Buenos Aires vs Cali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Cali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1207
$829
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2929
$2097
🏠 One person rent
$536
$318
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$288
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$799
$453
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
79
47
😀 Quality of life
77
60
🏙️ Population
3.12M
2.47M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 46% more expensive than in Cali. Cities ranked 4761st and 6645th ($1207 vs $829) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 14th 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 4th in Colombia, while ranked 1226th and 5917th 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
$17.2
$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$8.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.81
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$300
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$396
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$555
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.6
$57.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$89.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$24.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.08%
11.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2734
$1099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2026
$890
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.58
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.43
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$5.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.7
$5.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$6.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.96
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$8.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6078
$6650

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$815
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$938
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$747
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$918
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$1017
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$901
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1021
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$653
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$863
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1055
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1062
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$587
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1050
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1111
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$1034
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$903
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$920
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$866
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$1014
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$810
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1055
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$905
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1050
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$706
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1104
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$851
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$908
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$906
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$758
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$1018
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$1028
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$927
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$947
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$904
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$1025
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$999
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$900
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$1015
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$962
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$965

Cities near Cali

Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Palmira
$746
74 km or 46 mi Buenaventura
$825
80 km or 50 mi Tulua
$537
111 km or 69 mi Popayan
$606
148 km or 92 mi Neiva
$592
154 km or 96 mi Armenia
$719
160 km or 100 mi Cartago
$738
170 km or 105 mi Salento
$709
178 km or 111 mi Pereira
$789
184 km or 114 mi Ibague
$529
213 km or 132 mi Girardot
$547
214 km or 133 mi Manizales
$717
227 km or 141 mi Florencia
$514
251 km or 156 mi Quibdo
$757
262 km or 163 mi Pasto
$637
285 km or 177 mi Facatativa
$777
285 km or 177 mi Soacha
$919
301 km or 187 mi Bogota
$1062
308 km or 192 mi Tumaco
$663
316 km or 196 mi Ipiales
$640
321 km or 200 mi Envigado
$992
329 km or 204 mi Medellin
$1071
330 km or 205 mi Villavicencio
$575
330 km or 205 mi Zipaquira
$813
339 km or 210 mi Bello
$915
386 km or 240 mi Ibarra
$569
421 km or 261 mi Tunja
$667
446 km or 277 mi Esmeraldas
$613
463 km or 288 mi Quito
$902
469 km or 291 mi Duitama
$1019
471 km or 293 mi Sogamoso
$614
500 km or 311 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
504 km or 313 mi Yopal
$750
506 km or 314 mi Santo Domingo
$598
518 km or 322 mi Turbo
$764
554 km or 344 mi Floridablanca
$744
556 km or 346 mi Bucaramanga
$754
571 km or 354 mi Ambato
$538
595 km or 369 mi Quevedo
$656
596 km or 370 mi Monteria
$703