Cali vs Colorado Springs - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cali	Colorado Springs
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$2213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$4971
🏠 One person rent	$287	$1394
🏘️ Family rent	$459	$2096
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$570
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$420	$4161
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	45	62
😀 Quality of life	51	85
🏙️ Population	2.47M	479K

The cost of living in Cali is 67% less expensive than in Colorado Springs. Cities ranked 6748th and 1343rd ($733 vs $2213) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 1178th 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 1.9 months in Colorado Springs. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Colorado Springs ranked 88th in the United States, while ranked 6170th and 341st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Colorado Springs

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	Cali	Colorado Springs
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.68	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$65.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.84	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$1384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$1152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$455	$2184
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$345	$1753
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.4	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$81.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.72%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$969	$2336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$926	$2322
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$64.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$2.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$4.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.97	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.6	$51.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.34	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$97.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$1664
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6178	$24475

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$652
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$718
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$477
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$462
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$520
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$541
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$619
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$562
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$641
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$501
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$483
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$653
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$398
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$661
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$488
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$641
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$748
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$868
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$544
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$504
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$871
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$873
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$475
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$681
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$789
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$528
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$526
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$618
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$902
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$851
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$523
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$573
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$687
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$634
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$584
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$642
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$574
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$651
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$620

Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2200
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2220
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2465
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$2288
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2498
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2613
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2489
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2295
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2359
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2691
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2478
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2699
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2514
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2562
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2336
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2605
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2756
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2800
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2988
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2547
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2681
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$2552
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2579
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$1983
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2551
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2177
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1770
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1860
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2398
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$1945
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2176
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1937
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1701
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2067
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$3686
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1700
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1861
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1765
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$2099
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$2111