Cali vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cali	Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$759	$1176
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1941	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$279	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$476	$768
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$457
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$395	$296
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	45	54
😀 Quality of life	57	52
🏙️ Population	2.47M	2.25M

The cost of living in Cali is 35% less expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 6830th and 4759th ($759 vs $1176) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in Colombia and Venezuela, respectively. Check Colombia vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 0.3 months in Caracas. Cali ranked 6th best city to live in Colombia vs Caracas ranked 1st in Venezuela, while ranked 6175th and 6470th 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	$4.9	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$56.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.12	$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$524
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$192	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$921
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$350	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.4	$19.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.2	$29.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.52%	21.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1046	$1104
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$838	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$9.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$8.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.1	$8.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$5.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$4.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$6.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$3.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$78.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.79	$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.7	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$15.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.4	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$242	$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6322	$4885

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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

Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$989
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$969
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1015
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$963
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$757
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$712
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$787
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$890
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$894
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$803
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$813
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$775
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$742
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$768
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$743
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$716
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$768
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$791
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$719
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$779
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$739
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$714
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$733
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$843
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$730
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$779
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$803
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2005
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$650
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$760
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$908
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$618
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$627
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$719