Cali vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cali	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$720	$2246
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1853	$5057
🏠 One person rent	$273	$1352
🏘️ Family rent	$469	$2185
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$604
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$445	$4093
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	56
😀 Quality of life	53	87
🏙️ Population	2.47M	950K

The cost of living in Cali is 68% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 6693rd and 1168th ($720 vs $2246) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1050th 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 Jacksonville. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Jacksonville ranked 52nd in the United States, while ranked 6111th and 223rd 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	$4.67	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.66	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$1387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$188	$1137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$529	$2366
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$339	$1863
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.2	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.8	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$62.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1167	$4765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1105	$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$3.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19	$48.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$5.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$4.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$4.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$3.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.92	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$7.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.1	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$106
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.4	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.6	$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$1419
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6394	$6608

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$648
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$552
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$493
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$455
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$507
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$551
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$639
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$567
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$639
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$525
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$416
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$727
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$416
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$649
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$511
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$433
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$724
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$883
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$533
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$515
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$812
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$867
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$530
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$645
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$778
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$536
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$511
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$612
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$851
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$617
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$597
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$592
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$594
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$775
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$624
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$612
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$649
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$570
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$638
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$633

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2176
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2167
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2156
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2129
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2201
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1890
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2281
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2183
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1917
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2128
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2350
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2281
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2575
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2357
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2268
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2448
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$2136
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2059
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2231
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2343
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2380
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2373
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2425
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2409
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2342
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2475
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2390
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2348
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2266
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2294
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2634
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2090
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2187
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2243
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2563
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2643
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$1860
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2073
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2127
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1884