Cali vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cali	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$748	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$2403
🏠 One person rent	$287	$441
🏘️ Family rent	$513	$809
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$394	$1383
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	45	72
😀 Quality of life	50	57
🏙️ Population	2.47M	4.43M

The cost of living in Cali is 25% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6679th and 5539th ($748 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 4th in Colombia and South Africa, respectively. Check Colombia vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 1.4 months in Johannesburg. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 6204th and 5667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Johannesburg

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	Cali	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.3	$9.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$536	$790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.11%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$1031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$798	$684
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.8	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.7	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6351	$5271

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003