Cali vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cali	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$720	$1008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1853	$2491
🏠 One person rent	$273	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$469	$729
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$450
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$445	$613
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	4
😀 Quality of life	53	35
🏙️ Population	2.47M	12.9K

The cost of living in Cali is 29% less expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 6693rd and 5256th ($720 vs $1008) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Colombia and Saint Vincent, respectively. Check Colombia vs Saint Vincent comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cali compared to 0.6 months in Kingstown. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Kingstown ranked 2nd in Saint Vincent, while ranked 6111th and 7788th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Kingstown

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	Cali	Kingstown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.67	$7.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$55.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.66	$9.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$188	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$529	$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$339	$543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.2	$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.8	$80.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$48.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1167	$592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1105	$595
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19	$59.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$2.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$5.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$9.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$6.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$2.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.92	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.1	$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.4	$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.6	$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6394	$3332

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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 Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$993
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1108
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1069
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1069
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1294
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1099
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$834
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1217
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1576
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$898
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1570
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1570
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1561
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1579
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1575
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$710
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$666
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$654
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$838
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1074
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$686
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1076
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$748
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1212
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1214
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$769
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$719
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$608
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$637
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$1857
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$700
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$760