Baltimore vs Cali - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Baltimore	Cali
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$850
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5241	$2137
🏠 One person rent	$1309	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$2141	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$623	$294
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4251	$505
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	97	47
😀 Quality of life	91	62
🏙️ Population	586K	2.47M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 162% more expensive than in Cali. Cities ranked 1429th and 6549th ($2224 vs $850) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1183rd and 17th in the United States and Colombia, respectively. Check the United States vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Baltimore compared to 0.6 months in Cali. Baltimore ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Cali ranked 4th in Colombia, while ranked 138th and 5632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Cali

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	Baltimore	Cali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$28.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$981	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1812	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$54.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$83.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.8	$24.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	11.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2495	$1128
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2320	$904
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.3	$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$2.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$8.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$6.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$25.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$5.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$9.54
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.6	$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1730	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18541	$6818

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2484
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2856
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2377
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3012
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2862
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2596
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$3016
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2678
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2769
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3350
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3031
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2695
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2913
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2275
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2318
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2801
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2367
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2508
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2799
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2803
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2793
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2341
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2222
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3338
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2095
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2608
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2205
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2379
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2037

Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$788
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$856
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$563
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$631
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$606
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$749
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$769
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$749
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$862
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$537
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$559
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$737
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$524
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$802
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$675
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$816
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$958
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$1106
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$694
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$672
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$1041
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$1162
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$593
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$858
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$1012
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$557
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$680
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$864
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$1045
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$630
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1001
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$740
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$797
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$795
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$816
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$516
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$653
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$733