Cali vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cali	Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$720	$975
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1853	$2332
🏠 One person rent	$273	$357
🏘️ Family rent	$469	$583
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$445	$195
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	45	54
😀 Quality of life	53	41
🏙️ Population	2.47M	2.25M

The cost of living in Cali is 26% less expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 6693rd and 5499th ($720 vs $975) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 2nd in Colombia and Venezuela, respectively. Check Colombia vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cali compared to 0.2 months in Caracas. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Caracas ranked 1st in Venezuela, while ranked 6111th and 7028th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Caracas

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	Cali	Caracas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.67	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$48.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.66	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.51
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$188	$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$529	$616
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$339	$500
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.2	$14.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.8	$21.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$38.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	28.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1167	$844
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1105	$1224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19	$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$6.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$7.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.92	$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.1	$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$60.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$4.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$36.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.4	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.6	$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$81.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6394	$3515

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$648
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$552
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$493
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$455
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$507
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$551
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$639
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$567
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$639
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$525
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$416
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$727
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$416
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$649
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$511
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$433
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$724
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$883
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$533
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$515
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$812
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$867
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$530
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$645
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$778
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$536
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$511
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$612
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$851
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$617
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$597
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$592
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$594
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$775
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$624
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$612
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$649
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$570
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$638
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$633

Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$854
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$839
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$880
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$846
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$812
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$815
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$823
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$823
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$720
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$723
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$696
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$640
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$581
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$648
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$612
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$705
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$728
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$688
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$713
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$755
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$691
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$685
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$712
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$699
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$684
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$707
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1783
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$663
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$769
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$719
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$653
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$708
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$687
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$692