Cali vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1853
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$273
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$469
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$445
$883
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
45
94
😀 Quality of life
53
73
🏙️ Population
2.47M
20.9M

The cost of living in Cali is 12% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 6693rd and 7269th ($720 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 196th 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 6111th and 1633rd 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
$4.67
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.66
$4.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.2
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.8
$51.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.55%
4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1167
$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1105
$2044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.55
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.52
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.1
$4.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.5
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.78
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.5
$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.6
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6394
$18347

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$611
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$608
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$594
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$578
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$607
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$602
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$598
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$603
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$625
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$562
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$615
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$535
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$619
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$596
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$530
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$589
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$548
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$545
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$674
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$597
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$625
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$435
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$525
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$620
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$646
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$564
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$566
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$554
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$712
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$559
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$566
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$568
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$593
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$616
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$576
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$570
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$552
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$580
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$587