Cali vs Cleveland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cali	Cleveland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$850	$1941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2137	$4584
🏠 One person rent	$330	$1131
🏘️ Family rent	$553	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$294	$565
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$3404
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	47	82
😀 Quality of life	62	87
🏙️ Population	2.47M	373K

The cost of living in Cali is 56% less expensive than in Cleveland. Cities ranked 6549th and 2199th ($850 vs $1941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1674th 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 0.6 months in Cali compared to 1.8 months in Cleveland. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Cleveland ranked 99th in the United States, while ranked 5632nd and 320th 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	$5.09	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.4	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.81	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$5.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$5.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$346	$1252
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$840
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$639	$2221
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$1512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.4	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.8	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.5	$66.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.49%	6.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$1613
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$904	$1384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.2	$94.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.83	$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3	$9.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.65	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.31	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.8	$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.15	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$73.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.54	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.7	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$1137
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6818	$18712

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$788
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$856
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$563
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$631
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$606
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$749
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$769
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$749
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$862
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$537
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$559
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$737
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$524
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$802
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$675
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$816
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$958
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$1106
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$694
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$672
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$1041
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$1162
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$593
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$858
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$1012
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$557
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$680
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$864
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$1045
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$630
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1001
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$740
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$797
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$795
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$816
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$516
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$653
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$733

Cities near Cleveland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Garfield Heights	$1938
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Cleveland Heights	$1944
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Shaker Heights	$1943
11 km or 6.8 mi	Lakewood	$1947
11 km or 6.9 mi	Parma	$1862
12 km or 7.5 mi	Maple Heights	$1928
13 km or 7.8 mi	South Euclid	$1936
13 km or 8.2 mi	Parma Heights	$1938
15 km or 9.1 mi	Rocky River	$1935
15 km or 9.4 mi	Bedford	$1919
18 km or 11 mi	Euclid	$1923
19 km or 12 mi	North Royalton	$1930
22 km or 13 mi	Solon	$1889
22 km or 13 mi	North Olmsted	$1922
22 km or 14 mi	Westlake	$1924
23 km or 14 mi	Strongsville	$1909
28 km or 17 mi	Avon Lake	$1890
28 km or 18 mi	Willoughby	$1899
30 km or 18 mi	Avon	$1908
30 km or 18 mi	Brunswick	$1910
30 km or 18 mi	North Ridgeville	$1882
33 km or 21 mi	Hudson	$1844
36 km or 22 mi	Mentor	$1864
38 km or 24 mi	Elyria	$1821
40 km or 25 mi	Cuyahoga Falls	$1834
41 km or 25 mi	Stow	$1823
42 km or 26 mi	Lorain	$1684
42 km or 26 mi	Medina	$1874
45 km or 28 mi	Kent	$1688
47 km or 29 mi	Akron	$1712
51 km or 32 mi	Wadsworth	$1988
52 km or 32 mi	Barberton	$1908
61 km or 38 mi	Green	$1835
76 km or 47 mi	Warren	$1639
77 km or 48 mi	Massillon	$1810
78 km or 49 mi	Wooster	$1599
79 km or 49 mi	Alliance	$1531
79 km or 49 mi	Canton	$1513
83 km or 52 mi	Norwalk	$1936
87 km or 54 mi	Sandusky	$2092