Cali vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cali	Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person	$748	$2064
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$4936
🏠 One person rent	$287	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$513	$2122
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$394	$3270
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	77
😀 Quality of life	50	86
🏙️ Population	2.47M	639K

The cost of living in Cali is 64% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 6679th and 1678th ($748 vs $2064) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1488th 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 1.6 months in Detroit. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Detroit ranked 83rd in the United States, while ranked 6204th and 315th 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	$4.3	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$5.59
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$1182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$960
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$536	$2340
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$1705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$59.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.11%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$1377
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$798	$1283
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$2.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$4.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$4.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$4.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$5.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$9.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.8	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$39.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.7	$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$1288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6351	$16893

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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 Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527