Cali vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cali	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$748	$2189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$5318
🏠 One person rent	$287	$1304
🏘️ Family rent	$513	$2170
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$394	$4608
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	45	71
😀 Quality of life	50	89
🏙️ Population	2.47M	888K

The cost of living in Cali is 66% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 6679th and 1378th ($748 vs $2189) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1239th 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 2.1 months in Indianapolis. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Indianapolis ranked 44th in the United States, while ranked 6204th and 191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Indianapolis

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	Cali	Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.3	$25.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$1424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$1026
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$536	$2421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$1776
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$194
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.11%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$1949
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$798	$1579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$4.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$5.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$8.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.8	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.7	$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$1868
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6351	$27149

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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 Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2023
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2010
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1953
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1981
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1974
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2001
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1880
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1944
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1806
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1875
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2147
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1736
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1613
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2007
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1870
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2004
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1561
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1839
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1875
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1895
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1914
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1427
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1940
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1870
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2490
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1853
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1863
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2145
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1783
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1914
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1897
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1939
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1834
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1890