Cali vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cali	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$986
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$2953
🏠 One person rent	$287	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$459	$874
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$442
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$77.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$420	$538
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	45	23
😀 Quality of life	51	47
🏙️ Population	2.47M	235K

The cost of living in Cali is 26% less expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 6748th and 5796th ($733 vs $986) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 3rd in Colombia and Guyana, respectively. Check Colombia vs Guyana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cali compared to 0.5 months in Georgetown. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 6170th and 6383rd 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	$4.68	$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$55
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.84	$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$455	$1327
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$345	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.4	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.72%	7.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$969	$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$926	$1737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$8.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.97	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.6	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.34	$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$884
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6178	$23107

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$652
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$718
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$477
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$462
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$520
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$541
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$619
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$562
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$641
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$501
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$483
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$653
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$398
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$661
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$488
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$641
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$748
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$868
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$544
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$504
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$871
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$873
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$475
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$681
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$789
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$528
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$526
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$618
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$902
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$851
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$523
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$573
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$687
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$634
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$584
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$642
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$574
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$651
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$620

Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1015
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1013
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$843
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$869
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1310
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$785
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$770
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$586
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$964
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1164
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1101
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1698
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$871
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1642
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1065
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1061
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$719
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$731
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1390
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$662
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$627
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$691
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$684
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$692
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$981
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1004
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$704
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$821
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$783
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1159
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787