Cali vs Cordoba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cali	Cordoba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$748	$926
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$2312
🏠 One person rent	$287	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$513	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$394	$581
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	45	44
😀 Quality of life	50	62
🏙️ Population	2.47M	1.33M

The cost of living in Cali is 19% less expensive than in Cordoba. Cities ranked 6679th and 5904th ($748 vs $926) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 21st in Colombia and Argentina, respectively. Check Colombia vs Argentina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 0.6 months in Cordoba. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Cordoba ranked 2nd in Argentina, while ranked 6204th and 4922nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Cordoba

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	Cali	Cordoba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.3	$9.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$9.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$536	$710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$51.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.11%	37.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$1961
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$798	$1314
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$9.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$6.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$8.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$5.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.8	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$2.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$6.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$122
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.7	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$252
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6351	$2093

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$666
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$742
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$513
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$477
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$557
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$598
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$649
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$605
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$680
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$529
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$493
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$653
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$410
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$705
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$514
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$674
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$794
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$887
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$571
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$531
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$897
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$906
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$497
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$709
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$839
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$519
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$563
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$884
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$882
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$534
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$722
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$664
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$648
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$573
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$651
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$645

Cities near Cordoba

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Villa Carlos Paz	$820
37 km or 23 mi	Alta Gracia	$808
85 km or 53 mi	Rio Tercero	$697
96 km or 60 mi	Cruz del Eje	$775
142 km or 88 mi	Villa Maria	$677
190 km or 118 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731
197 km or 123 mi	Lujan	$722
200 km or 125 mi	San Francisco	$759
257 km or 160 mi	Rafaela	$749
278 km or 172 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
290 km or 180 mi	San Luis	$731
308 km or 192 mi	Esperanza	$742
331 km or 206 mi	Santa Fe	$737
332 km or 206 mi	Venado Tuerto	$764
340 km or 211 mi	La Rioja	$680
349 km or 217 mi	Parana	$823
357 km or 222 mi	San Lorenzo	$698
362 km or 225 mi	San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca	$579
375 km or 233 mi	Rosario	$699
379 km or 235 mi	Villa Gobernador Galvez	$665
404 km or 251 mi	Santiago del Estero	$693
410 km or 255 mi	La Banda	$679
413 km or 257 mi	San Juan	$768
414 km or 257 mi	Villa Constitucion	$746
429 km or 267 mi	San Nicolas de los Arroyos	$785
436 km or 271 mi	Pergamino	$799
444 km or 276 mi	San Martin	$790
464 km or 288 mi	Junin Partido	$803
464 km or 289 mi	Las Heras	$815
467 km or 290 mi	Mendoza	$823
468 km or 291 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
474 km or 295 mi	General Pico	$619
491 km or 305 mi	Villaguay	$730
492 km or 306 mi	San Pedro	$826
496 km or 308 mi	Gualeguay	$865
504 km or 313 mi	Reconquista	$582
521 km or 324 mi	San Miguel de Tucuman	$661
526 km or 327 mi	San Rafael	$511
537 km or 334 mi	Goya	$571
548 km or 341 mi	Chivilcoy	$842