Buenos Aires vs Cali - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Buenos Aires	Cali
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2348	$1821
🏠 One person rent	$402	$287
🏘️ Family rent	$817	$459
🍽️ Food expenses	$346	$252
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.6	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$433	$420
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	79	45
😀 Quality of life	72	51
🏙️ Population	3.12M	2.47M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 24% more expensive than in Cali. Cities ranked 6099th and 6748th ($909 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 13th in Argentina and Colombia, respectively. Check Argentina vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.6 months in Cali. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Cali ranked 3rd in Colombia, while ranked 1789th and 6170th 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	$9.98	$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$6.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$433	$267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$322	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$982	$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$679	$345
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.8	$46.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.4	$71
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.6	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	35.31%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2462	$969
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1826	$926
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.04	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.36	$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.13	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$5.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.65	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.11	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.04	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.03	$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.9	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$54
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4474	$6178

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Villa Dominico	$672
11 km or 7 mi	Lanus	$808
13 km or 7.9 mi	Wilde	$620
13 km or 8.1 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$783
14 km or 8.7 mi	Caseros	$770
14 km or 8.8 mi	Florida Este	$777
14 km or 8.9 mi	Ciudad Madero	$773
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bernal	$540
15 km or 9.4 mi	Monte Chingolo	$717
15 km or 9.6 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$777
17 km or 10 mi	La Tablada	$779
17 km or 10 mi	Quilmes	$481
18 km or 11 mi	Ramos Mejia	$764
18 km or 11 mi	San Justo	$790
19 km or 12 mi	El Palomar	$756
19 km or 12 mi	Temperley	$766
19 km or 12 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$801
19 km or 12 mi	San Isidro	$812
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Evita	$769
19 km or 12 mi	San Francisco Solano	$672
20 km or 12 mi	Villa Luzuriaga	$760
20 km or 13 mi	Rafael Calzada	$752
22 km or 13 mi	Isidro Casanova	$771
22 km or 13 mi	Ezpeleta	$627
22 km or 14 mi	Moron	$751
24 km or 15 mi	San Fernando de la Buena Vista	$801
24 km or 15 mi	Florencio Varela	$748
24 km or 15 mi	Burzaco	$740
24 km or 15 mi	Berazategui	$683
25 km or 15 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$770
25 km or 16 mi	Rafael Castillo	$759
25 km or 16 mi	Monte Grande	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ezeiza	$749
29 km or 18 mi	Longchamps	$728
29 km or 18 mi	Libertad	$748
31 km or 19 mi	Gonzalez Catan	$757
32 km or 20 mi	Glew	$721
32 km or 20 mi	Merlo	$754
36 km or 23 mi	Jose C. Paz	$767
37 km or 23 mi	Virrey del Pino	$742

Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$652
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$718
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$477
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$462
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$520
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$541
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$619
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$562
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$641
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$501
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$483
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$653
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$398
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$661
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$488
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$641
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$748
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$868
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$544
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$504
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$871
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$873
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$475
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$681
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$789
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$528
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$526
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$618
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$902
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$851
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$523
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$573
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$687
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$634
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$584
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$642
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$574
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$651
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$620