Cali vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cali	El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person	$829	$1828
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2097	$4149
🏠 One person rent	$318	$1019
🏘️ Family rent	$542	$1739
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$595
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$453	$3236
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	47	34
😀 Quality of life	60	85
🏙️ Population	2.47M	679K

The cost of living in Cali is 55% less expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 6645th and 2753rd ($829 vs $1828) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1911th 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 1.8 months in El Paso. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs El Paso ranked 154th in the United States, while ranked 5917th and 472nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs El Paso

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	Cali	El Paso
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.79	$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.7	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.04	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$6.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$1025
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$817
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$555	$1758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$1466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$97.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.1	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.5	$62.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.68%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1099	$1787
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$890	$1767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.92	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.52	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.06	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.2	$63.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.39	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.1	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$256	$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6650	$6914

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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 El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1002
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1876
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1734
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1855
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1928
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1924
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$1008
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$2026
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$1055
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2231
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$953
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$2045
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1930
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2110
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1724
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$776
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2089
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2190
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2220
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1934
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$2140
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2444
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$2023
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2418
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2381
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2396
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384