Cali vs Fresno - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Fresno
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$2083
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1853
$5212
🏠 One person rent
$273
$1287
🏘️ Family rent
$469
$2076
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$545
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$445
$3882
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
45
42
😀 Quality of life
53
65
🏙️ Population
2.47M
542K

The cost of living in Cali is 65% less expensive than in Fresno. Cities ranked 6693rd and 1603rd ($720 vs $2083) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1421st 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 1.9 months in Fresno. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Fresno ranked 1706th in the United States, while ranked 6111th and 4568th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cali Fresno
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.67
$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$58.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.66
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$6.99
 Cappuccino
$1.95
$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$1125
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$1081
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$2105
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$1727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.2
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.8
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.55%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1167
$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1105
$2718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19
$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$22.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.55
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.52
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$8.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$3.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.1
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$4.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.5
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.78
$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.5
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.6
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$2655
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6394
$31096

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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 Fresno

Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Clovis
$2144
23 km or 14 mi Sanger
$2314
28 km or 18 mi Selma
$2343
31 km or 19 mi Madera
$2535
37 km or 23 mi Reedley
$2372
44 km or 28 mi Dinuba
$2344
52 km or 32 mi Hanford
$2372
53 km or 33 mi Lemoore
$2439
66 km or 41 mi Visalia
$2153
76 km or 47 mi Tulare
$2248
79 km or 49 mi Corcoran
$2351
84 km or 52 mi Merced
$2149
96 km or 60 mi Atwater
$2313
99 km or 61 mi Los Banos
$2665
105 km or 65 mi Porterville
$2478
123 km or 76 mi Delano
$2514
124 km or 77 mi Turlock
$2393
138 km or 86 mi Ceres
$2239
138 km or 86 mi Wasco
$2498
142 km or 88 mi Patterson
$2592
143 km or 89 mi Soledad
$2702
143 km or 89 mi Hollister
$2814
144 km or 89 mi Sonora
$2638
145 km or 90 mi Modesto
$2111
145 km or 90 mi Oakdale
$2400
147 km or 91 mi Riverbank
$2271
150 km or 93 mi Paso Robles
$2126
161 km or 100 mi Gilroy
$2952
165 km or 102 mi Atascadero
$1945
166 km or 103 mi Salinas
$3009
168 km or 104 mi Bakersfield
$2205
170 km or 106 mi Manteca
$2434
170 km or 106 mi Morgan Hill
$3012
175 km or 109 mi Lathrop
$2417
176 km or 109 mi Watsonville
$2908
179 km or 112 mi Marina
$2356
180 km or 112 mi Tracy
$2141
184 km or 114 mi Seaside
$2035
185 km or 115 mi San Luis Obispo
$2660
188 km or 117 mi Stockton
$2140