Cali vs Edmonton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cali	Edmonton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$829	$1878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2097	$4262
🏠 One person rent	$318	$1038
🏘️ Family rent	$542	$1712
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$570
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$453	$3113
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	47	64
😀 Quality of life	60	90
🏙️ Population	2.47M	1.01M

The cost of living in Cali is 56% less expensive than in Edmonton. Cities ranked 6645th and 2524th ($829 vs $1878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 79th in Colombia and Canada, respectively. Check Colombia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 1.7 months in Edmonton. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Edmonton ranked 19th in Canada, while ranked 5917th and 193rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Edmonton

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	Cali	Edmonton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.79	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.7	$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.04	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$5.72
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$555	$1752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.1	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.5	$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.68%	4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1099	$2368
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$890	$2313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$2.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$74.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$3.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.92	$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.52	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.06	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.2	$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.39	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.1	$48.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$256	$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6650	$10028

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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 Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1775
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1841
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2118
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1801
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1815
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1993
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1672
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1773
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1956
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2315
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1762
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2187
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2156
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2470
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2544
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1697
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1899
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2054
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2237
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2457
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2540
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2526
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2361
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009