Cali vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cali	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$748	$2364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$5468
🏠 One person rent	$287	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$513	$2461
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$394	$3990
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	56
😀 Quality of life	50	87
🏙️ Population	2.47M	950K

The cost of living in Cali is 68% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 6679th and 1022nd ($748 vs $2364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 935th 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 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Jacksonville ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 6204th and 293rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Jacksonville

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	Cali	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.3	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$86
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$6.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$1470
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$536	$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$2044
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.11%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$3106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$798	$2417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$62.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$4.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$4.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$7.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.8	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.7	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$1306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6351	$11096

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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 Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2247
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2238
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2271
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2196
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2136
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1969
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2211
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2144
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1957
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2064
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2278
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2212
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2327
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2265
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2286
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2308
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1502
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2018
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2269
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2294
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2371
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2373
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2336
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2440
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2392
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2316
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2204
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2576
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2171
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2181
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2280
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2577
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2634
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1897