Cali vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cali	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$748	$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$287	$512
🏘️ Family rent	$513	$899
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$330
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$394	$2297
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	45	45
😀 Quality of life	50	76
🏙️ Population	2.47M	4.7M

The cost of living in Cali is 35% less expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 6679th and 4650th ($748 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 3rd in Colombia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Colombia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 2 months in Jeddah. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6204th and 860th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Jeddah

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	Cali	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.3	$6.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$7.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$536	$976
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$99.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.11%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$2107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$798	$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$7.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$7.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$5.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.8	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$3.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$90.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$56.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.7	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6351	$6204

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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 Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486