Cali vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$850
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2137
$1806
🏠 One person rent
$330
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$553
$512
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$132
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$1237
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
47
89
😀 Quality of life
62
76
🏙️ Population
2.47M
20.9M

The cost of living in Cali is 24% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 6549th and 7360th ($850 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 75th in Colombia and China, respectively. Check Colombia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cali compared to 1.8 months in Chengdu. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Chengdu ranked 6th in China, while ranked 5632nd and 1238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Chengdu

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Cali Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.09
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.4
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$2.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$346
$390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$639
$707
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.5
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.49%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$3816
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$904
$1941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.83
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.27
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.8
$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.15
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.54
$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.7
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$325
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6818
$14789

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Palmira
$788
74 km or 46 mi Buenaventura
$856
80 km or 50 mi Tulua
$563
111 km or 69 mi Popayan
$631
148 km or 92 mi Neiva
$606
154 km or 96 mi Armenia
$749
160 km or 100 mi Cartago
$769
170 km or 105 mi Salento
$749
178 km or 111 mi Pereira
$862
184 km or 114 mi Ibague
$537
213 km or 132 mi Girardot
$559
214 km or 133 mi Manizales
$737
227 km or 141 mi Florencia
$524
251 km or 156 mi Quibdo
$802
262 km or 163 mi Pasto
$675
285 km or 177 mi Facatativa
$816
285 km or 177 mi Soacha
$958
301 km or 187 mi Bogota
$1106
308 km or 192 mi Tumaco
$694
316 km or 196 mi Ipiales
$672
321 km or 200 mi Envigado
$1041
329 km or 204 mi Medellin
$1162
330 km or 205 mi Villavicencio
$593
330 km or 205 mi Zipaquira
$858
339 km or 210 mi Bello
$1012
386 km or 240 mi Ibarra
$557
421 km or 261 mi Tunja
$680
446 km or 277 mi Esmeraldas
$613
463 km or 288 mi Quito
$864
469 km or 291 mi Duitama
$1045
471 km or 293 mi Sogamoso
$630
500 km or 311 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
504 km or 313 mi Yopal
$740
506 km or 314 mi Santo Domingo
$592
518 km or 322 mi Turbo
$797
554 km or 344 mi Floridablanca
$795
556 km or 346 mi Bucaramanga
$816
571 km or 354 mi Ambato
$516
595 km or 369 mi Quevedo
$653
596 km or 370 mi Monteria
$733

Cities near Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$641
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$635
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$615
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$600
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$640
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$629
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$600
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$631
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$647
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$579
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$643
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$549
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$612
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$614
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$587
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$598
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$563
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$608
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$701
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$625
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$629
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$588
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$575
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$615
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$618
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$625
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$616
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$595
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$631
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$640
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$630
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$629
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$605
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$618
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$697
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$577
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$602
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$594