Cali vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cali	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$2386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$5446
🏠 One person rent	$287	$1474
🏘️ Family rent	$459	$2456
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$420	$4014
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	56
😀 Quality of life	51	87
🏙️ Population	2.47M	950K

The cost of living in Cali is 69% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 6748th and 943rd ($733 vs $2386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 837th 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 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Jacksonville ranked 73rd in the United States, while ranked 6170th and 271st 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	$4.68	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.84	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$1446
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$1266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$455	$2652
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$345	$2118
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.4	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.72%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$969	$4741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$926	$2423
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$60.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$2.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$7.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.97	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$3.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.6	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.34	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$55.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$1421
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6178	$10904

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$652
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$718
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$477
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$462
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$520
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$541
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$619
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$562
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$641
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$501
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$483
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$653
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$398
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$661
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$488
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$641
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$748
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$868
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$544
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$504
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$871
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$873
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$475
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$681
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$789
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$528
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$526
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$618
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$902
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$851
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$523
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$573
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$687
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$634
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$584
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$642
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$574
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$651
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$620

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2257
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2244
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2123
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2163
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2110
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1929
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2094
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2151
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1957
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2108
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2306
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2254
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2451
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2369
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2302
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2382
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$2099
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2198
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2279
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2353
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2408
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2380
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2408
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2397
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2364
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2457
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2406
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2382
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2328
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2231
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2594
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2071
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2228
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2289
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2595
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2609
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2267
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2283
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2075
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1872