Cali vs Kansas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cali	Kansas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$850	$2158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2137	$5242
🏠 One person rent	$330	$1205
🏘️ Family rent	$553	$2098
🍽️ Food expenses	$294	$679
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$3890
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	47	65
😀 Quality of life	62	87
🏙️ Population	2.47M	508K

The cost of living in Cali is 61% less expensive than in Kansas. Cities ranked 6549th and 1591st ($850 vs $2158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1295th 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 Kansas. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Kansas ranked 114th in the United States, while ranked 5632nd and 359th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Cali	Kansas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.09	$24.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.4	$80.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.81	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$7.07
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$3.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$346	$1263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$948
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$639	$2320
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.4	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.8	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.5	$70.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.49%	6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$2610
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$904	$1928
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$2.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.2	$53.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$3.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.83	$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$9.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$4.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$5.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3	$7.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.65	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$7.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.31	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.8	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.15	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$152
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.54	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.7	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$1149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6818	$21608

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$788
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$856
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$563
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$631
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$606
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$749
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$769
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$749
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$862
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$537
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$559
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$737
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$524
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$802
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$675
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$816
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$958
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$1106
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$694
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$672
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$1041
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$1162
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$593
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$858
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$1012
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$557
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$680
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$864
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$1045
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$630
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1001
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$740
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$797
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$795
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$816
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$516
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$653
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$733

Cities near Kansas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Prairie Village	$2357
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kansas City	$2220
12 km or 7.4 mi	Raytown	$2080
15 km or 9.2 mi	Leawood	$2349
15 km or 9.2 mi	Overland Park	$2499
15 km or 9.2 mi	Independence	$1864
16 km or 10 mi	Shawnee	$2307
18 km or 11 mi	Lenexa	$2372
18 km or 11 mi	Gladstone	$1944
19 km or 12 mi	Grandview	$2273
23 km or 14 mi	Lee's Summit	$2093
25 km or 16 mi	Liberty	$1680
26 km or 16 mi	Belton	$1846
27 km or 17 mi	Olathe	$2327
27 km or 17 mi	Blue Springs	$2018
39 km or 24 mi	Gardner	$2173
41 km or 26 mi	Leavenworth	$2134
57 km or 35 mi	Lawrence	$1832
82 km or 51 mi	St. Joseph	$1977
95 km or 59 mi	Topeka	$1574
123 km or 77 mi	Sedalia	$1910
156 km or 97 mi	Emporia	$1357
174 km or 108 mi	Manhattan	$1790
183 km or 113 mi	Pittsburg	$1917
195 km or 121 mi	Columbia	$1730
195 km or 121 mi	Junction	$1908
215 km or 134 mi	Jefferson	$1606
219 km or 136 mi	Joplin	$1824
235 km or 146 mi	Springfield	$1273
250 km or 155 mi	Nixa	$1537
261 km or 162 mi	Bellevue	$1883
263 km or 163 mi	Salina	$1597
265 km or 165 mi	Lincoln	$1643
265 km or 165 mi	Newton	$1750
268 km or 167 mi	Council Bluffs	$1875
275 km or 171 mi	Omaha	$2008
283 km or 176 mi	Bartlesville	$1833
284 km or 176 mi	Wichita	$1811
286 km or 178 mi	Ottumwa	$1939
287 km or 178 mi	Derby	$1859