Brasilia vs Cali - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brasilia	Cali
🚶 Cost of living one person	$765	$748
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2266	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$296	$287
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$513
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$501	$394
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	28	45
😀 Quality of life	56	50
🏙️ Population	2.82M	2.47M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 2% more expensive than in Cali. Cities ranked 6598th and 6679th ($765 vs $748) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 12th in Brazil and Colombia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 0.5 months in Cali. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Cali ranked 4th in Colombia, while ranked 5716th and 6204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Cali

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	Brasilia	Cali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.98	$4.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.33
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$536
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$384
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	13.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2296	$992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$798
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.12	$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$5.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$5.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$8.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.7	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$5.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$4.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.7	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$55.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14627	$6351

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$653
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$508
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$615
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$606
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$596
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$606
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$595
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$630
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$630
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$558
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$601
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$581
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$529
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$604
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$595
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$578
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$548
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$571
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$557
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$522
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$564
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$608
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$603
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$536
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$573
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$531
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$582
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$568
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$580
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$671
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$625
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$558
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$590

Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$666
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$742
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$513
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$477
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$557
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$598
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$649
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$605
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$680
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$529
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$493
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$653
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$410
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$705
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$514
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$674
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$794
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$887
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$571
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$531
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$897
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$906
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$497
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$709
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$839
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$519
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$563
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$884
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$882
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$534
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$722
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$664
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$648
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$573
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$651
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$645