Cali vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cali	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$748	$1062
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$3388
🏠 One person rent	$287	$423
🏘️ Family rent	$513	$1181
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$480
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$78.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$394	$536
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	45	24
😀 Quality of life	50	47
🏙️ Population	2.47M	235K

The cost of living in Cali is 30% less expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 6679th and 5085th ($748 vs $1062) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Colombia and Guyana, respectively. Check Colombia vs Guyana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 0.5 months in Georgetown. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 6204th and 6400th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Georgetown

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	Cali	Georgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.3	$9.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$54.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$536	$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$940
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.11%	7.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$3867
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$798	$1730
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$3.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$4.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$9.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$8.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.8	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$6.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$33.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.7	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$883
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6351	$23423

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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 Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1031
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$881
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$789
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$777
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$560
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$953
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1178
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1084
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1645
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$890
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1643
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1062
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1070
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$737
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$746
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1418
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$674
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$639
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$716
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$684
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$695
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$1000
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1007
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$858
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$837
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$804
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1161
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847