Cali vs Goiania - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cali	Goiania
🚶 Cost of living one person	$748	$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$1905
🏠 One person rent	$287	$272
🏘️ Family rent	$513	$570
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$80.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$394	$342
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	45	33
😀 Quality of life	50	50
🏙️ Population	2.47M	1.44M

The cost of living in Cali is 13% more expensive than in Goiania. Cities ranked 6679th and 7098th ($748 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 48th 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 0.5 months in Goiania. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Goiania ranked 31st in Brazil, while ranked 6204th and 6239th 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	$4.3	$5.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$5.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$536	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$434
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$56.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$86.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.11%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$1198
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$798	$730
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$7.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$5.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$2.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.8	$6.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.7	$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6351	$14624

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Goiania

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 16 mi	Trindade	$596
51 km or 31 mi	Anapolis	$508
136 km or 84 mi	Caldas Novas	$610
152 km or 95 mi	Goianesia	$615
176 km or 110 mi	Brasilia	$765
194 km or 120 mi	Itumbiara	$630
216 km or 135 mi	Catalao	$606
217 km or 135 mi	Rio Verde	$581
241 km or 150 mi	Formosa	$653
246 km or 153 mi	Araguari	$595
256 km or 159 mi	Ituiutaba	$601
260 km or 162 mi	Paracatu	$606
270 km or 168 mi	Uberlandia	$630
293 km or 182 mi	Jatai	$595
332 km or 206 mi	Barra do Garcas	$604
360 km or 223 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
369 km or 229 mi	Uberaba	$559
406 km or 252 mi	Araxa	$529
414 km or 257 mi	Fernandopolis	$608
423 km or 263 mi	Votuporanga	$603
437 km or 272 mi	Barretos	$564
461 km or 286 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$671
461 km or 287 mi	Mirassol	$625
472 km or 293 mi	Franca	$522
482 km or 299 mi	Bebedouro	$582
497 km or 309 mi	Catanduva	$571
500 km or 311 mi	Batatais	$573
513 km or 319 mi	Sertaozinho	$590
518 km or 322 mi	Jaboticabal	$585
519 km or 322 mi	Aracatuba	$593
520 km or 323 mi	Andradina	$719
520 km or 323 mi	Tres Lagoas	$797
523 km or 325 mi	Ribeirao Preto	$647
525 km or 326 mi	Birigui	$589
528 km or 328 mi	Passos	$536
531 km or 330 mi	Taquaritinga	$580
534 km or 332 mi	Penapolis	$593
539 km or 335 mi	Januaria	$558
551 km or 342 mi	Gurupi	$578
555 km or 345 mi	Matao	$577