more expensive) Cali vs Guadalajara (Guadalajara is 34% more expensive) Cali vs Puebla (Puebla is 28% more expensive) Cali vs Ciudad Juarez (Ciudad Juarez is 33% more expensive) Cali vs Monterrey (Monterrey is 71% more expensive) Cali vs Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl (Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl is 1% less expensive)
Suriname
Cali vs Paramaribo (Paramaribo is 19% more expensive) Cali vs Nieuw Nickerie (Nieuw Nickerie is 15% more expensive)
Ecuador
Cali vs Guayaquil (Guayaquil is 24% more expensive) Cali vs Quito (Quito is 23% more expensive) Cali vs Cuenca (Cuenca is 5% more expensive) Cali vs Santo Domingo (Santo Domingo is 19% less expensive) Cali vs Duran (Duran is 10% more expensive) Cali vs Machala (Machala is 19% less expensive) Cali vs Manta (Manta is 19% more expensive) Cali vs Portoviejo (Portoviejo is 4% more expensive) Cali vs Loja (Loja is 16% less expensive) Cali vs Quevedo (Quevedo is 11% less expensive)
Peru
Cali vs Lima (Lima is 35% more expensive) Cali vs Arequipa (Arequipa is 24% less expensive) Cali vs Trujillo (Trujillo is 5% less expensive) Cali vs Chiclayo (Chiclayo is 30% less expensive) Cali vs Callao (Callao is 6% more expensive) Cali vs Piura (Piura is 23% less expensive) Cali vs Cusco (Cusco is 12% less expensive) Cali vs Chimbote (Chimbote is 32% less expensive) Cali vs Huancayo (Huancayo is 19% less expensive) Cali vs Iquitos (Iquitos is 7% less expensive)
Venezuela
Cali vs Caracas (Caracas is 43% more expensive) Cali vs Maracaibo (Maracaibo is 4% less expensive) Cali vs Valencia (Valencia is 7% more expensive) Cali vs Maracay (Maracay is 1% less expensive) Cali vs Barquisimeto (Barquisimeto is 2% less expensive) Cali vs Barinas (Barinas is 9% more expensive) Cali vs Ciudad Guayana (Ciudad Guayana is 22% more expensive) Cali vs Catia La Mar (Catia La Mar is 29% more expensive) Cali vs Ciudad Bolivar (Ciudad Bolivar is 19% more expensive) Cali vs Santa Teresa del Tuy (Santa Teresa del Tuy is 24% more expensive)
Colombia
Cali vs Bogota (Bogota is 18% more expensive) Cali vs Medellin (Medellin is 19% more expensive) Cali vs Cali (Cali has similar costs) Cali vs Barranquilla (Barranquilla is 8% more expensive) Cali vs Cartagena (Cartagena is 2% more expensive) Cali vs Cucuta (Cucuta is 25% less expensive) Cali vs Soacha (Soacha is 2% more expensive) Cali vs Soledad (Soledad is 15% more expensive) Cali vs Villavicencio (Villavicencio is 35% less expensive) Cali vs Bucaramanga (Bucaramanga is 12% less expensive)
Brazil
Cali vs Sao Paulo (Sao Paulo is 38% more expensive) Cali vs Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro is 30% more expensive) Cali vs Brasilia (Brasilia is 10% more expensive) Cali vs Fortaleza (Fortaleza is 2% less expensive) Cali vs Salvador (Salvador is 1% more expensive) Cali vs Belo Horizonte (Belo Horizonte is 7% more expensive) Cali vs Manaus (Manaus is 9% more expensive) Cali vs Curitiba (Curitiba is 5% more expensive) Cali vs Recife (Recife is 6% more expensive) Cali vs Goiania (Goiania is 11% less expensive)
Argentina
Cali vs Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires is 24% more expensive) Cali vs Cordoba (Cordoba is 26% more expensive) Cali vs Rosario (Rosario is 14% less expensive) Cali vs San Miguel de Tucuman (San Miguel de Tucuman is 5% less expensive) Cali vs Mar del Plata (Mar del Plata is 2% more expensive) Cali vs Salta (Salta is 1% less expensive) Cali vs San Juan (San Juan is 10% less expensive) Cali vs Lanus (Lanus is 10% more expensive) Cali vs Santiago del Estero (Santiago del Estero is 47% less expensive) Cali vs Santa Fe (Santa Fe is 3% less expensive)
Bolivia
Cali vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Santa Cruz de la Sierra is 4% more expensive) Cali vs La Paz (La Paz is 8% less expensive) Cali vs El Alto (El Alto is 13% less expensive) Cali vs Cochabamba (Cochabamba is 27% less expensive) Cali vs Sucre (Sucre is 10% less expensive) Cali vs Oruro (Oruro is 18% less expensive) Cali vs Potosi (Potosi is 32% less expensive) Cali vs Tarija (Tarija is 14% less expensive) Cali vs Sacaba (Sacaba is 27% less expensive) Cali vs Trinidad (Trinidad is 5% more expensive)
Paraguay
Cali vs Asuncion (Asuncion is 9% less expensive) Cali vs Ciudad del Este (Ciudad del Este is 28% less expensive) Cali vs Luque (Luque is 18% less expensive) Cali vs San Lorenzo (San Lorenzo is 15% less expensive) Cali vs Pedro Juan Caballero (Pedro Juan Caballero is 29% less expensive) Cali vs Caaguazu (Caaguazu is 44% less expensive) Cali vs Encarnacion (Encarnacion is 30% less expensive) Cali vs Coronel Oviedo (Coronel Oviedo is 27% less expensive) Cali vs Concepcion (Concepcion is 26% less expensive)