Cali vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$829
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2097
$1735
🏠 One person rent
$318
$281
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$288
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$81.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$1050
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
47
89
😀 Quality of life
60
75
🏙️ Population
2.47M
20.9M

The cost of living in Cali is 24% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 6645th and 7467th ($829 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 88th 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 1.6 months in Chengdu. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Chengdu ranked 5th in China, while ranked 5917th and 1710th 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
$4.79
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.04
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$555
$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$367
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$46.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.5
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.68%
3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1099
$3917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$890
$2027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.09
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$9.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.92
$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$4.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$5.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.2
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.39
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.1
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$256
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6650
$13059

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Palmira
$746
74 km or 46 mi Buenaventura
$825
80 km or 50 mi Tulua
$537
111 km or 69 mi Popayan
$606
148 km or 92 mi Neiva
$592
154 km or 96 mi Armenia
$719
160 km or 100 mi Cartago
$738
170 km or 105 mi Salento
$709
178 km or 111 mi Pereira
$789
184 km or 114 mi Ibague
$529
213 km or 132 mi Girardot
$547
214 km or 133 mi Manizales
$717
227 km or 141 mi Florencia
$514
251 km or 156 mi Quibdo
$757
262 km or 163 mi Pasto
$637
285 km or 177 mi Facatativa
$777
285 km or 177 mi Soacha
$919
301 km or 187 mi Bogota
$1062
308 km or 192 mi Tumaco
$663
316 km or 196 mi Ipiales
$640
321 km or 200 mi Envigado
$992
329 km or 204 mi Medellin
$1071
330 km or 205 mi Villavicencio
$575
330 km or 205 mi Zipaquira
$813
339 km or 210 mi Bello
$915
386 km or 240 mi Ibarra
$569
421 km or 261 mi Tunja
$667
446 km or 277 mi Esmeraldas
$613
463 km or 288 mi Quito
$902
469 km or 291 mi Duitama
$1019
471 km or 293 mi Sogamoso
$614
500 km or 311 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
504 km or 313 mi Yopal
$750
506 km or 314 mi Santo Domingo
$598
518 km or 322 mi Turbo
$764
554 km or 344 mi Floridablanca
$744
556 km or 346 mi Bucaramanga
$754
571 km or 354 mi Ambato
$538
595 km or 369 mi Quevedo
$656
596 km or 370 mi Monteria
$703

Cities near Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$625
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$617
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$600
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$584
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$621
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$612
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$588
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$611
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$629
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$566
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$628
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$540
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$595
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$598
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$576
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$581
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$595
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$679
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$607
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$612
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$572
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$564
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$599
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$600
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$608
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$606
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$581
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$601
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$627
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$612
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$615
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$596
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$603
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$687
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$566
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$591
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$594
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$578
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$580