Cali vs Goiania - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cali	Goiania
🚶 Cost of living one person	$759	$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1941	$2010
🏠 One person rent	$279	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$476	$619
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$252
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$395	$361
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	45	33
😀 Quality of life	57	55
🏙️ Population	2.47M	1.44M

The cost of living in Cali is 6% less expensive than in Goiania. Cities ranked 6830th and 6647th ($759 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 15th in Colombia and Brazil, respectively. Check Colombia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 0.4 months in Goiania. Cali ranked 6th best city to live in Colombia vs Goiania ranked 38th in Brazil, while ranked 6175th and 6287th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Goiania

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	Cali	Goiania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.9	$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.12	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$300
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$192	$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$539
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$350	$496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.4	$63.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.2	$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.52%	11.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1046	$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$838	$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$35.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$7.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.1	$6.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$19.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.79	$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.7	$59.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.4	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$242	$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6322	$7558

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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 Goiania

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 16 mi	Trindade	$693
51 km or 31 mi	Anapolis	$531
136 km or 84 mi	Caldas Novas	$665
152 km or 95 mi	Goianesia	$682
176 km or 110 mi	Brasilia	$882
194 km or 120 mi	Itumbiara	$593
216 km or 135 mi	Catalao	$653
217 km or 135 mi	Rio Verde	$611
241 km or 150 mi	Formosa	$714
246 km or 153 mi	Araguari	$629
256 km or 159 mi	Ituiutaba	$647
260 km or 162 mi	Paracatu	$656
270 km or 168 mi	Uberlandia	$670
293 km or 182 mi	Jatai	$642
332 km or 206 mi	Barra do Garcas	$655
360 km or 223 mi	Patos de Minas	$624
369 km or 229 mi	Uberaba	$559
406 km or 252 mi	Araxa	$552
414 km or 257 mi	Fernandopolis	$635
423 km or 263 mi	Votuporanga	$641
437 km or 272 mi	Barretos	$604
461 km or 286 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$750
461 km or 287 mi	Mirassol	$688
472 km or 293 mi	Franca	$552
482 km or 299 mi	Bebedouro	$619
497 km or 309 mi	Catanduva	$607
500 km or 311 mi	Batatais	$609
513 km or 319 mi	Sertaozinho	$629
518 km or 322 mi	Jaboticabal	$620
519 km or 322 mi	Aracatuba	$620
520 km or 323 mi	Andradina	$658
520 km or 323 mi	Tres Lagoas	$830
523 km or 325 mi	Ribeirao Preto	$690
525 km or 326 mi	Birigui	$617
528 km or 328 mi	Passos	$568
531 km or 330 mi	Taquaritinga	$616
534 km or 332 mi	Penapolis	$624
539 km or 335 mi	Januaria	$588
551 km or 342 mi	Gurupi	$606
555 km or 345 mi	Matao	$609