Cali vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

Cali Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$539
$468
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1353
$1206
🏠 One person rent
$204
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$350
$413
🍽️ Food expenses
$189
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.7
$58.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$349
$618
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
93
😀 Quality of life
54
63
🏙️ Population
2.47M
26.5M

The cost of living in Cali is 15% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 8159th and 8582nd ($539 vs $468) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 12th in Colombia and India, respectively. Check Colombia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cali compared to 1.3 months in Delhi. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Delhi ranked 7th in India, while ranked 5946th and 4741st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Delhi

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Cali Delhi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.78
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$20.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.47
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.92
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$390
$535
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$289
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.2
$42.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.1
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.05%
8.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$834
$2446
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$843
$941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.9
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.34
$2.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$4.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$5.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.7
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.82
$1.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.6
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.47
$4.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.9
$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$51.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$161
$71.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4075
$1843

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Palmira
$453
74 km or 46 mi Buenaventura
$420
80 km or 50 mi Tulua
$372
111 km or 69 mi Popayan
$330
148 km or 92 mi Neiva
$357
154 km or 96 mi Armenia
$396
160 km or 100 mi Cartago
$382
170 km or 105 mi Salento
$421
178 km or 111 mi Pereira
$415
184 km or 114 mi Ibague
$380
213 km or 132 mi Girardot
$344
214 km or 133 mi Manizales
$519
227 km or 141 mi Florencia
$349
251 km or 156 mi Quibdo
$407
262 km or 163 mi Pasto
$436
285 km or 177 mi Facatativa
$380
285 km or 177 mi Soacha
$458
301 km or 187 mi Bogota
$676
308 km or 192 mi Tumaco
$428
316 km or 196 mi Ipiales
$420
321 km or 200 mi Envigado
$479
329 km or 204 mi Medellin
$662
330 km or 205 mi Villavicencio
$388
330 km or 205 mi Zipaquira
$428
339 km or 210 mi Bello
$385
386 km or 240 mi Ibarra
$559
421 km or 261 mi Tunja
$382
446 km or 277 mi Esmeraldas
$669
463 km or 288 mi Quito
$816
469 km or 291 mi Duitama
$443
471 km or 293 mi Sogamoso
$325
500 km or 311 mi Barrancabermeja
$408
504 km or 313 mi Yopal
$425
506 km or 314 mi Santo Domingo
$641
518 km or 322 mi Turbo
$425
554 km or 344 mi Floridablanca
$431
556 km or 346 mi Bucaramanga
$439
571 km or 354 mi Ambato
$685
595 km or 369 mi Quevedo
$620
596 km or 370 mi Monteria
$463

Cities near Delhi

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$438
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$406
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$485
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$385
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$410
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$319
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$393
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$327
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$282
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$332
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$317
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$269
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$304
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$381
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$276
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$410
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$347
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$377
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$283
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$297
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$399
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$304
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$371
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$275
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$376
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$427
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$353
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$345
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$389
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$303
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$387
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$279
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$428
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$430
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$388
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$359
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$322
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$330
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$269
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$355