Cali vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Cali | Houston | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Cali is 66% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 6830th and 1375th ($759 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1186th in Colombia and the United States, respectively. Check Colombia vs the United States comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 2 months in Houston. Cali ranked 6th best city to live in Colombia vs Houston ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 6175th and 77th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Cali vs Houston
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| Cali | Houston | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Cali
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 27 km or 17 mi |  Palmira | |
| 74 km or 46 mi | Buenaventura | |
| 80 km or 50 mi | Tulua | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Popayan | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Neiva | |
| 154 km or 96 mi | Armenia | |
| 160 km or 100 mi | Cartago | |
| 170 km or 105 mi | Salento | |
| 178 km or 111 mi | Pereira | |
| 184 km or 114 mi | Ibague | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | Girardot | |
| 214 km or 133 mi | Manizales | |
| 227 km or 141 mi | Florencia | |
| 251 km or 156 mi | Quibdo | |
| 262 km or 163 mi | Pasto | |
| 285 km or 177 mi | Facatativa | |
| 285 km or 177 mi | Soacha | |
| 301 km or 187 mi | Bogota | |
| 308 km or 192 mi | Tumaco | |
| 316 km or 196 mi | Ipiales | |
| 321 km or 200 mi | Envigado | |
| 329 km or 204 mi | Medellin | |
| 330 km or 205 mi | Villavicencio | |
| 330 km or 205 mi | Zipaquira | |
| 339 km or 210 mi | Bello | |
| 386 km or 240 mi |  Ibarra | |
| 421 km or 261 mi | Tunja | |
| 446 km or 277 mi | Esmeraldas | |
| 463 km or 288 mi | Quito | |
| 469 km or 291 mi | Duitama | |
| 471 km or 293 mi | Sogamoso | |
| 500 km or 311 mi | Barrancabermeja | |
| 504 km or 313 mi | Yopal | |
| 506 km or 314 mi | Santo Domingo | |
| 518 km or 322 mi | Turbo | |
| 554 km or 344 mi | Floridablanca | |
| 556 km or 346 mi | Bucaramanga | |
| 571 km or 354 mi | Ambato | |
| 595 km or 369 mi | Quevedo | |
| 596 km or 370 mi | Monteria |
Cities near Houston
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 22 km or 14 mi |  Pasadena | |
| 25 km or 15 mi | Pearland | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Missouri | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Deer Park | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Sugar Land | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Spring | |
| 33 km or 21 mi | Friendswood | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | La Porte | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Baytown | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | League | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Alvin | |
| 47 km or 29 mi | Rosenberg | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | The Woodlands | |
| 59 km or 37 mi | Texas City | |
| 62 km or 38 mi | Conroe | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | Galveston | |
| 81 km or 50 mi | Lake Jackson | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Huntsville | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Beaumont | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | College Station | |
| 138 km or 86 mi | Bryan | |
| 140 km or 87 mi | Port Arthur | |
| 186 km or 115 mi | Lufkin | |
| 188 km or 117 mi | Victoria | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Sulphur | |
| 215 km or 134 mi | Lake Charles | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Nacogdoches | |
| 229 km or 142 mi | Pflugerville | |
| 234 km or 145 mi | Austin | |
| 236 km or 146 mi | Round Rock | |
| 239 km or 149 mi | Temple | |
| 242 km or 150 mi | Kyle | |
| 242 km or 150 mi | Georgetown | |
| 247 km or 153 mi | San Marcos | |
| 249 km or 155 mi | Cedar Park | |
| 250 km or 156 mi | Seguin | |
| 254 km or 158 mi | Leander | |
| 261 km or 162 mi | Waco | |
| 262 km or 163 mi | Harker Heights | |
| 264 km or 164 mi | New Braunfels |