Cali vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$759
$681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1941
$1606
🏠 One person rent
$279
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$476
$464
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$71.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$395
$358
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
45
33
😀 Quality of life
57
52
🏙️ Population
2.47M
756K

The cost of living in Cali is 11% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 6830th and 7220th ($759 vs $681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 3rd in Colombia and Bolivia, respectively. Check Colombia vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 0.5 months in La Paz. Cali ranked 6th best city to live in Colombia vs La Paz ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 6175th and 6482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Cali La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.9
$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.8
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.12
$7.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$2.37
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$481
$548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$350
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$22.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.2
$34.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.52%
8.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1046
$1119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$838
$774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.9
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.1
$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$5.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$5.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$6.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.7
$8.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.79
$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.7
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.4
$32.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$242
$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6322
$2846

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Palmira
$693
74 km or 46 mi Buenaventura
$782
80 km or 50 mi Tulua
$511
111 km or 69 mi Popayan
$572
148 km or 92 mi Neiva
$565
154 km or 96 mi Armenia
$667
160 km or 100 mi Cartago
$679
170 km or 105 mi Salento
$655
178 km or 111 mi Pereira
$730
184 km or 114 mi Ibague
$506
213 km or 132 mi Girardot
$515
214 km or 133 mi Manizales
$678
227 km or 141 mi Florencia
$489
251 km or 156 mi Quibdo
$708
262 km or 163 mi Pasto
$608
285 km or 177 mi Facatativa
$722
285 km or 177 mi Soacha
$848
301 km or 187 mi Bogota
$976
308 km or 192 mi Tumaco
$622
316 km or 196 mi Ipiales
$604
321 km or 200 mi Envigado
$950
329 km or 204 mi Medellin
$1030
330 km or 205 mi Villavicencio
$546
330 km or 205 mi Zipaquira
$762
339 km or 210 mi Bello
$881
386 km or 240 mi Ibarra
$585
421 km or 261 mi Tunja
$637
446 km or 277 mi Esmeraldas
$606
463 km or 288 mi Quito
$882
469 km or 291 mi Duitama
$960
471 km or 293 mi Sogamoso
$581
500 km or 311 mi Barrancabermeja
$1082
504 km or 313 mi Yopal
$777
506 km or 314 mi Santo Domingo
$598
518 km or 322 mi Turbo
$721
554 km or 344 mi Floridablanca
$686
556 km or 346 mi Bucaramanga
$693
571 km or 354 mi Ambato
$542
595 km or 369 mi Quevedo
$649
596 km or 370 mi Monteria
$663

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Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi El Alto
$675
197 km or 122 mi Oruro
$634
213 km or 132 mi Puno
$563
234 km or 145 mi Cochabamba
$565
239 km or 149 mi Juliaca
$594
246 km or 153 mi Sacaba
$562
283 km or 176 mi Tacna
$445
319 km or 198 mi Arica
$654
362 km or 225 mi Arequipa
$624
394 km or 245 mi Trinidad
$780
417 km or 259 mi Sucre
$627
427 km or 265 mi Potosi
$509
447 km or 278 mi Puerto Maldonado
$609
465 km or 289 mi Iquique
$908
528 km or 328 mi Cusco
$681
545 km or 339 mi Santa Cruz de la Sierra
$809
600 km or 373 mi Abancay
$655
665 km or 413 mi Tarija
$560
669 km or 415 mi Calama
$659
714 km or 443 mi San Pedro de Atacama
$730
725 km or 451 mi Rio Branco
$763
751 km or 467 mi Ayacucho
$654
806 km or 501 mi Tartagal
$666
829 km or 515 mi Antofagasta
$990
840 km or 522 mi San Ramon de la Nueva Oran
$656
857 km or 533 mi Ica
$732
868 km or 539 mi Rolim de Moura
$589
885 km or 550 mi Libertador General San Martin
$638
905 km or 562 mi San Salvador de Jujuy
$562
907 km or 563 mi Huancayo
$604
915 km or 568 mi Ji-Parana
$598
917 km or 570 mi Ariquemes
$616
918 km or 571 mi Pisco
$676
926 km or 575 mi San Pedro de Jujuy
$636
957 km or 594 mi Vilhena
$533
965 km or 600 mi Salta
$841
975 km or 606 mi Porto Velho
$662
1077 km or 669 mi Lima
$1040
1086 km or 675 mi Callao
$838
1101 km or 684 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$613