Cali vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cali	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$829	$2224
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2097	$5181
🏠 One person rent	$318	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$542	$2236
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$453	$3821
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	47	56
😀 Quality of life	60	87
🏙️ Population	2.47M	950K

The cost of living in Cali is 63% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 6645th and 1439th ($829 vs $2224) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1197th 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 106th in the United States, while ranked 5917th and 343rd 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	$4.79	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.7	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.04	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$1441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$1035
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$555	$2481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$1839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.1	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.5	$64.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.68%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1099	$2629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$890	$2143
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$65.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$4.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$4.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.92	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.52	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.06	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.2	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.39	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.1	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$256	$1311
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6650	$11934

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$746
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$825
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$537
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$606
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$592
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$719
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$738
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$709
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$789
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$529
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$547
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$717
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$514
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$757
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$637
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$777
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$919
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$1062
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$663
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$640
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$992
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$1071
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$575
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$813
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$915
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$569
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$667
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$902
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$1019
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$614
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1040
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$750
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$764
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$744
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$754
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$538
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$656
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$703

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2204
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2130
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2152
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2133
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2365
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2160
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2234
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1979
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2237
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2292
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2290
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2362
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2285
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2330
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1503
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2130
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2288
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2320
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2356
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2352
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2325
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2381
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2359
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2313
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2450
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2491
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2234
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2095
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2293
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2610
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2613
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1860