Cali vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$1613
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1853
$3896
🏠 One person rent
$273
$871
🏘️ Family rent
$469
$1588
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$533
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$92.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$445
$3848
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
45
35
😀 Quality of life
53
67
🏙️ Population
2.47M
679K

The cost of living in Cali is 55% less expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 6693rd and 3024th ($720 vs $1613) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 2082nd 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 2.4 months in El Paso. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs El Paso ranked 1464th in the United States, while ranked 6111th and 4017th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cali El Paso
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.67
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$54.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.66
$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$3.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$4.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$796
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$648
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$1375
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$1310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.2
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.8
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.55%
6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1167
$1743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1105
$1709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19
$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$3.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.55
$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.52
$8.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$7.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.1
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$5.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.5
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.78
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$63.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.5
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.6
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$729
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6394
$11022

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Cities near Cali

Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Palmira
$648
74 km or 46 mi Buenaventura
$552
80 km or 50 mi Tulua
$493
111 km or 69 mi Popayan
$455
148 km or 92 mi Neiva
$507
154 km or 96 mi Armenia
$551
160 km or 100 mi Cartago
$639
170 km or 105 mi Salento
$567
178 km or 111 mi Pereira
$639
184 km or 114 mi Ibague
$525
213 km or 132 mi Girardot
$416
214 km or 133 mi Manizales
$727
227 km or 141 mi Florencia
$416
251 km or 156 mi Quibdo
$649
262 km or 163 mi Pasto
$511
285 km or 177 mi Facatativa
$433
285 km or 177 mi Soacha
$724
301 km or 187 mi Bogota
$883
308 km or 192 mi Tumaco
$533
316 km or 196 mi Ipiales
$515
321 km or 200 mi Envigado
$812
329 km or 204 mi Medellin
$867
330 km or 205 mi Villavicencio
$530
330 km or 205 mi Zipaquira
$645
339 km or 210 mi Bello
$778
386 km or 240 mi Ibarra
$536
421 km or 261 mi Tunja
$511
446 km or 277 mi Esmeraldas
$612
463 km or 288 mi Quito
$851
469 km or 291 mi Duitama
$617
471 km or 293 mi Sogamoso
$597
500 km or 311 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
504 km or 313 mi Yopal
$594
506 km or 314 mi Santo Domingo
$775
518 km or 322 mi Turbo
$624
554 km or 344 mi Floridablanca
$612
556 km or 346 mi Bucaramanga
$649
571 km or 354 mi Ambato
$570
595 km or 369 mi Quevedo
$638
596 km or 370 mi Monteria
$633

Cities near El Paso

Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$1126
24 km or 15 mi Socorro
$1696
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1567
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1692
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$932
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1792
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1818
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$881
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1798
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$1010
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1777
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$2227
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$935
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$2165
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2213
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$924
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$1691
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$2042
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$2043
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2076
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1618
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$874
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2096
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2078
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$1833
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$2105
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$2066
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$2013
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1710
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$1927
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2324
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2340
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2341
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$2368
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$1860
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$914
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2312
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2392
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2427
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2353