Cali vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cali	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$850	$2405
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2137	$5527
🏠 One person rent	$330	$1478
🏘️ Family rent	$553	$2331
🍽️ Food expenses	$294	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$4390
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	47	70
😀 Quality of life	62	89
🏙️ Population	2.47M	888K

The cost of living in Cali is 65% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 6549th and 1079th ($850 vs $2405) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 928th 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 0.6 months in Cali compared to 1.8 months in Indianapolis. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Indianapolis ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 5632nd and 237th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Cali	Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.09	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.4	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.81	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$6.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$3.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$346	$1535
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$1207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$639	$2597
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$1915
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.4	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.8	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.5	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.49%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$2599
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$904	$1872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.2	$60.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.83	$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$4.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.65	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.31	$5.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.8	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.15	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.54	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.7	$57
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$1743
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6818	$24177

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$788
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$856
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$563
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$631
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$606
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$749
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$769
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$749
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$862
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$537
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$559
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$737
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$524
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$802
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$675
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$816
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$958
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$1106
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$694
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$672
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$1041
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$1162
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$593
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$858
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$1012
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$557
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$680
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$864
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$1045
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$630
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1001
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$740
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$797
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$795
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$816
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$516
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$653
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$733

Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2088
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1968
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2060
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1919
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2065
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2035
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$2018
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2045
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1860
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1974
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1706
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1813
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2100
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1722
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1508
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2006
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1868
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1913
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1877
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1575
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1913
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1967
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1984
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$2002
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1617
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1942
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2051
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1933
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2392
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1900
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1827
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2126
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1897
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1898
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1746
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1836
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1855
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1894
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1843
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1908