Cali vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cali	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$748	$1000
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$2468
🏠 One person rent	$287	$370
🏘️ Family rent	$513	$623
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$455
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$66.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$394	$615
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	4
😀 Quality of life	50	26
🏙️ Population	2.47M	13.9K

The cost of living in Cali is 25% less expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 6679th and 5500th ($748 vs $1000) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 2nd in Colombia and Saint Vincent, respectively. Check Colombia vs Saint Vincent comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 0.6 months in Kingstown. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Kingstown ranked 2nd in Saint Vincent, while ranked 6204th and 8510th 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	$4.3	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$55.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$292
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$536	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$85.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.11%	11.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$798	$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$59.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$7.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$2.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.8	$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$6.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.7	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6351	$7119

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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 Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1007
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1161
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1070
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1062
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1418
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1084
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1015
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1178
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$953
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1499
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$737
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$695
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$684
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$890
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1037
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$716
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1039
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$777
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1373
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1377
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$837
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$858
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$639
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$674
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$746
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$789