Buenos Aires vs Cali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Cali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1139
$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2758
$1941
🏠 One person rent
$496
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$854
$476
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.9
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$797
$395
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
78
45
😀 Quality of life
78
57
🏙️ Population
3.12M
2.47M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 50% more expensive than in Cali. Cities ranked 4856th and 6830th ($1139 vs $759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 17th in Argentina and Colombia, respectively. Check Argentina vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.5 months in Cali. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Cali ranked 6th in Colombia, while ranked 1059th and 6175th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Cali

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Buenos Aires Cali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53
$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$8.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.64
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$78.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.41%
11.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2703
$1046
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1993
$838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$4.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$8.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.92
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$6.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.1
$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.51
$4.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$108
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5464
$6322

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$770
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$879
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$715
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$859
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$949
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$861
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$949
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$641
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$811
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$983
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$990
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$590
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$981
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1032
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$968
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$871
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$895
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$844
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$946
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$766
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$981
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$858
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$980
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$661
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1029
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$817
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$859
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$848
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$710
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$951
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$959
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$874
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$886
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$846
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$954
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$935
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$841
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$947
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$906
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$897

Cities near Cali

Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Palmira
$693
74 km or 46 mi Buenaventura
$782
80 km or 50 mi Tulua
$511
111 km or 69 mi Popayan
$572
148 km or 92 mi Neiva
$565
154 km or 96 mi Armenia
$667
160 km or 100 mi Cartago
$679
170 km or 105 mi Salento
$655
178 km or 111 mi Pereira
$730
184 km or 114 mi Ibague
$506
213 km or 132 mi Girardot
$515
214 km or 133 mi Manizales
$678
227 km or 141 mi Florencia
$489
251 km or 156 mi Quibdo
$708
262 km or 163 mi Pasto
$608
285 km or 177 mi Facatativa
$722
285 km or 177 mi Soacha
$848
301 km or 187 mi Bogota
$976
308 km or 192 mi Tumaco
$622
316 km or 196 mi Ipiales
$604
321 km or 200 mi Envigado
$950
329 km or 204 mi Medellin
$1030
330 km or 205 mi Villavicencio
$546
330 km or 205 mi Zipaquira
$762
339 km or 210 mi Bello
$881
386 km or 240 mi Ibarra
$585
421 km or 261 mi Tunja
$637
446 km or 277 mi Esmeraldas
$606
463 km or 288 mi Quito
$882
469 km or 291 mi Duitama
$960
471 km or 293 mi Sogamoso
$581
500 km or 311 mi Barrancabermeja
$1082
504 km or 313 mi Yopal
$777
506 km or 314 mi Santo Domingo
$598
518 km or 322 mi Turbo
$721
554 km or 344 mi Floridablanca
$686
556 km or 346 mi Bucaramanga
$693
571 km or 354 mi Ambato
$542
595 km or 369 mi Quevedo
$649
596 km or 370 mi Monteria
$663