Cali vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$733
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$1808
🏠 One person rent
$287
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$459
$445
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$87
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$420
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
45
94
😀 Quality of life
51
72
🏙️ Population
2.47M
20.9M

The cost of living in Cali is 11% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 6748th and 7209th ($733 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 151st 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 1.4 months in Chengdu. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Chengdu ranked 7th in China, while ranked 6170th and 1933rd 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
$4.68
$2.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.84
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.42
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$175
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$455
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$345
$329
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.4
$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$52.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.72%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$969
$4168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$926
$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.97
$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.6
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.34
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6178
$15153

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591