Cali vs Cordoba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cali	Cordoba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$850	$1000
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2137	$2446
🏠 One person rent	$330	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$553	$621
🍽️ Food expenses	$294	$396
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$664
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	47	42
😀 Quality of life	62	67
🏙️ Population	2.47M	1.51M

The cost of living in Cali is 15% less expensive than in Cordoba. Cities ranked 6549th and 5580th ($850 vs $1000) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 20th in Colombia and Argentina, respectively. Check Colombia vs Argentina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cali compared to 0.7 months in Cordoba. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Cordoba ranked 3rd in Argentina, while ranked 5632nd and 4629th 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	$5.09	$13.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.4	$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.81	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.47
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$346	$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$639	$653
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$465
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.4	$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.8	$92
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.5	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.49%	45.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$2388
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$904	$1380
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.2	$50.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$2.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.83	$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$7.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$5.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.65	$3.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.31	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.8	$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.15	$8.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.54	$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.7	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6818	$4077

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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 Cordoba

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Villa Carlos Paz	$885
37 km or 23 mi	Alta Gracia	$866
85 km or 53 mi	Rio Tercero	$717
96 km or 60 mi	Cruz del Eje	$836
142 km or 88 mi	Villa Maria	$697
190 km or 118 mi	Rio Cuarto	$895
197 km or 123 mi	Lujan	$788
200 km or 125 mi	San Francisco	$826
257 km or 160 mi	Rafaela	$813
278 km or 172 mi	Villa Mercedes	$795
290 km or 180 mi	San Luis	$740
308 km or 192 mi	Esperanza	$794
331 km or 206 mi	Santa Fe	$818
332 km or 206 mi	Venado Tuerto	$869
340 km or 211 mi	La Rioja	$590
349 km or 217 mi	Parana	$704
357 km or 222 mi	San Lorenzo	$788
362 km or 225 mi	San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca	$712
375 km or 233 mi	Rosario	$788
379 km or 235 mi	Villa Gobernador Galvez	$767
404 km or 251 mi	Santiago del Estero	$695
410 km or 255 mi	La Banda	$701
413 km or 257 mi	San Juan	$626
414 km or 257 mi	Villa Constitucion	$889
429 km or 267 mi	San Nicolas de los Arroyos	$937
436 km or 271 mi	Pergamino	$935
444 km or 276 mi	San Martin	$898
464 km or 288 mi	Junin Partido	$915
464 km or 289 mi	Las Heras	$928
467 km or 290 mi	Mendoza	$930
468 km or 291 mi	Godoy Cruz	$930
474 km or 295 mi	General Pico	$711
491 km or 305 mi	Villaguay	$838
492 km or 306 mi	San Pedro	$946
496 km or 308 mi	Gualeguay	$1068
504 km or 313 mi	Reconquista	$657
521 km or 324 mi	San Miguel de Tucuman	$718
526 km or 327 mi	San Rafael	$699
537 km or 334 mi	Goya	$646
548 km or 341 mi	Chivilcoy	$934