Cali vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cali	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$759	$2103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1941	$4578
🏠 One person rent	$279	$1304
🏘️ Family rent	$476	$2079
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$395	$2679
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	45	73
😀 Quality of life	57	91
🏙️ Population	2.47M	569K

The cost of living in Cali is 64% less expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 6830th and 1725th ($759 vs $2103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 23rd in Colombia and Canada, respectively. Check Colombia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 1.3 months in Hamilton. Cali ranked 6th best city to live in Colombia vs Hamilton ranked 17th in Canada, while ranked 6175th and 176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Hamilton

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	Cali	Hamilton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.9	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$71
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.12	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$5.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$192	$1163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$1899
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$350	$1884
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.4	$90.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.2	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$50
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.52%	5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1046	$12302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$838	$4675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$3.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.1	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.79	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.7	$45.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.4	$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$242	$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6322	$19470

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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 Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2379
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1844
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2010
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2326
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2012
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$1998
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2033
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$2038
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2071
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1928
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1705
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2464
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1894
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2241
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1947
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1869
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2463
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2049
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2045
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2242
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1683
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2187
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2096
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$1995
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2449
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2044
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2109
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1868
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2021
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2083
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2082
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1564
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1931
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1925
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1443
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2180
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1936
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1659