Cali vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cali	Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$2006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$4783
🏠 One person rent	$287	$1165
🏘️ Family rent	$459	$1995
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$595
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$420	$4156
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	77
😀 Quality of life	51	88
🏙️ Population	2.47M	639K

The cost of living in Cali is 63% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 6748th and 1856th ($733 vs $2006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 1553rd 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 2.1 months in Detroit. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Detroit ranked 53rd in the United States, while ranked 6170th and 216th 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	$4.68	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$68.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.84	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$1250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$455	$2485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$345	$1533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.4	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$60.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.72%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$969	$1059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$926	$982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$2.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$9.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.97	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.6	$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.34	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$1296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6178	$16775

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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 Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1793
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1904
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1835
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1851
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2032
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1703
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1968
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2109
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1923
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1978
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1813
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1908
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1969
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$1728
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1926
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1987
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1877
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1848
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1833
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1975
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1880
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1849
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1880
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1955
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2109
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$1909
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2291
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1939
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2397
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1700
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1876
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1713
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2260
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1905
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1662
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1561
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1936
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1614