Cali vs Denver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cali	Denver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$748	$2717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$6307
🏠 One person rent	$287	$1692
🏘️ Family rent	$513	$2963
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$666
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$394	$5130
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	45	91
😀 Quality of life	50	90
🏙️ Population	2.47M	716K

The cost of living in Cali is 72% less expensive than in Denver. Cities ranked 6679th and 463rd ($748 vs $2717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 418th 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 0.5 months in Cali compared to 1.9 months in Denver. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Denver ranked 35th in the United States, while ranked 6204th and 158th 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	$4.3	$18.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$76.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$7.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$1812
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$1451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$536	$3223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$2613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$63.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.11%	6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$4595
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$798	$3621
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$3.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$4.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$4.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$5.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$9.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.8	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$67.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$145
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.7	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$1528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6351	$16279

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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 Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2548
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2381
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2495
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2577
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2618
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2432
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2315
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2674
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2784
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2525
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2958
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2568
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2661
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2509
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$2624
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2661
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2451
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$2001
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2193
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2421
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2373
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1768
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$2425
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1892
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1854
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1642
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2396
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1824
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1711
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1854
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2211
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$2623
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1706
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1768