Cali vs Denver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cali	Denver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$2699
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$6308
🏠 One person rent	$287	$1674
🏘️ Family rent	$459	$2997
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$668
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$420	$4870
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	45	91
😀 Quality of life	51	90
🏙️ Population	2.47M	716K

The cost of living in Cali is 73% less expensive than in Denver. Cities ranked 6748th and 444th ($733 vs $2699) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 388th 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 Denver. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Denver ranked 36th in the United States, while ranked 6170th and 160th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Denver

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	Cali	Denver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.68	$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$74.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.84	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$1791
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$1418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$455	$3330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$345	$2606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.4	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.72%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$969	$4325
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$926	$3533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$5.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$4.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$9.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.97	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$5.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.6	$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.34	$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$144
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$62.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$1400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6178	$16150

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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 Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2514
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2359
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2478
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2562
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2605
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2336
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2295
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2691
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2756
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2800
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2489
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2613
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2988
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2547
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2681
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2498
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$2552
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2465
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2579
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2551
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$1983
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2177
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2213
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2200
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2220
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1770
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$2288
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1860
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1937
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$1945
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1639
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2398
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1861
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1701
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1821
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2176
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$3686
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2067
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1700
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1765