Cali vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cali	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$759	$1151
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1941	$3139
🏠 One person rent	$279	$493
🏘️ Family rent	$476	$849
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$492
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$78.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$395	$1107
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	45	24
😀 Quality of life	57	58
🏙️ Population	2.47M	235K

The cost of living in Cali is 34% less expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 6830th and 4824th ($759 vs $1151) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 3rd in Colombia and Guyana, respectively. Check Colombia vs Guyana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 1 months in Georgetown. Cali ranked 6th best city to live in Colombia vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 6175th and 6094th 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	$4.9	$9.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$54.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.12	$8.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$5.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$192	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$1231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$350	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.4	$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.2	$88.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.52%	7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1046	$3437
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$838	$1313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$26.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$6.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.1	$9.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$6.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.79	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.7	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.4	$46
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$126
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$242	$1015
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6322	$23245

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$693
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$782
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$511
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$572
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$565
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$667
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$679
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$655
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$730
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$506
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$515
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$678
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$489
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$708
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$608
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$722
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$848
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$976
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$622
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$604
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$950
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$1030
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$546
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$762
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$881
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$585
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$637
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$606
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$882
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$960
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$581
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$777
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$721
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$686
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$693
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$542
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$649
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$663

Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1201
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1199
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$858
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$881
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$784
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$764
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$692
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1007
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1213
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1111
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1934
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$838
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1931
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1075
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1076
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$697
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$736
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1463
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$674
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$642
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$688
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$610
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$638
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$988
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$988
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$908
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$760
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$803
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1169
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811