Cali vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Cali | Chengdu | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Cali is 20% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 6830th and 7530th ($759 vs $635) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 114th in Colombia and China, respectively. Check Colombia vs China comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 1.4 months in Chengdu. Cali ranked 6th best city to live in Colombia vs Chengdu ranked 5th in China, while ranked 6175th and 1800th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 74 km or 46 mi | Buenaventura | |
| 80 km or 50 mi | Tulua | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Popayan | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Neiva | |
| 154 km or 96 mi | Armenia | |
| 160 km or 100 mi | Cartago | |
| 170 km or 105 mi | Salento | |
| 178 km or 111 mi | Pereira | |
| 184 km or 114 mi | Ibague | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | Girardot | |
| 214 km or 133 mi | Manizales | |
| 227 km or 141 mi | Florencia | |
| 251 km or 156 mi | Quibdo | |
| 262 km or 163 mi | Pasto | |
| 285 km or 177 mi | Facatativa | |
| 285 km or 177 mi | Soacha | |
| 301 km or 187 mi | Bogota | |
| 308 km or 192 mi | Tumaco | |
| 316 km or 196 mi | Ipiales | |
| 321 km or 200 mi | Envigado | |
| 329 km or 204 mi | Medellin | |
| 330 km or 205 mi | Villavicencio | |
| 330 km or 205 mi | Zipaquira | |
| 339 km or 210 mi | Bello | |
| 386 km or 240 mi |  Ibarra | |
| 421 km or 261 mi | Tunja | |
| 446 km or 277 mi | Esmeraldas | |
| 463 km or 288 mi | Quito | |
| 469 km or 291 mi | Duitama | |
| 471 km or 293 mi | Sogamoso | |
| 500 km or 311 mi | Barrancabermeja | |
| 504 km or 313 mi | Yopal | |
| 506 km or 314 mi | Santo Domingo | |
| 518 km or 322 mi | Turbo | |
| 554 km or 344 mi | Floridablanca | |
| 556 km or 346 mi | Bucaramanga | |
| 571 km or 354 mi | Ambato | |
| 595 km or 369 mi | Quevedo | |
| 596 km or 370 mi | Monteria |
Cities near Chengdu
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 38 km or 24 mi |  Chongzhou | |
| 38 km or 24 mi | Pengzhou | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | Guanghan | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Shifang | |
| 55 km or 34 mi | Jianyang | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | Dujiangyan | |
| 60 km or 38 mi | Deyang | |
| 65 km or 40 mi | Qionglai | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Meishan | |
| 77 km or 48 mi | Mianzhu | |
| 81 km or 50 mi | Ziyang | |
| 110 km or 68 mi | Mianyang | |
| 124 km or 77 mi | Leshan | |
| 127 km or 79 mi | Ya'an | |
| 127 km or 79 mi | Shehong | |
| 131 km or 81 mi | Emeishan | |
| 139 km or 87 mi | Jiangyou | |
| 145 km or 90 mi | Suining | |
| 153 km or 95 mi | Neijiang | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Zigong | |
| 188 km or 117 mi | Longchang | |
| 193 km or 120 mi | Nanchong | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | Langzhong | |
| 219 km or 136 mi | Yibin | |
| 237 km or 148 mi | Luzhou | |
| 247 km or 153 mi | Guang'an | |
| 259 km or 161 mi | Guangyuan | |
| 261 km or 162 mi | Huaying | |
| 265 km or 165 mi | Chongqing | |
| 288 km or 179 mi | Bazhong | |
| 333 km or 207 mi | Dazhou | |
| 341 km or 212 mi | Longnan | |
| 353 km or 220 mi | Xichang | |
| 372 km or 231 mi | Zhaotong | |
| 388 km or 241 mi | Hanzhong | |
| 390 km or 243 mi | Renhuai | |
| 392 km or 244 mi | Bijie | |
| 408 km or 253 mi | Wanyuan | |
| 431 km or 268 mi | Zunyi | |
| 459 km or 285 mi | Liupanshui |