Cali vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cali	Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person	$829	$2032
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2097	$4925
🏠 One person rent	$318	$1105
🏘️ Family rent	$542	$1878
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$664
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$453	$3072
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	47	77
😀 Quality of life	60	88
🏙️ Population	2.47M	639K

The cost of living in Cali is 59% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 6645th and 1947th ($829 vs $2032) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1526th 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 1.5 months in Detroit. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Detroit ranked 95th in the United States, while ranked 5917th and 318th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Detroit

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	Cali	Detroit
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.79	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.7	$66.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.04	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$6.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$5.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$1299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$820
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$555	$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$1448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.1	$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.5	$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.68%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1099	$1602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$890	$1188
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$75.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$6.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$5.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$5.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.92	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.52	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$3.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.06	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.2	$88.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.39	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.1	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$256	$1360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6650	$19339

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$746
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$825
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$537
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$606
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$592
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$719
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$738
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$709
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$789
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$529
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$547
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$717
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$514
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$757
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$637
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$777
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$919
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$1062
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$663
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$640
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$992
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$1071
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$575
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$813
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$915
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$569
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$667
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$902
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$1019
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$614
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1040
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$750
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$764
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$744
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$754
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$538
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$656
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$703

Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1980
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1947
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1975
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1993
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1939
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1758
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1909
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1969
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1820
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1943
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1907
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1946
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1926
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2030
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1905
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1941
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1876
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1926
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1968
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1837
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1920
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1972
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1945
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1944
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2004
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2181
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1940
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1796
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1913
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1701
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2285
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1843
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1624
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1635
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1957
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1619