Cali vs Cleveland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cali	Cleveland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$829	$1971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2097	$4638
🏠 One person rent	$318	$1161
🏘️ Family rent	$542	$1997
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$568
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$453	$3363
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	47	82
😀 Quality of life	60	87
🏙️ Population	2.47M	373K

The cost of living in Cali is 58% less expensive than in Cleveland. Cities ranked 6645th and 2121st ($829 vs $1971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1629th in Colombia and the United States, respectively. Check Colombia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 1.7 months in Cleveland. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Cleveland ranked 111th in the United States, while ranked 5917th and 357th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Cleveland

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	Cali	Cleveland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.79	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.7	$52.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.04	$9.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$5.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$1296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$863
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$555	$2390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$1531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.1	$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.5	$63.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.68%	6.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1099	$1477
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$890	$1191
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$4.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$2.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.92	$9.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.52	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.06	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.2	$73.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.39	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.1	$56.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$256	$1124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6650	$18789

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Cities near Cali

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 Cleveland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Garfield Heights	$1957
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Cleveland Heights	$1956
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Shaker Heights	$1944
11 km or 6.8 mi	Lakewood	$1953
11 km or 6.9 mi	Parma	$1921
12 km or 7.5 mi	Maple Heights	$1927
13 km or 7.8 mi	South Euclid	$1927
13 km or 8.2 mi	Parma Heights	$1936
15 km or 9.1 mi	Rocky River	$1937
15 km or 9.4 mi	Bedford	$1911
18 km or 11 mi	Euclid	$1930
19 km or 12 mi	North Royalton	$1927
22 km or 13 mi	Solon	$1874
22 km or 13 mi	North Olmsted	$1921
22 km or 14 mi	Westlake	$1928
23 km or 14 mi	Strongsville	$1911
28 km or 17 mi	Avon Lake	$1893
28 km or 18 mi	Willoughby	$1921
30 km or 18 mi	Avon	$1936
30 km or 18 mi	Brunswick	$1897
30 km or 18 mi	North Ridgeville	$1892
33 km or 21 mi	Hudson	$1843
36 km or 22 mi	Mentor	$1844
38 km or 24 mi	Elyria	$1852
40 km or 25 mi	Cuyahoga Falls	$1825
41 km or 25 mi	Stow	$1810
42 km or 26 mi	Lorain	$1807
42 km or 26 mi	Medina	$1896
45 km or 28 mi	Kent	$1712
47 km or 29 mi	Akron	$1662
51 km or 32 mi	Wadsworth	$1958
52 km or 32 mi	Barberton	$1879
61 km or 38 mi	Green	$1827
76 km or 47 mi	Warren	$1633
77 km or 48 mi	Massillon	$1752
78 km or 49 mi	Wooster	$1530
79 km or 49 mi	Alliance	$1500
79 km or 49 mi	Canton	$1451
83 km or 52 mi	Norwalk	$1935
87 km or 54 mi	Sandusky	$2149